Jacob WardMy New Book: What Will AI Do to Us?In a few months I’ll begin work at Stanford University’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) as a Berggruen…May 18, 20181May 18, 20181
Jacob WardAbsolutely Right: The Persuasion Technique That Could Bring Us to Our Senses, or Deepen Our…If it sounds absurd, you’re heading in the right direction…Dec 4, 2017Dec 4, 2017
Jacob WardA Nobel Prizewinner Working to Save All Us SuckersWhen I first met Richard Thaler, he quoted Homer. Not the philosopher, the Simpson character. Thaler was looking for a simple way to…Oct 20, 2017Oct 20, 2017
Jacob WardWhy Is Russia Using Twitter and Facebook? Read This Polish Report to Find OutWe’ve built the perfect machine for another country to capture and retain “users”Sep 29, 201713Sep 29, 201713
Jacob WardThe Causes We Click (and Die) ForThe series “Guidance Systems” discusses technologies that seem to improve our lives by offering us new choices, while in fact shaping or…Sep 8, 20171Sep 8, 20171
Jacob WardKiller Robots and the Moral Dilemma of Automation (2 of 2)How will we teach robots to understand our values? Maybe by reading them stories.Aug 31, 20173Aug 31, 20173
Jacob WardKiller Robots and the Moral Dilemma of Automation (1 of 2)I once sat inside a flight simulator, slowly blacking out.Aug 24, 20172Aug 24, 20172
Jacob WardWhat Cigarettes Can Teach Us About the Risks of Breakthrough TechnologyIn cigarettes, we’ve invented a deadly vice that is immune to natural selection and our own reasoning. They’re not the only product we’ve…Aug 15, 20172Aug 15, 20172