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Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2025 5:48 am
To this end, the book advocates for a STEM talent strategy in Europe, education as a central axis of economic policy, the introduction of computational thinking in primary and secondary education, the creation of digital ecosystems, and support for digital entrepreneurship, among other actions.
“ The expected impact of AI over the next decade will be $16 trillion . This is enough to drive changes in the geopolitical and economic leadership of the world order. Which countries will benefit most from this new technological wave?” the authors ask.
Author: Esther Paniagua. Publisher: Debate
"This book doesn't aim to criminalize the internet or phone number list abandon useful tools. It's about setting limits and demanding that these tools be improved," Esther Paniagua begins in the prologue.
The book is based on the idea that we depend so much on the internet that losing it would be devastating . And yet, it's possible, it can happen. In fact, it has already happened, albeit partially so far.
Added to this is the fact that the Internet and the online environment have become a breeding ground for crime: every 39 seconds there is a cyberattack, and the possibilities for online crime are multiplying due to hyperconnectivity. One of the biggest weaknesses is that technology, and smartphones in particular, are creating addiction.
And at the same time, we find ourselves facing “a complete ecosystem designed to stimulate and manipulate the human psyche , to entice and persuade us to change what and how we buy, vote, eat, or exercise, or who we follow, hate, admire, and adore. An ecosystem that benefits everyone from marketers and big brands to political parties and hacks, including all kinds of trolls and conspiracy theorists,” Paniagua points out.
An ecosystem that fosters discrimination, digital tyranny, market dominance by a few players, surveillance capitalism, social disparity, inequality, and the massive violation of rights.
“ The expected impact of AI over the next decade will be $16 trillion . This is enough to drive changes in the geopolitical and economic leadership of the world order. Which countries will benefit most from this new technological wave?” the authors ask.
Author: Esther Paniagua. Publisher: Debate
"This book doesn't aim to criminalize the internet or phone number list abandon useful tools. It's about setting limits and demanding that these tools be improved," Esther Paniagua begins in the prologue.
The book is based on the idea that we depend so much on the internet that losing it would be devastating . And yet, it's possible, it can happen. In fact, it has already happened, albeit partially so far.
Added to this is the fact that the Internet and the online environment have become a breeding ground for crime: every 39 seconds there is a cyberattack, and the possibilities for online crime are multiplying due to hyperconnectivity. One of the biggest weaknesses is that technology, and smartphones in particular, are creating addiction.
And at the same time, we find ourselves facing “a complete ecosystem designed to stimulate and manipulate the human psyche , to entice and persuade us to change what and how we buy, vote, eat, or exercise, or who we follow, hate, admire, and adore. An ecosystem that benefits everyone from marketers and big brands to political parties and hacks, including all kinds of trolls and conspiracy theorists,” Paniagua points out.
An ecosystem that fosters discrimination, digital tyranny, market dominance by a few players, surveillance capitalism, social disparity, inequality, and the massive violation of rights.