Humanity is at a precipice; its future is at stake

Elaborating on the ways internet use has shaped humanity over the past 50 years and the potential future of digital life, Vice Provost (Research) and Professor of Information Systems (Practice) Steven Miller said, “Overall, the future will be mostly for the better. And if it is not mostly for the better, the reasons will NOT be due to the technology, per se. The reasons will be due to choices that people and society make – political choices, choices per how we govern society, choices per how we attend to the needs of our populations and societies. These are people and political issues, not technology ones. These are the factors that will dominate whether people are better off or worse off.”