Jaron Lanier

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign
gptkb:Brown_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Microsoft
gptkb:VPL_Research
Atari
gptkbp:awards The 2010 World Technology Award in Media
The 2014 National Design Award in Interaction Design
Lifetime_Achievement_Award_from_the_International_Game_Developers_Association
gptkbp:birthDate 1960-05-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:children 1
gptkbp:contribution Advocacy for human-centered technology
Critique of digital economy
Pioneering work in virtual reality technology
gptkbp:famousQuote "The future is not a gift. It is an achievement."
"The most important thing is to be able to think for yourself."
"You are not a gadget."
"Information wants to be free, but it also wants to be expensive."
"We need to rethink how we use technology."
gptkbp:field Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer_Interaction
Philosophy_of_Technology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jaron Lanier
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Douglas_Engelbart
gptkb:Vannevar_Bush
gptkb:Alan_Kay
gptkbp:knownFor Critique of social media
Advocating for ethical technology
gptkbp:notableWork Who Owns the Future?
You Are Not a Gadget
gptkbp:occupation Author
Virtual Reality Pioneer
Computer_Scientist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marina_Abramović
gptkbp:website http://jaronlanier.com