Who Owns the Future?
"Who Owns the Future?" is a book written by Jaron Lanier Who Owns the Future?: Lanier, Jaron: 0884509796554: Amazon.com: Books. It explores the concept of how the rise of digital networking has impacted the economy, particularly in response to financial crises in advanced countries The person with the most excellent and most connected computer can simply calculate wealth. The rise of digital networking is noteworthy in response to financial crises in advanced countries. - Jaron Lanier. Lanier argues that the current model of the information economy, where personal data is monetized by large corporations, does not provide a fair system for individuals to benefit from their own data In the End, It's a Problem of Computing Resources.
The book delves into the issue of privacy and how individuals can regain control over their personal data. Lanier references resources such as the article "How to Think about Privacy" from Scientific American , which discusses the importance of individuals being able to choose the level of privacy they desire by monetizing their own data.
Lanier also challenges the idea of an online utopia, stating that it doesn't exist and that we need to reboot our approach to the digital world Jaron Lanier: 'The online Utopia doesn't exist. We need to reboot' | WIRED UK. He highlights the potential impact of automation on various professions, such as taxi and truck drivers, as well as lawyers, pharmacists, and biologists. Lanier questions what kind of jobs will be viable in the information economy if information is made "free" Jaron Lanier: 'The online Utopia doesn't exist. We need to reboot' | WIRED UK.
The book also touches on the concept of data labor, or the labor of data, and the need for a system that evaluates and values this labor in a reversible manner. Lanier discusses how the current capitalist system has relied on individuals monetizing new information they add to the world, but there is a lack of mechanisms to evaluate data labor when one company crawls and accesses all knowledge and creations 「人間が世界に新しい情報を追加する」という前提はそれを本人がマネタイズする方向で今までの資本主義は成り立っていたけど、LLMを作るために1企業がクローリングして全ての知識(制作物)をそこからアクセスできるようにするとデータ労働(Labor of Data)を可逆的に評価する仕組みが整っていない.
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