Emergence, Convergence, Pervasive

Question 1

What is the “code of law”?

Answer 1

The idea that code/technology can be used to enforce existing laws and how we’d apply the law to technology.

Question 2

What is net neutrality?

Answer 2

The idea that all internet communications should be treated equally. No special treatment should be given to any internet communication.

Question 3

What are Lessig’s Four Modalities of Analysis?

Answer 3

Law
Architecture
Markets
Social Norms

Question 3

What are Lessig’s Four Modalities of Analysis?

Answer 3

Law
Architecture
Markets
Social Norms

Question 4

What does law mean in the sense of Lessig’s Four Modalities of Analysis?

Answer 4

The applicable laws that relate to a piece f technology. An example of this is piracy, data protection.

Question 5

What does markets means in terms of Lessig’s Four Modalities of Analysis?

Answer 5

The commercial factors that influence a piece of technology. An example of this is ownership of intellectual property, micro-transactions.

Question 6

What does social norms mean in terms of Lessig’s Four Modalities of Analysis?

Answer 6

The way that people interact with others and technology. An example of this is the unwritten social rules, social media.

Question 7

What are the ten traits of a super forecaster?

Answer 7

1. Triage
2. Sub-divide
3. Adopt ‘outside views’
4. Balance reactions to evidence
5. Looking at clashing forces
6. Distinguish degrees of doubt
7. Look at own errors
8. Balance and over confidence
9. Work in teams
10. “Master the error balancing cycle”

Question 8

What is the triage trait of a super forecaster?

Answer 8

Knowing what you can and cannot predict. It is about knowing that some events are more likely than others, either due to the circumstances or previous outcomes/events.

Question 9

What is the sub-divide trait of a super forecaster?

Answer 9

Splitting the problem into smaller parts to produce a more accurate guess.

Question 10

What is the adopt ‘outside views’ trait of a super forecaster?

Answer 10

Looking at the problem from someone else’s perspective, the more the better.

Question 11

Define the Balance reactions to evidence trait of a super forecaster.

Answer 11

Not having a bias to where a piece of evidence is coming from.

Question 12

What is the Looking at Clashing Forces trait of a super forecaster?

Answer 12

Considering why a forecast could be incorrect and how appropriate the source is and how reliable.

Question 13

Define the Look at your own errors trait of a super forecaster.

Answer 13

Determining factors in yourself that can lead to errors, like bias towards an opinion or source.

Question 14

What is the Balance and over confidence traits trait of a super forecastor?

Answer 14

Maintaining bias and self-errors.

Question 15

Define the Work in Teams trait of a super forecaster.

Answer 15

Work with numerous other forecasters to reduce the number of errors. Allows discussion between multiple viewpoints.

Question 16

Define the “Master the error balancing cycle” trait of a super forecaster.

Answer 16

Without practice there will be no improvement. Learn from mistakes.

Question 17

What is meant by the term “Think but don’t be too certain”?

Answer 17

It suggest to make educated guesses about the impacts of technology but don’t be certain that it will happen. Suggest they may happen but not that they will.

Question 18

Why do we avoid being to certain when discussing law?

Answer 18

The law is not a guideline or aspiration, the written law is what the law is. This creates problems when creating new technology and applying existing laws to it and the merging problems that are created when the law is introduced.

Question 19

What is Emergence?

Answer 19

The time period in which technology comes into use and the effects it has on society. It is a period for a society when new technology creates new opportunities and problems.

Question 20

What is the first-mover advantage in terms of Emergence?

Answer 20

When a technology arises, small companies are able to respond and interact with it quicker than bigger companies as it is seen as a risk.

Question 21

What is Convergence?

Answer 21

The period after emergence. As more companies enter the market for a technology, they begin to merge/ get bought out and they start to level up the scale and drive-up prices for profit.

Question 22

What is horizontal convergene?

Answer 22

The consolidation of multiple businesses into one/trending towards one. Typically, competitors buy out smaller companies and merge them into their own companies.

Question 23

What is vertical convergence?

Answer 23

The consolidation of supply chains. Companies buy a product either before or after it and then go on to sell it to a customer.

Question 24

What is pervasive technology?

Answer 24

Eventually, new technology permeates society, its presence is assumed rather than questioned. The time between the stage of emergence and pervasive depends on the technology and is getting shorter over time.

Question 25

What is the decline stage of a technology?

Answer 25

The final stage of technology. In the decline, a technology is replaced by a superior version of itself.