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About
Entrepreneur and technology ethicist who co-founded the Center for Humane Technology. He worked as a design ethicist at Google. He has advocated for recognizing the dangers of digital technology. In 2017, he was interviewed by Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes about the addictive design of smartphone apps.
Before Fame
He received his baccalaureate degree from Stanford University, where he studied computer science. He interned at Apple Inc.
Trivia
In 2019, the New York Times published his op-ed, "Our Brains Are No Match for Our Technology." He appeared in the 2020 Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma. In 2021, he was named to the TIME 100 Next list. He has also appeared on Joe Rogan's show, and also The Daily Show.
Family Life
He grew up in San Francisco and his family moved to Santa Rosa because his mother, Victoria, wanted a more rustic existence.
Associated With
At Stanford, he was classmates with one of Instagram's founders, Kevin Systrom.
