Sean Munger - The Cult of Technology: From Railroads to AI

Since the early stages of the Industrial Revolution, society has generally had a profound faith in the positive transformative power of technology. However, the historical record shows that faith may not be justified. In this video we’ll look at numerous examples, from the building of the railroads in the 19th century to the present artificial intelligence bubble, of times when the costs and downsides of technology were ignored or minimized, usually with disastrous results.