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Doctorow (2020) 2020 Beaverbrook Lecture

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Digital redlining https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_redlining

  • In the 1960s, sociologist John McKnight coined the term “redlining” to define the discriminatory practice of avoiding investment in communities with unfavorable or high-risk demographics, typically with large minority populations.
  • Dr. Chris Gilliard, a privacy scholar, defined digital redlining as “the creation and maintenance of tech practices, policies, pedagogies, and investment decisions that enforce class boundaries and discriminate against specific groups”

Gartner hype cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle

  • The “negative press begins” stage seems especially impactful
General hype cycle for technology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle#/media/File:Hype-Cycle-General.png

Competitive compatibility / Adversarial Interoperability

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