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    'Team Human' Stresses That The Future Lies In Connection And Cooperation

    Douglas Rushkoff's knowledge of digital technology shines in his new book, horrifying us with the capacities of the machines we've built — and the ways they have been used against us.
    by Adam Frank Jan 28, 2019 4 minutes
    <em>Team Huma</em>n by Douglas Rushkoff

    It was just 10 years ago that I attended a lecture about Big Data and had my mind blown.

    Using an understanding of social networks, along with the emerging tools of artificial intelligence and machine learning, I thought we were at the dawn of new age — allowing us to finally manage the complexity of human society for the well-being of all.

    It hasn't turned out that way.

    With fake news, Russian election hacking, and the general meanness of our online world, many know the utopian sheen is off our digital technologies. What many don't know, however, is why things

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