All Aboard the Tech Train
Oral Communication Practice
Watch the video and respond to the questions below.
1. What are some of the emotions portrayed in the video clip?
2. What are some concerns you have about the various types of technology available today?
RESPONSES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Frances Haugen, 38, former Facebook product manager and whistle-blower
“I knew Facebook had issues before I joined, and I’d lived with some of the personal consequences of that because I had a friend who was radicalised. But when I arrived, I had never thought about [misinformation] in the context of much more fragile populations in the world. It began to dawn on me how many lives are on the line.”
Michael Bess, 67, historian of science at Vanderbilt University and author of a book on a future of genetic engineering
“What the genetic engineering promises to bring down the line is human beings who are tailored to particular purposes. . . So I’m worried that we’ll become products or commodities that are subordinated to particular functions or purposes. What becomes of autonomy? What becomes of free will?”
Lin Kheng Hock, 73, canteen vendor at a school in Singapore
“Now, so much time is spent on your handphones… If one day you lose it, everything will go haywire, and you go haywire … It’s as if you are at a loss… I find that it’s a crazy world.”
