It’s Not Too Late to Build a Better Internet—And a Better World
As we hurtle into the age of AI, we find ourselves at a crossroads, says Michael Casey, the former Wall Street Journal reporter who led his CoinDesk newsroom to a Loeb Award. We can continue to let Big Tech control us. Or we can escape to a model that benefits us all. Mike is the co-author (along with philanthropist Frank McCourt Jr.) of Our Biggest Fight, an urgent manifesto for our digital age with practical, tangible solutions that we can use to create a better digital world for everyone.
We Can Have Democracy or Surveillance Capitalism, But Not Both
In her landmark, epoch-defining bestseller The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, Shoshana Zuboff coined the term “surveillance capitalism” to refer to the way tech companies claim private human experience as free raw material for translation into behavioral data. In clear-eyed talks, she challenges us to reclaim our data, chart a course towards a more ethical technological landscape, and save our democracy.
It’s Time to Remake Society Like the Team We Are
Brilliant, thoughtful, and endlessly energetic, Douglas Rushkoff is a long-time Lavin speaker who advocates for human autonomy in a digital age. The bestselling author of Team Human and one of the world’s 10 most influential intellectuals (MIT), he argues that technology, once a force for connection, now isolates and represses us. But we can remake society like the team we are. And it’s actually easier than we might think.
Social Media Is Breaking Democracy. What Can We Do About It?
Yaël Eisenstat has spent years revealing how tech companies’ search for profits is threatening democracy. A Cybersecurity for Democracy Senior Fellow, she’s investigated everything from rampant polarization to the rise of AI—often long before anyone else was paying attention. In this election year, she shows us how we can (and must) prioritize truth over fiction, advocate for the integrity of our elections, and make this right.
