The world abounds with predictions of catastrophic futures – from robotics and the end of employment as we know it; big data and the surveillance society; artificial intelligence and the overtaking of human thinking; and global inequalities and the obscene power of the superrich.
But working from existing social trends, what futures are the most likely? What kind of world can we realistically anticipate by the middle of this century?
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An upcoming panel discussion will consider what future societies may feasibly exist in 2050. The Hawke Research Institute’s Director Anthony Elliott, will be joined by distinguished Professor John Urry, and expert in digital sociology, Professor Deborah Lupton to consider each of these futures, and the complex choices and challenges each future will present to our society.
This event is co-presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and the Hawke Research Institute, as part of the Hawke InConversation series.
FREE registration: Catastrophic futures? 2050 and beyond
25 March, 6pm
Bradley Forum, University of South Australia
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