Former president Barack Obama delivered a speech at Stanford University Thursday addressing the role technology has played in sowing disinformation and harming democracy. He took particular aim at the hidden algorithms that surface content and drive engagement on social media platforms. “You have the sheer proliferation of content and the splintering of information and audiences. That’s made democracy more complicated,” he said.
You can watch the full speech here. It’s a little bit more than an hour long.
You can also read a full transcript of Obama’s remarks via Tech Policy Press.
Choice quote from the former POTUS: “If we do nothing, I am convinced that the trends we are seeing will get worse … Without some standards, the implications of this technology for our elections, for our legal system, for our democracy, for rules of evidence, for our entire social order, are frightening and profound.”
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