Obama Warns Technology Has Created a More Splintered World
- Divisions in society fueled by ‘siloing’ ourselves online
- Former president speaks at software gathering in San Francisco
Former U.S. President Barack Obama
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Former U.S. President Barack Obama warned that technology is creating a more splintered world, fueling the disparities among wealthy and poorer nations, and people within countries.
“The rise of extreme inequality both within nations and between nations that is being turbocharged by globalization and technology” is one of the biggest risks for young people, Obama said Thursday at Salesforce.com Inc.’s annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. “New technologies have allowed us reach. We have a global market. I can project my voice and you can take your technology to new markets. It has also amplified inequalities.”