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On 20/07/2021 at 17:34, HenryFT said:
Our discussion with Adam and @Ian Gordon was a powerful and interesting one.
Adam is deeply cynical and rightfully so that applying new technologies within existing governance structures without changing them. Ian is passionate about providing benefit across society. Me? Well I’m interested in how people think. Although Adam was cynical and perhaps even jaded, I felt that there was a vital passion to him, a burning desire to find the right solution that could perhaps one day lead to no place, to Utopia, or maybe that was Ian.
Tell us what you think and let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Hi HenryFT,
Good discussion and funny
I love the idea and how much good it should bring to the whole society, I don’t think we should force a social reform if done correctly it should happen…start with the end in mind….someone told me that years ago…Star Trek Utopian Society, (I’am not a Trekky) that’s where I want to be. I do have concerns though…not insurmountable I hasten to add.
Current social media/networks..not that much of a fan, I was when they started….really liked the idea but it’s changed a lot, not sure its for the best yet. But regardless a wealth of data about individuals. What they like and dislike, funny how we don’t have a dislike on popular social platforms…at least I don’t think we do. (Thinking emoji) but goes much deeper, as a natural thing we do with data is categorise things. The fruits of our labour, bananas, green banana, yellow banana etc we do it all the time without thinking i guess.
Personal data privacy, safety and right to be forgotten…at least to a point. The government know most things about us and that data needs to be protected against nefarious use…sorry too dramatic. Maybe some sort of Government Digital Twin Data Charter…..googling….like this The HMRC Charter – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and Personal information charter – HM Revenue & Customs – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
I think it’s important to have these discussions, like it or not society has its fair share of opinions some undesirable to others, but everyone still has a voice and data, which needs representing. Don’t discount he bad data, but use it to understand whats wrong. The old adage is you can’t please everyone.
IBM’s Watson for Oncology cognitive computing system, maybe not delivering what was promised. How much can you trust the medias reporting at the moment…maybe controversial.
Too much?
Rich