Tools and Weapons by Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne - our October Book Club read
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Technological Transformation
The World Economic Forum's Book Club has just announced its October pick: Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age by Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne.
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The Microsoft President and Senior Director, External Relations and Executive Communications wrote the book to explore technologies created by companies and the responsibility these then have towards society.
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"Tools and Weapons starts with the proposition that if your technology changes the world, you bear a responsibility to help the world navigate these changes. We wrote the book to make these issues more accessible to people and to examine ways to address them." Smith said.
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