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Jeff Bezos was interviewed at the Wired25 Summit and the discussion touched on a myriad of subjects. He discussed topics such as his space company called Blue Origin, sending civilians into space, Amazon, Montessori schools, working with the Department of Defense, why new technological innovations should always be pursued, the need for humans to think long term and more. The Youtube video below has stops and stutters, but the video in the article doesn't.
Bezos said he remains optimistic about technology, arguing that the potential for harm should not stop progress because humans are resilient. "The reason that we have pulled ourselves up as a species--by our bootstraps--is because we have continued to make technological progress," he said. "Technologies always are two-sided. There are ways they can be misused." As an example, Bezos pointed to the printing press. "The book was invented and people could write really evil books and lead bad revolutions with them and create fascist empires with books," he said. That "doesn't mean the book is bad."
Bezos said he remains optimistic about technology, arguing that the potential for harm should not stop progress because humans are resilient. "The reason that we have pulled ourselves up as a species--by our bootstraps--is because we have continued to make technological progress," he said. "Technologies always are two-sided. There are ways they can be misused." As an example, Bezos pointed to the printing press. "The book was invented and people could write really evil books and lead bad revolutions with them and create fascist empires with books," he said. That "doesn't mean the book is bad."
