Listen "The Robots Are Coming #2 - Councilmember Ben Barlett"
Episode Synopsis
We had a special guest: Ben Barlett who’s a council member in Berkeley City Council, District 3. What’s really special about Ben is that he is both a tech and political leader focused not only on activism but also using innovation to drive 21st century economic development with job opportunities for all Californians. We contextualized George Floyd’s death in a long continuum of economic injustice. We discussed his role on the blockchain commission for calcoin, a digital currency to serve as a payment system for the unemployed in California. Furthermore, we looked at ways to integrate workers to work alongside Kiwibot as operators so they don’t lose their jobs. We also discussed his work on a trade agreement with China to deliver green tech supplies and infrastructure, funding for body cameras, and that led to a discussion of privacy, surveillance and data as a property right.
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