Smart Society
By Cristina Mateo. Major technology corporations are starting to leave their imprint on the design and construction of cities. Drawing on their knowledge of residents’ routines and the integration of physical and virtual spaces, the tech giants are finding solutions to problems generated by mass migration to large urban centers.
Social media platforms change the way we deliberate, because we are presented with information that we like or agree with because of an algorithm.
Passion can only be fought by other passions. Reason is weak.
Social media is currently the biggest source of information for almost everyone. There’s no liability, and yet they function as a newsroom.
The combination of “bits + neurons + qubits” will revolutionize computing, with broad implications for all of us.