homo-technologicus

A term describing modern humans whose primary challenge is no longer creating technology but managing and containing its unleashed power.

1 chapter across 1 book

The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma (2023)Mustafa Suleyman; Michael Bhaskar

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The chapter discusses the limited effectiveness of current containment efforts against the rapid development and proliferation of powerful technologies, such as chemical weapons, gene editing, and climate-impacting substances. It highlights the inevitability of technological waves spreading despite risks and the shift from creating technology to managing its unleashed power. The authors emphasize that the coming decades will force humanity to confront profound ethical and existential questions about genetic modification, artificial intelligence, and the consequences of these technologies.