Where We Go from Here

In this chapter, we examine how a new society can be constructed beyond the technological hegemonyTechnological hegemony that we have lived with for nearly a century. We examine how the breakdown of society in terms of trust and shared narratives (such as science) and the rise of vulnerability, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguityVUCA (vulnerability, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity potentially lead to a societal collapse. The emergenceEmergence of Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence and rising questioning of technological hegemonyTechnological hegemony, as exemplified by the journalism of Kara SwisherSwisher, Kara, understanding the context of technology is no less important than understanding the devices themselves. The choices that we make with regard to our technological objects are no less important than the form and function of the objects themselves.