Social Media and AI: The Second Great Pollution.

Social Media and AI: The Second Great Pollution.

December 17, 2024Posted inArtificial Intelligence, Society2 Comments
The industrial age brought enormous benefits but also the First Great Pollution of our physical environment. Similarly, the benefits of IT are now being offset by the Second Great Pollution - of our ‘Infosphere’ - by social media and AI spreading mis/disinformation, vitriol, fakes, hallucinations, etc. We discuss the resulting harms to Society and recommend urgent countermeasures.
The Thrill of Another MS Office Update

The Thrill of Another MS Office Update

February 14, 2022Posted inSociety1 Comment
There is a vast group of people who don’t need all the bells and whistles in today’s software. We keep being inundated with upgrades we don’t need and forced to buy subscriptions that chunk away at our fixed incomes. We need less capable and cheaper software.
Stick Your Landing on the New Normal

Stick Your Landing on the New Normal

April 23, 2021Posted inSocietyNo Comments
COVID-19 flipped our world. We were confused, afraid, suffered, adapted – and learned a lot about ourselves and others. As we get ready to plant our feet in the new normal, there is time to prepare for our landing in a changed world. Here are a few items to include on your re-entry checklist.
We need a Personal Information Bill of Rights

We need a Personal Information Bill of Rights

March 19, 2021Posted inSocietyNo Comments
Prometheus Endeavor believes our current combination of practices, laws and accepted norms is out of balance. This is especially true when it comes to knowledge about us: who knows what about us, collectively and individually, how that knowledge is used, how it affects us, and how we live our lives. This balance needs to be restored. We need a new We need a new Personal Information Bill of Rights.