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What are the consequences of living as a human in an always on digital world? Part of existing as an “organic entity” such as a human is that we live our lives by cycles: Day, night. Winter, summer, Growth, decay. Sometimes we’re active, other times we need rest. But algorithms and computers never need rest – they are ‘on’ all the time.
In a world that is becoming increasingly more digital, humans are being forced to adapt to the “always on” schedule of these systems, says @YuvalNoahHarari, the best-selling author of ‘Sapiens’ and ‘Nexus,’ while in conversation with journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin.
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WorkWorkKemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership election“Our second is no less important. It is to prepare, over the course of the next few years, for government to ensure that by the time of the next election, we have not just a clear set of Conservative pledges that appeal to the British people, but a clear plan for how to implement them, a clear plan to change this country by changing the way that government works.” WorkWorkScottish comedian Janey Godley dies aged 63In a post on her X account on Thursday, her daughter Ashley revealed that Godley had been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow, which she said had “brought her so much joy” in her final days. WorkWork'Will anything change?': six women react to Saoirse Ronan's viral commentWhile living in South Africa for almost 20 years I attended a self-defence course for women. 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