Google as God? Opportunities and Risks of the Information Age
Physics and Society
2013-04-12 v1 Computers and Society
Abstract
If God did not exist - people would invent one. The development of human civilization requires mechanisms promoting cooperation and social order. One of these mechanisms is based on the idea that everything we do is seen and judged by God - bad deeds will be punished, while good ones will be rewarded. The Information Age has now fueled the dream that God-like omniscience and omnipotence can be created by man.
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@article{arxiv.1304.3271,
title = {Google as God? Opportunities and Risks of the Information Age},
author = {Dirk Helbing},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.3271},
year = {2013}
}
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