Kaila Colbin on the Nature of Technological Innovation and the Implications for Society

In this podcast, recorded at the Agile New Zealand conference, Shane Hastie, InfoQ Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Kaila Colbin from the Ministry of Awesome and Singularity University about the Nature of Technological Innovation and the Implications for Society Why listen to this podcast: - The nature of technological innovation and the implications for society - The doubling curve which shows how innovations advance (eg Moore’s Law) - The doubling in price-performance trend applies to any technology once it becomes information enabled - The convergence of multiple technologies which are on a doubling curve - Technology advances because of usefulness – the more useful something becomes the more we invest in it - These technologies need a more robust conversation than what we are currently having in society - The ethical obligations of programmers – consciously exploring the implications of the work that we do; will the code we write have a net contribution to humanity - Even if your job is safe – what is the implication of living in a society with massive inequality, political and social unrest and economic instability? More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2nGTcL9 You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq Want to see extented shownotes? Check the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2nGTcL9