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Alan H McGowan

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Technology and Society

Paul Krugman’s discussion of technology and social change explores how technological progress reshapes economies, labor markets, and social structures. Rather than viewing technology as a purely beneficial force, he emphasizes that its effe...

21 days ago
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The Pope and AI

I hesitated a bit before I wrote this. Hasn’t everyone heard about the Pope’s Encyclical? What more is there to say that people have not already read about?

But then I thought that perhaps it is good to have everything in one place. So he...

a month ago
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AI and Nukes

I’m sorry to disturb you so soon after my last post, but this article from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, attached below, seemed too important to ignore.

AI is typically used to train human military strategists. In doing so, resea...

a month ago
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The Atomic Bomb

Surely one of the most disruptive of inventions is the atomic bomb. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 ushered in a new era, one characterized by the ability to wipe humans from the planet.

It is not just the bombing of...

a month ago
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Energy as a Disruptive Technology

I guess we knew, of late, that energy in its various forms could be disruptive, but this article from the Guardian makes it clear.

Here is the opening quote: “China is dominating the energy transition with astonishing results, while fossi...

a month ago
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