Key points

Disruptive technology can introduce new risks, including privacy and job loss, and mental health challenges.

Technology can help us to be more productive, but it can also instill laziness.

Sensible design may boost the benefits and stave off some risks, but not without much thoughtful effort.

Technology offers significant benefits across virtually all aspects of modern life, including improved communication, exponential growth in information access, increased productivity and automation, and advances in healthcare, resulting in extended longevity. For example, the positive benefits of biotechnologies — from pharmaceuticals to joint replacements — are not disputed. Adverse effects are always risks, but still, the benefits for humans far outweigh the risks.

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