© James Hendler and Alice M. Mulvehill 2016
James Hendler and Alice M. Mulvehill, Social Machines, 10.1007/978-1-4842-1156-4_1
James Hendler1 and Alice M. Mulvehill2
(1)Albany, New York, USA
(2)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
It is often said that the expression “May you live in interesting times!” is an ancient Chinese curse. In reality this story is probably apocryphal, but the notion behind it is not: times of great change can produce great opportunities, but also significant personal stress or major societal upheaval. Many things can cause change, but technological innovation is often a facilitator. And one challenge ...
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