Today we think of the printing press as one of humanity's greatest inventions.
But when it first appeared, many people feared it.
Some worried about misinformation. Others feared job loss. Some believed it threatened society itself.
In this episode, Rosenberg explores how the fears surrounding the printing press sound surprisingly similar to today's anxieties about artificial intelligence.
Topics discussed:
• Johannes Gutenberg
• Medieval scribes
• Technological change
• Artificial intelligence
• Human psychology
• Media history
• The fear of innovation
History • Technology • Culture • Society
Rosenberg is an audio-first exploration of the ideas, inventions, and forces that shape human behavior.
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What is The Rosenberg Podcast?
The Rosenberg Podcast is a weekly trip through the strange, fascinating and occasionally ridiculous things happening in our world.
Join Dan Rosenberg from the eastern edge of the Pacific for an unpredictable mix of strange news, science, technology, mysteries, unexplained phenomena, unusual discoveries, internet rabbit holes and whatever else has him asking, “Wait…what?”
Some weeks we'll go deep. Other weeks we'll wander completely off course.
That's kind of the point.
New episodes weekly.