25 March 2015

The imperfection is there, can we live with it?

Technology is artificial.  It runs against nature.  By studying it and its impacts, we can contribute to reinforce it, even if we claim we try to be socially conscious.  

I have stopped teaching e-business, but still in the back of my mind there is a temptation to find better ways to help people gain someone from the online world.

A key challenge though is that we cannot control technology.  We cannot foresee all its effects.  We cannot ensure fairness, participation, better quality of life.

Because we r playing with the artificial.  And we expect ourselves and nature to fully embrace it.  

Can we add a sense of uncertainty, a sense of humbleness, a sense of humanity, so that we do not fully believe on the transformative power of technology? 

How can we infuse this sense in our children? 

How can we still enjoy our research and practice, and coexist with others that believe in other panaceas including the power of marketing, finance, prediction, economics, and even those that discuss how to live a good life? 

Some food for thought...