What is Blockchain? What potential does Web 3.0 have? What impact are new technologies and artificial intelligence already having on our societies? To answer these questions, Pedro Pinto interviews Don Tapscott, one of the world's leading authorities on the impact of technology on modern societies, in this episode of «It's Not That Simple».
Tapscott is co-founder and executive chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute. He is also an adjunct professor at INSEAD and Chancellor Emeritus of Trent University in Ontario, where he served as Chancellor between 2013 and 2019.
In this episode, the Canadian expert describes what he calls the «second era of the digital age», and the role that Blockchain technology plays in it. He also discusses the potential of Web 3.0, in which we will be able to own and monetise our own data. The writer analyse the current state of artificial intelligence as a form of generative AI, as well as the impact of the internet and modern technology on our societies.
Measuring risks and threats, Tapscott defends the need for a «social contract» for the digital age, in a fascinating conversation.
Supply Chain Revolution: How Blockchain Technology Is Transforming the Digital Flow of Assets, Don Tapscott, 2020
Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World, Don Tapscott (with Alex Tapscott), 2016
The Digital Economy Anniversary Edition: Rethinking Promise and Peril In the Age of Networked Intelligence, Don Tapscott, 2014
Don Tapscott’s Ted Talks
Don Tapscott’s op-ed pieces for The Globe and Mail
Don Tapscott’s op-ed pieces for The Star
Don Tapscott’s op-ed pieces for The Huffington Post
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