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Online technology is evolving to better exploit our psychological weaknesses. With politicians and corporations fiercely competing for the public’s attention, we explore the current methods of manipulation and the increasing ethical challenges facing the "attention economy."
Panellists:
Prof. Tim Wu - Prof. Wu teaches law at Columbia University and is a contributor for the New York Times. Having coined the term “network neutrality”, Prof. Wu has been named one of “America's 100 Most Influential Lawyers."
Prof. Mary Aiken - A specialist on the impact of technology on human behaviour, Prof. Aiken is a leading forensic cyberpsychologist and advisor to the European Cybercrime Centre at Europol.
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