Guest it is an information revolution and weve been watching it for the past halfcentury. Computers overwhelmed Media Advertising and it spread into telephones and we were carrying around the internet wherever we went and in the next stage the internet and mobile machines will be carrying us around so it is going to be an age in which all kinds of new choices are going to surface for us and we are going to be able to go a lot of places and it has a big effect on our cities and at the same Time Companies and city governments are going to be able to manage our movements and that will result kind of questions about privacy. It is just the next stage of the internet revolution. Host imagine a scenario, los angeles, 2028. What should we expect . One thing about information resolutions is we cant bet on dates. Weve seen it before with cell phones, Michael Arthur and i were in paris at the turn of the century in 2000 and we were predicting smart phones were going to change communication by 20
Mobile machines so this is an agent all new choices will surface for us and we will be able to go a lot of places to have a big effect on our cities and at the same time city governments can manage our movements and with a question about privacy. Is the next stage of the internet revolution. Los angeles 2028. What should we expect . One thing about information revolutions is we have seen it before. My coauthor and i were in paris at the turnofthecentury. And we were predicting that smart phones would change communication. And it turns out they didnt come until 2007. But the changes are still important. So what will we see . Will see a lot more choices and spend billions of dollars on public transportation. There could be cars that are semi autonomous living in parts of los angeles. I dont think by that point we have fully Autonomous Cars going around in that space. But there could be airships like small robotic drones that carry people around los angeles. You spend some time with mayor
Mobility. What do you mean by that . Stephen well, there are its an information revolution. And weve been watching it for the last half century. Its spread into computers and overwhelmed media and advertising. And then it spread into telephones. And we were carrying around the internet wherever we went. And now in this next stage, the internet and the mobile machines will be carrying us around. So i think its its going to be an age in which all kinds of new choices are going to surface for us. And were going to be able to well, were going to be able to go a lot of places and its going to have a big effect on our cities. And at the same time, companies and city governments are going to be able to manage our movements and that will raise all kinds of questions about privacy. So its just the negotiation stage of the internet revolution. Imagine a scenario, something you write about in your book, los angeles, 2028. What should we expect . Well, one thing about revolution about information
Go. Mr. Baker, you write that this book is about the coming age of mobility. What do you mean by that . Stephen well, there are its an information revolution. And weve been watching it for the last half century. Its spread into computers and overwhelmed media and advertising. And then it spread into telephones. And we were carrying around the internet wherever we went. And now in this next stage, the internet and the mobile machines will be carrying us around. So i think its its going to be an age in which all kinds of new choices are going to surface for us. And were going to be able to well, were going to be able to go a lot of places and its going to have a big effect on our cities. And at the same time, companies and city governments are going to be able to manage our movements and that will raise all kinds of questions about privacy. So its just the next stage of the internet revolution. Imagine a scenario, something you write about in your book, los angeles, 2028. What should we
Is at the house antitrust hearing. Hillary, can you tell us, what do you know . Reporter this is an interesting hearing. These companies are trying to convince lawmakers that their competitors are competitive with them. So they are hyping up their competition. We heard from google executives who say they face intense competition for companies over their search functions. Facebook says they have competition from snapchat, skype, and ticktock over their idea video sharing. But not every lawmaker on the panel bought the argument that these companies are in a position to defend their market share and fight for user competition. I think you are in a unique chair in a unique position among those seated at the table. Each one of you occupy a unique and dominant position. But facebook is stands alone in terms of social media. Any other social media platform that can compete with facebook . There might not an identical competitor to facebook but there is significant competition in advertising.