Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Tag: digital privacy
-
The AI Whispered Your Name …
You have probably been the unwitting protagonist in the following social horror movie. A stranger approaches you and begins chatting animatedly, like an old acquaintance or confidant. Meanwhile, you nod vaguely, half-listening while seized by internal panic. You frantically attempt to triangulate a face, name and a context. It is a study in cognitive dissonance,…
-
On “Retirement,” Gratitude, and the Future
On August 1, 2024, I will become a Presidential Professor (emeritus) at the University of Utah, though my work and research will continue.
-
Predicting Potentialities, Reifying Futures
Remember, the best way to predict the future is to create it.
-
What I’m Reading: ‘Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future’
When did our utopian dreams stagger into an alleyway, drunk on hubris, only to be mugged by our diminished expectations?
-
A Conversation on Designing the Future
SF author Bruce Sterling and I recently had a public conversation about the future. I offered some advice to the students in the audience. 1. Hang out with people not like yourself. 2. Take some risks. 3. Make new and original mistakes.