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How did a small set of technology platforms rise to command our attention, our data, and our economy? What has this concentration of power cost us in terms of innovation, prosperity, and democratic possibility?
In his latest book, The Age of Extraction, Columbia Law School professor and former White House official Tim Wu contends that today’s dominant firms have mastered an extractive business model that pulls value upward — from users, workers, and entire markets — while eroding political freedoms and narrowing the space for shared prosperity.
Join us for "The Extraction Economy: Platforms, Power, and the Fight for Prosperity" on Tuesday, February 3, from 5:30 to 7:00pm at The Forum at Columbia University. This dynamic in-person conversation between Professor Wu and Julia Angwin, award-winning investigative journalist and founder of Proof News, will dig into how platform power has transformed whole sectors of the economy, how emerging AI systems may accelerate inequality, and what bold legal, institutional, and civic interventions are needed to build a more democratic digital future.
This event is hosted by Columbia World Projects, with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and co-sponsored by All Tech Is Human. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A. This event is free and open to the public with registration required.
Register today: https://events.columbia.edu/go/theextractioneconomy