theshiftingstacks

Two disturbing comments from Mundie:
“computing is becoming invisible” and “computers will work on our behalf not our behest”

I realize the technological trend is in this direction but not without consequences. Computers making human decisions for people is problematic at best. And if it’s invisible then the potential of excluding important information goes up. Eli Pariser sums up the issues in his TED talk.

Regardless of trends or the direction technology takes, there is good reason to raise ethical concerns for those folks like Mundie. Librarians are in a good position to see the man behind the curtain here, but perceived relevance of Librarians will potentially fall as well.