Treffer: Tools of Our Tools? Exploring the Cybercene Conjecture.

Title:
Tools of Our Tools? Exploring the Cybercene Conjecture.
Authors:
Schuler, Douglas1,2 (AUTHOR) douglas@publicsphereproject.org
Source:
Communications of the ACM. Sep2024, Vol. 67 Issue 9, p33-36. 4p.
Subject Terms:
*COMPUTER science, *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations, *HUMAN-computer interaction, *CRYPTOCURRENCIES, INFORMATION dissemination, CLIMATE change
Database:
Business Source Premier

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This article discusses the potential for a new epoch of time, the cybercene a time period heavily influenced and dictated by computing. This article focuses on the relationship between humans and computing, described here as the computing complex, and what needs to be done to prevent the cybercene. Topics include the impact computing has on energy use and democracy and the role computing professionals and organizations need to play to prevent the cybercene.