Sixth Law: Technology is a very human activity—and so is the history of technology.
Sixth Law: Technology is a very human activity—and so is the history of technology.
every technology is really unfinished until it’s used by people
Rachel Coldicutt • On Understanding Power and Technology
The irony here is that to be technological is to be profoundly human. Humanity controls its fate by using tools and materials to survive and to self-realize. The human species developed by gradually accumulating complex, adaptive technologies passed on through cultural transmission, giving us essential tools. Not only does human life and survival d... See more
Saffron Huang • To be a Technologist is to be Human — Letters to a Young Technologist
This revolution must build on that foundation, faithfully. It must respect the collective dignity of a global community. And it must always remember its origins: the restless imagination of an otherwise unremarkable species of hominid, so mystified by its own nature that it now seeks to re-create it in silicon. This revolution must, therefore, be u
... See moreFei-Fei Li • The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI
Behind the cold, mechanical glass of every laptop sits a warm, complex human being with depths as deep as the universe is wide, and the lines between the human, the glass and the internet itself grow increasingly blurred each day.