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| − | * A new breed of technology observers have determined that "The Luddites were right".<ref>Sheelah Kolhatkar, ''Tech Skeptics: Smithereens'' New Yorker Magazine (2023-10-30) p 10-11 </ref> in a new book by Brain Merchant.<ref>Brain Merchant, ''Blood in the Machine'' (2023)</ref> | + | * A new breed of technology observers have determined that "The Luddites were right".<ref>Sheelah Kolhatkar, ''Tech Skeptics: Smithereens'' New Yorker Magazine (2023-10-30) p 10-11 </ref> in a new book by Brain Merchant.<ref>Brain Merchant, ''Blood in the Machine'' (2023)</ref><blockquote>At MIT scientists were developing robots and apps without considering how they would be used. "It's like Frankenstein's monster. The guy just makes it and lets it go"</blockquote> |
*It seems like Luddites were just worried about their own "unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."<ref>Richard Conniff, ''What the Luddites Really Fought Against'' Smithsonian Magazine (2011-03) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-luddites-really-fought-against-264412/</ref><blockquote>Despite their modern reputation, the original Luddites were neither opposed to technology nor inept at using it. Many were highly skilled machine operators in the textile industry. Nor was the technology they attacked particularly new. Moreover, the idea of smashing machines as a form of industrial protest did not begin or end with them. In truth, the secret of their enduring reputation depends less on what they did than on the name under which they did it. You could say they were good at branding.</blockquote> | *It seems like Luddites were just worried about their own "unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."<ref>Richard Conniff, ''What the Luddites Really Fought Against'' Smithsonian Magazine (2011-03) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-luddites-really-fought-against-264412/</ref><blockquote>Despite their modern reputation, the original Luddites were neither opposed to technology nor inept at using it. Many were highly skilled machine operators in the textile industry. Nor was the technology they attacked particularly new. Moreover, the idea of smashing machines as a form of industrial protest did not begin or end with them. In truth, the secret of their enduring reputation depends less on what they did than on the name under which they did it. You could say they were good at branding.</blockquote> | ||
Revision as of 10:17, 27 October 2023
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A person that is worried about the adverse impacts of the deployment of innovative technology.
Context
- A new breed of technology observers have determined that "The Luddites were right".[1] in a new book by Brain Merchant.[2]
At MIT scientists were developing robots and apps without considering how they would be used. "It's like Frankenstein's monster. The guy just makes it and lets it go"
- It seems like Luddites were just worried about their own "unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."[3]
Despite their modern reputation, the original Luddites were neither opposed to technology nor inept at using it. Many were highly skilled machine operators in the textile industry. Nor was the technology they attacked particularly new. Moreover, the idea of smashing machines as a form of industrial protest did not begin or end with them. In truth, the secret of their enduring reputation depends less on what they did than on the name under which they did it. You could say they were good at branding.
References
- ↑ Sheelah Kolhatkar, Tech Skeptics: Smithereens New Yorker Magazine (2023-10-30) p 10-11
- ↑ Brain Merchant, Blood in the Machine (2023)
- ↑ Richard Conniff, What the Luddites Really Fought Against Smithsonian Magazine (2011-03) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-luddites-really-fought-against-264412/
