Technology Quotes

From the printing press to AI, these quotes explore humanity's relationship with its own inventions.

12000 quotes

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"Technology is a tool, and like all tools, it reflects the intentions of its user."
Stefania Albanesi
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"Technological disruption creates both opportunities and genuine hardships for workers."
Jean Tirole
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"The digitalization of the economy requires new thinking about competition and market power."
Jean Tirole
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"Technology changes rapidly, but human nature changes slowly."
Vernon Smith
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"Technology is a tool that amplifies human intentions, good or bad."
Vernon Smith
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"Technology must serve human values, not the reverse."
Vernon Smith
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"Technology changes the constraints we face, but human nature remains remarkably constant."
Eric Maskin
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"Technology is not neutral; it reflects the values of those who create it."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Technology is best when it brings people together."
Raj Patel
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"Technology changes what's possible; mechanism design changes what's optimal."
Eric Maskin
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"Technology that ignores incentives is technology that will fail."
Eric Maskin
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"Technology is a mirror reflecting our desires, fears, and priorities."
Raj Patel
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"The internet, GPS, and touchscreen technology were all publicly funded innovations."
Mariana Mazzucato
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"Information technology has reduced some asymmetries while creating entirely new ones."
George Akerlof
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"The gig economy reproduces many of the information asymmetries of pre-industrial markets."
George Akerlof
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"Information technology has democratized data but concentrated power among those who interpret it."
George Akerlof
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"Innovation in institutions is as important as innovation in technology."
Eric Maskin
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"Markets are human inventions, and like all human inventions, they can be improved."
Eric Maskin
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"Technology changes the tools of trade, but not the fundamental principles of exchange."
Vernon Smith
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"Technology is neutral; its consequences depend on how we use it."
Vernon Smith
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"Technology is a mirror of our values and a tool of our intentions."
Raj Patel
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"Technology is neutral; humanity provides the direction."
Raj Patel
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"The best innovations come from combining public sector boldness with private sector efficiency."
Mariana Mazzucato
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"The greatest innovations of the past century came from public sector vision and commitment."
Mariana Mazzucato
"Technology serves those who understand its true purpose."
Hernando de Soto
"Technology amplifies both human virtue and human vice."
Hernando de Soto
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"Technology should serve humanity, not the reverse."
Angus Deaton
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"Technology is never neutral; it reflects the values of its makers."
Angus Deaton
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"Technology is a tool; wisdom lies in how we choose to use it."
Raj Patel
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"Technology amplifies human nature; it makes us more of what we already are."
Raj Patel