Switzerland and Silicon Valley: EP6 Sherry Wong ‘Living in a society where capital is strong and the welfare state is weak‘
Podcast: The Swiss ConnectionPublished On: Tue Aug 20 2024
Description: Send us a textFor artist and researcher Şerife (Sherry) Wong the popular image of visionary geniuses who change the world from their garages is an illusion. “We are idealising the myth of the inventor, the American dream of the man who, from nothing, becomes super rich and changes the world for the better, but...for whom?” asks Wong, who studies the social implications of emerging technologies. She is also an affiliate research scientist at the University of California, Berkeley.You can find more written content about this story on SWI swissinfo.ch: in English in Italian (original) in German Journalist: Sara IbrahimHost: Jo Fahy Audio editor / Video journalist: Michele Andina Distribution and Marketing: Xin ZhangSWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.
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