Mayo615's French Odyssey Week 17 - Humanities and Technology
Channel: Mayo615
Date: 2019-07-31

Hello! 
And welcome to the Week 17 Update of Mayo615’s Odyssey to France and how to turn Big Ideas into Big Realities. I have been thinking about the role the Humanities need to play in emerging new technologies like AI and Big Data.
After watching “The Great Hack” on Netflix I am appalled by the absence of any moral compass at Cambridge Analytica, which transformed Big Data into a political weapon. Other disturbing examples are Uber’s former corporate culture and Facebook’s collusion with CA in abusing our privacy. These cases are prima facie evidence of the crucial need and the opportunity to integrate the Humanities and ethics with deep technology development. I began my career as a Humanities graduate at Intel Corporation working closely with Ivy League MBA's and senior engineers. We shared our knowledge and learned together to enable the company to excel. The best companies are those grounded in an appreciation of human values, companies that seek out Humanities graduates with a passion for technology to balance out their teams. 
Remember that my website, mayo615.com has over 400 posts on a wide range of management and technology topics, including the Humanities in tech, and business ethics.
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