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    Andrew Keen

    Broadcaster & writer

    Andrew Keen is a British-American entrepreneur, author, and commentator known for his critical views on Internet culture and technology's impact on society. Born around 1960 in Hampstead, North London, he has a background in history and political science, having studied at the University of London and the University of California, Berkeley. Keen has taught at several universities, including Tufts and Northeastern University, before returning to Silicon Valley in 1995 to start his first company, Audiocafe.com.1

    Keen is particularly recognized for his book The Cult of the Amateur, which critiques user-generated content platforms like Wikipedia and YouTube, arguing that they undermine professional expertise and cultural quality. He has also authored Digital Vertigo and The Internet Is Not the Answer, where he discusses the negative aspects of social media and digital culture.12 He currently hosts the "Keen On" show, a platform for discussing technology and its societal implications.1

    On LinkedIn, Keen shares insights related to technology, artificial intelligence, and societal issues, with a growing following of over 6,000 connections.2 His work often emphasizes the need for critical engagement with technology and its effects on human behavior and culture.23

    Highlights

    Aug 8 · twitter

    Trump's High Summer of Disorder: How Short-Term Chaos is America's Long-Term Global Strategy, by @ajkeen https://t.co/GKEj9VmY3K @JasonPackLibya Like it or not, Trump and his surreal version of a libertarian patrimonial America is reshaping the world. At least in what the FT’s Janan Ganesh dubs “the high summer of Donald Trump”. But my old friend Jason Pack, host of the excellent Disorder podcast, doesn’t believe that a strategy of short-term chaos is a viable long-term global strategy for America. Pack argues that while Trump may be achieving tactical wins through short-term disruptions—from ending the Iran-Israel conflict to forcing favorable trade negotiations—this approach fundamentally undermines the strategic international coordination needed to address existential challenges like AI regulation, climate change, and systemic economic and military competition with China. Without coherent global governance structures, Pack predicts, we're sleepwalking into a long-term disordered world where private tech giants wield more power than governments themselves. Trump’s high summer of disorder, he warns, could degenerate into an apocalyptic winter of our collective discontent.

    Aug 8 · twitter
    Dec 22 · Yahoo Finance
    How COP28 is shaping the energy transition - Yahoo Finance
    How COP28 is shaping the energy transition - Yahoo Finance
    Aug 17 · Business Live
    Losses rocket at ITM Power but hydrogen tech provider insists it better placed - Business Live
    Losses rocket at ITM Power but hydrogen tech provider insists it better placed - Business Live
    Jan 5 · listennotes.com
    Leonard Mlodinow on the Science of Feelings - Keen On (podcast)

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