"Technology is not destiny, We shape our destiny." #2MA

"In the second machine age, we need to think about what it is we really want and what we value, as individuals and as a society." #2MA

"As we have fewer constraints on what we can do, it is then inevitable that our values will matter more than ever." #2MA

"The real promise of the second machine age is to help unleash the power of human ingenuity." #2MA

"Technology creates possibilities and potential, but ultimately, the future we get will depend on the choices we make." #2MA

"Current AI, in short, looks intelligent, but it's an artificial resemblance." #2MA

If you are in the MIT area, come check out our book tour and interview with WBUR at Harvard Book Store on Feb 3.goo.gl/1jLcjc #2MA

"It would be a mistake to think that recent AI advances have come about because we're getting better at mimicking human thought." #2MA

"We humans build machines to do things that we see being done in the world by animals and people, but we don't build them the same way."#2MA

"In a digital world, privacy requires explicitly design institutions, incentives, laws, technologies, or norms..." #2MA

"There is a genuine tension between our ability to know more and our ability to prevent others from knowing about us.

"The physical limits on how much damage any individual or small group could do are becoming less and less constrained." #2MA

"Complex, tightly coupled systems make tempting targets for spies, criminals, and those who love to wreak havoc." #2MA

"The sheer density and complexity of our digital world brings risk with it." #2MA

"To at last make the real dream of human freedom via machine labor, we're using silicon, metal, and plastic." #2MA

"Peer economy companies are examples of innovations that increase the value of human labor rather than reducing it." #2MA

"...and [solutions to labor force challenges will come] from the technology-enabled creations of innovators and entrepreneurs

"the only real solutions to the labor force challenges that will arise in the future will come from markets and capitalism..." #2MA

"In less than a decade, crowdsourced production has become an important phenomenon." #2MA