The tech sector, led by Apple and other Big Tech companies, should act further in mitigating and preventing conflict on a global scale.
W. Abdullah Brooks, MD
Physician/Scientist working in international health, primarily in low and middle income countries, including disease burden surveillance, clinical and vaccine trial against childhood respiratory, febrile and enteric diseases.
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How To Maximize the Good From AI Augmenting Humanity - A Quick Take
Topics that should feature in any public discourse on AI when considering how to maximize the benefits while minimizing its risk and harm.
Facebook: A Clinical Assessment and a Call To Action
Dr. W. Abdullah Brooks dives deep into the most recent troubling allegations about Facebook’s policies, practices, and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
A Reflection On Controversies in Tech and the Search for Answers: A Wellness Check
Dr. W. Abdullah Brooks says that with respect to tech products/services, we need perspective on three distinct but inter-related subjects; the producing corporation, the benefit/risk ratio associated with that product/service, and what we can do to optimize any benefits vs risks.
Podcasts
Clash of the Titans: Government vs. Big Tech Over Your Data
Government is challenging Big Tech over access and control of user data in the name of security, with consequence to privacy and security.
Apple’s Proposed Child Protective Security Features: An Unfinished Business
Dr. W Abdullah Brooks argues that Apple’s CSAM-detection controversy was preventable and something Apple should have seen coming.
Innovation: The Interplay of Consistency and Change
Dr. Brooks argues that tangible imperatives, whether threat or aspiration, drive humanity to ‘think outside the box’ and to innovate.
What Apple's Digital Wallet Needs before it Can Replace Your Physical Wallet
The Apple Wallet is a great and convenient app, but Dr. W. Abdullah Brooks argues that there are key features it needs before it can replace our physical wallets.
Predicting Apple Requires a Study in Methodology, Ecosystems and the Science of Uncertainty
Dr. W Abdullah Brooks argues that pundits who fail to account for key aspects of Apple’s approach to technology get it wrong time and again.
Reflections on the iPad Pro after WWDC
As an avid iPad Pro user, Dr. Brooks focuses on the user community’s response to iPadOS 15 and iPad Pro in the wake of WWDC.