Technology is being embedded in every aspect of our lives – from communication and education to governance and social movements. But is society shaping technology or does technology shape society?
While technologies enable people to do many different tasks and achieve different goals, it doesn’t emerge fully formed from nowhere. Technologies are created by people with agendas, ideals and hopes and dreams for the futures that won’t 100% align with everyone in society. As a result, its impacts are not neutral: while it can empower, it can also entrench inequalities and create new risks.
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