#24: The Future of You: Interview with Tracey Follows

Book Talk Today with Aun Abdi

On Episode #24 of Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Tracey Follows. Tracey is the CEO of Futuremade, a futures consultancy advising global brands and specialising in the application of foresight to boost business. She is a futurist and author of the book 'The Future of You: Can Your Identity Survive 21st-Century Technology?, which we will be discussing today.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:26 - Why is it important to talk about the future of 'you'?

4:46 - What were some of the key concerns that Tracey had in order to explore this topic further?

7:54 - How we change our identity to suit the platform.

9:42 - Is it a question of what's good and bad?

12:41 - The ethics of technology.

14:43 - Does a regulatory framework around technology need to be established?

16:53 - How does collection of data change between social media and medical?

21:23 - What happens when we're chipped as babies?

22:36 - Would Aun use neurolink?

24:52 - Are large tech companies now countries?

26:28 - What's blockchain, and what's the impact that it can have?

31:04 - Concerns over technological growth and job displacement.

36:53 - Orwellian vs. Huxley view of the future.

40:32 - Should technology be judged based on context rather than being objectively good or bad?

42:40 - The relationship between science and philosophy.

43:29 - The importance of intellectual curiosity.

44:27 - A discussion on philosophy.

47:03 - A move towards individualism.

50:29 - What are some of the better questions we need to be asking ourselves about technology?

55:59 - The state and technology.

59:14 - Outro

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