Steve Rosenbaum

1 week ago | stevenrosenbaum.medium.com | Steve Rosenbaum |Steven Rosenbaum

Last week’s Vancouver TED conference delivered a chilling wake-up call through four speakers who, from different vantage points, converged on an unmistakable warning: Our digital ecosystem isn’t just broken — it threatens the foundations of democracy, truth, and human autonomy itself. These speakers didn’t merely diagnose the crisis. They named it, mapped its architecture, and issued an urgent call to collective action before it’s too late.

1 week ago | stevenrosenbaum.medium.com | Steve Rosenbaum |Steven Rosenbaum

“Sam, given that you’re helping create technology that will reshape the destiny of our entire species, who granted you or anyone, the moral authority to do that? And how are you personally responsible and accountable if you’re wrong?”The question hung in the air at TED like a guillotine blade. Chris Anderson had just dropped the ultimate challenge on Sam Altman, the man whose company created ChatGPT.

2 weeks ago | stevenrosenbaum.medium.com | Steve Rosenbaum |Steven Rosenbaum

In a powerful and deeply personal TED Talk, Gen Z activist Deja Foxx made a compelling case for why young people — particularly young women — should be at the forefront of designing our digital future. As the founder of Gen Z Girl Gang, Foxx shared her journey from a teenage gas station worker to a digital strategist and political force, illustrating how technology both empowered and endangered her along the way.

3 weeks ago | stevenrosenbaum.medium.com | Steve Rosenbaum |Steven Rosenbaum

Steve Rosenbaum·Follow4 min read·--I watched “Adolescence” on Netflix and left the screen rattled — not because of the show’s violence, but because of its accuracy. The story follows a 13-year-old boy who murders a female classmate — and yet, it isn’t structured like a crime drama. There’s no question of whodunit. Instead, it asks the harder ones: What makes a child become a weapon? And who’s responsible? The answers are uncomfortable — and they’re true.

2 months ago | stevenrosenbaum.medium.com | Steve Rosenbaum |Steven Rosenbaum

Steve Rosenbaum·Follow4 min read·--NEW YORK , NY— In a move that sent shockwaves through the media industry, NBC News announced today that Lester Holt, the first Black anchor to lead a major network newscast, will “transition to special projects” effective immediately. The statement, laden with corporate euphemisms, barely disguised the reality: when faced with mounting pressure, the network chose expedience over principle.