The broadcast of oversimplified messages through a human network that reacts strongly to those messages, and thus boosts the signal of those messages further, is something that bears careful consideration.
The world needs to figure out how to “put into place very strict requirements with appropriate consequences that make it unthinkable to violate them.”
“Everyone agrees we shouldn’t be doing this yet,”
These quotes are from a Bloomberg article* about the Chinese scientist who edited the twins DNA as embryos, found interesting that society is able to recognize the incredible dangers and implications of DNA modifications yet have a huge blind spot for tech, perhaps because it's so useful in our day to day lives. User-engagement, optimizing for addiction and driving individuals into echo chambers and the welcoming arms of extremists looking to recruit, worth it for free email I guess?
* https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-13/top-genet...