when: 19 August 2022 | venue: Powerhouse Museum | cost: Adult: $30.00 | Concession: $25.00 | Child: $20.00 | address: 500 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 | website: https://sydneyscience.maas.museum/event/james-williams-and-ethics/ | tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/freedom-and-ethics-in-the-attention-economy?_gl=1*m08ays*_ga*ODYwMzI5ODIzLjE2NTc1MDQzNzk.*_ga_ND2EMCGBX9*MTY1ODk2NzU1OC42LjEuMTY1ODk2OTcwNi40Mg..
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Former Google engineer turned design ethicist Dr James Williams discusses how big tech companies manipulate and persuade us in the attention economy.
Dr James Williams is a former Google engineer turned design ethicist who argues that freedom of attention is central to human life. He believes that we need to gain a deeper understanding of what's at stake in our interactions with the digital world so we can protect our attention and its commercialisation.
Williams is the author of, Stand Out of Our Light: Freedom and Resistance in the Attention Economy, and a co-founder of the Time Well Spent campaign. He attained his PhD at the Oxford Internet Institute, where he is currently a Research Fellow.
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Former Google engineer turned design ethicist Dr James Williams discusses how big tech companies manipulate and persuade us in the attention economy.
Dr James Williams is a former Google engineer turned design ethicist who argues that freedom of attention is central to human life. He believes that we need to gain a deeper understanding of what's at stake in our interactions with the digital world so we can protect our attention and its commercialisation.
Williams is the author of, Stand Out of Our Light: Freedom and Resistance in the Attention Economy, and a co-founder of the Time Well Spent campaign. He attained his PhD at the Oxford Internet Institute, where he is currently a Research Fellow.
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James Williams: Ethics in the Attention Economy 2022 is on 19 August 2022. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Ultimo. Call (02) 9217 0111 for details. Visit their website at https://sydneyscience.maas.museum/event/james-williams-and-ethics/.
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