Digital Tech Fictions as Replacement for Social and Political Change

Explore the role of emerging digital technologies in addressing global challenges like climate change and social inequality in this thought-provoking 45-minute conference talk. Examine how AI, blockchain, big data, and quantum computing are often presented as solutions to sustainability issues, but may actually serve as distractions from necessary societal changes. Learn to critically evaluate technological developments, understand their limitations, and consider how they can be effectively integrated into broader economic, legal, social, and political reforms. Gain insights into designing concrete technical use cases that genuinely contribute to sustainability efforts and foster meaningful debate around the implementation of helpful technologies.