Digital monopolists not only own “factories” where we produce data for them. They also possess a common virtual space which everybody needs to go through. Something has to be done about it, says economist Jan Zygmuntowski in conversation with Maciej Chojnowski.
We want to draw attention to how inhumane the world of algorithms is, to talk about malpractices of digital corporations and to expose the truth about the technology everybody admires, says Wiesław Bartkowski, head of Creative Coding at SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, in conversation with Monika Redzisz.
When there is nobody around, with no better alternative, we tend to copy decisions of artificial intelligence, even if it acts stupid. Professor Michał Klichowski, discoverer of this phenomenon, in conversation with Michał Rolecki.
So you’re saying you’re not going to get into a self-driving car but you are not afraid of using an elevator? Szymon Wierciński, PhD, Department of Strategy, Kozminski University, in conversation with Tomasz Jurczak.
Digital technologies are going to revive the archives of European museums and libraries. We are going to experience mirror worlds which are thought to be as important as the internet and social media.
Every day 1,300 scientists and 700 research institutes collect massive amounts of data. Their goal is track down cancer. Jan Komorowski, a bioinformatician involved in the project, in conversation with Monika Redzisz.
As soon as I achieve my goal, I will connect my brain to external interfaces. I am most interested in what would happen if I connected to another person and to their brain, says Andrzej Banburski, PhD, from MIT in conversation with Monika Redzisz.
Buildings, whole cities packed with sensors and video surveillance systems are generating an increasing amount of data. The more data we are able to gather, the more sense it will make to use machine learning in architecture, says Kacper Radziszewski in conversation with Monika Redzisz.
New technologies are going to further polarize the labor market. We are going to have extremely well-paid, highly skilled people and “replaceable employees” working for peanuts. Professor Katarzyna Śledziewska and professor Renata Włoch in conversation with Maciej Chojnowski.