FBL70: Mark Mills - The Digital Cloud & the Convergence of the Roaring 2020s

FBL70: Mark Mills - The Digital Cloud & the Convergence of the Roaring 2020s

Author: Singularity University September 5, 2022 Duration: 1:07:30

This week our guest is Mark Mills, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute who recently authored The Cloud Revolution: How the Convergence of New Technologies Will Unleash the Next Economic Boom and A Roaring 2020s.

In this episode, Mark and I discuss how the latest advancements in materials, machines, and information are unlocking a profound new paradigm represented by the cloud, the impact of which Mark argues has been severely underestimated. As part of this conversation, we also explore the ways such tech will impact automation, governmental regulation, and our on-going tension between climate and energy production. As Mark describes it himself, he’s a realist and an optimist, and both of those things are conveyed in this information rich episode. 

Find more of Mark's work at tech-pundit.com or follow him at twitter.com/markpmills

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Host: Steven Parton - LinkedIn / Twitter

Music by: Amine el Filali


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