“But why are businesses and governments so eager to invest billions of dollars into AI, and why do markets value AI firms so much? The key word here is productivity.”
“The concept of ‘externalities’, favoured by some economists, has had a growing influence on decision-makers and on the media. Although controversial, it has enabled an increasing proportion of the population to become aware of the hidden costs of something (what is its ‘real’ cost?) as well as its social cost (what is the cost to society?)”
“… las redes sociales digitales asumieron un papel más unificador que articulador, permitiendo la coordinación de movimientos en forma rápida alcanzando a un mayor número de personas, pero fallando en la creación de movimientos más sustentables.” (L. Daudén)
“We want so many, many things, it seems a pity that those simple Patagonians could not send missionaries to us to show us how to do without. The comforts of life, at the rate they are increasing, bid fair to bury us soon…” (E. S. Martin)
“Open data refers to the proactive public release of data by (primarily) public administrations, to enable value creation by citizens and businesses, greater transparency of government action, and civic participation.”
“… it’s important to remember that technology alone will not lead to [positive] social change. This will only happen if technology is appropriated by each and every one of us and anchored in local knowledge and collective participation. It requires people to make a call on how and why this or that technology should be used and adapt it to the political and socio-economic context in which they live.” (E. Campelo)
