How Facebook Thinks the World Is Changing
Offered By: The Aspen Institute via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore Facebook's global influence and future vision in this 29-minute talk featuring Chris Cox, Facebook's chief product officer, in conversation with The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson. Delve into the evolving creative economy, examining the role of virtual reality, creator adoption of new technologies, and the philosophical implications of free speech in the digital age. Gain insights on Facebook's perspective on creators, the transition to a creator-focused economy, content distribution challenges, polarization, viral misinformation, and the potential impact of VR on mental manipulation.
Syllabus
Intro
How Facebook thinks about creators
The transition to creators
The barbell distribution
Polarization
Viral misinformation
Free speech
VR
Mental Manipulation
Taught by
The Aspen Institute
Related Courses
Civil Rights and Civil LibertiesThe University of Oklahoma via Janux Chemerinsky on Constitutional Law – Individual Rights and Liberties
University of California, Irvine via Coursera Teaching Impacts of Technology: Global Society
University of California, San Diego via Coursera Online Privacy
NPTEL via Swayam John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism and Social Thought - Lecture 8
Yale University via YouTube