David talks to John Naughton about what’s coming next in the tech revolution and where it’s taking us. From quantum computing to cryptocurrency, from AI to the Internet of Things: what’s hype, what’s for real and how will it shape our politics. Plus we discuss what China understands about technology that the rest of the world might have missed.
Talking Points:
The metaverse is the next big thing in Silicon Valley. It feels like the logical conclusion of prevailing trends.
What will be the next big technological shift? Are we in a kind of lull?
Does the Chinese system show us that there is another choice on technology?
Technology has undeniably changed our lives, but the liberatory promise does not seem to have been realized.
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