Secrets of Silicon Valley

Season 1

The ‘Tech Gods’ behind the world’s most powerful online companies wanted to change the world. They’ve certainly achieved this, but has it changed for the better? Every aspect of our lives and society has been altered by Silicon Valley’s antics but many feel the scope and influence of just a few powerful men has happened too fast and gone too far. Are we heading for disaster or a tech-led paradise?

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S1 E1 - The Disruptors
August 5, 2017
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The pioneers that started Silicon Valley’s biggest tech companies saw themselves as rebels. They wanted to tear up the rulebook and change the way the world works. No part of our lives would remain unaffected. But when robots are doing all the jobs and artificial intelligence is making all of our decisions, what will be left for humanity to do – if there are any humans left to do it?
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S1 E2 - The Persuasion Machine
August 12, 2017
52min
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The influence of social media has changed enormously in recent years. Facebook has grown into the tech behemoth that uses data to predict our personalities and other psychological traits. It even helped Donald Trump to reach the White House. But is this ‘great persuasion machine’ now out of control? And if it can’t be stopped… what happens next?
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