It’s not that simple
It’s not that simple is a podcast by Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation dedicated to major interviews with international personalities linked to politics, economy, and society. Conducted by renowned journalist Pedro Mendonça Pinto, the conversations with our special guests aim to demystify and simplify some of the most fascinating and relevant topics of our time. They will be objective, frontal, informal and informed dialogues to clarify why some issues «are not that simple».
The Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation was founded in 2009 by Alexandre Soares dos Santos and his family to study the country’s major hindrances and bring them to the attention of the Portuguese people. The Foundation’s mission is to promote and expand the objective knowledge of Portugal today, thereby helping to develop society, strengthen the rights of citizens and improve public institutions and to cooperate in endeavors to identify, study and resolve society's problems. The Foundation is independent of political organizations and has no ideological affiliation with any political party. Its work is guided by the principles of human dignity and social solidarity and the values of democracy, freedom, equal opportunities, merit, and pluralism. www.ffms.pt
It’s not that simple
BLOCKCHAIN, with Don Tapscott
What is Blockchain? What is it for? How does it work? What kind of impact can it have on our societies? To answer these questions, Pedro Pinto interviews Don Tapscott in this episode of “It’s Not That Simple”, a podcast by the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation.
One of the world’s leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society, Tapscott is currently Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute. He is also an Adjunct Professor at INSEAD, and Chancellor Emeritus of Trent University in Ontario where he served as Chancellor 2013-2019. Tapscott is a member of the Order of Canada, and has authored 16 books, including the global best seller Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World, co-authored with his son Alex. He has coined many concepts that are part of the business lexicon today and is sought by corporate and government leaders globally.
In this episode, Tapscott describes what he calls the “second era of the digital age”, and the Blockchain’s role in it. He also discusses the potential of a Web 3.0, in which we can own and monetize our own data. Tapscott looks at the current stage of evolution of artificial intelligence as a form of generative AI, and the impact of the internet and modern technology on our societies. He also explains the importance of privacy in the digital realm, and examines the potential “dark side” of all these new technologies. Finally, Tapscott advocates for the need for a “social contract” for the digital age, in a conversation well worth listening to.
More on this topic
- Supply Chain Revolution: How Blockchain Technology Is Transforming the Digital Flow of Assets, Don Tapscott, 2020
- Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World, Don Tapscott (with Alex Tapscott), 2016
- The Digital Economy Anniversary Edition: Rethinking Promise and Peril In the Age of Networked Intelligence, Don Tapscott, 2014
- Don Tapscott’s Ted Talks
- Don Tapscott’s op-ed pieces for The Globe and Mail
- Don Tapscott’s op-ed pieces for The Star
- Don Tapscott’s op-ed pieces for The Huffington Post
Other references in Portuguese
- Essay of the Foundation “Inteligência Artificial”, by Arlindo Oliveira
- “Ciência e Tecnologia: o futuro chegou depressa”, an interview with Arlindo Oliveira
- “Uma nova era”, an essay on ChatGPT by Arlindo Oliveira
- Podcast “O que é a Inteligência Artificial”
- Podcast “Inteligência artificial, como vai mudar a nossa vida?”
- Podcast “O meu trabalho vai ser substituído por uma máquina?”
- “Desafios de Segurança no Mundo Digital”, an essay by Pedro Veiga