Some Luddites simply want to press ‘pause’ on the uninhibited march of technological progress. Stan Eales/iStock via Getty Images May 12, 2023 What’s a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University Despite the association of ‘Luddite’ with a naïve rejection of technology, the term and its origins are far richer and more complex than you might think.
Poster showing ‘The Leader of the Luddites’ (1812) Wikimedia Commons August 9, 2021 I’m a Luddite. You should be one too Jathan Sadowski, Monash University Why a workers’ rebellion in 19th-century England is relevant in the age of data extraction, gig labour and management by algorithm.
Is this a vision of the future? Robot worker image via shutterstock.com April 6, 2016 Are robots taking our jobs? Moshe Y. Vardi, Rice University In the past, technology both destroyed and created jobs. Is that trend ending?
Voicing concerns isn’t the same as smashing the latest technology. Unknown December 23, 2015 If Elon Musk is a Luddite, count me in! Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University We’ve missed plenty of early warnings about past scientific breakthroughs. Is it neo-Luddite to proceed with caution as an innovator?