March 7, 2024 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
There is widespread concern about the impact of the Web and more broadly technology on our lives and society. Our privacy is being undermined. Big tech is too powerful. Social media is hurting our kids. AI may destroy civilization. Even the founder of the world Wide Web, Tim Berners Lee, has said the his vision of the web has been corrupted. The solutions to these problems are largely human. But there is something new that holds great promise. The Web is entering a new era. Call it "Web3," a new platform that can help us right the wrongs of the digital age. The core technologies that will shape the Web3 era include blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and extended reality (XR) user experiences. Don Tapscott, best-selling author of 18 books and arguably the world’s leading authority on the digital age argues that these converging technologies, and the new business configurations and social behaviors that will define the next era of the Internet.