Uberization: An Enemy Who Means You Well?

More wealth or more precariousness? More activity or more unemployment? More equality or more discrimination? More happiness or a new form of slavery? More information or less memory? More dreams or more nightmares?

"Uberization" triggers all kinds of fears, fantasies, and hopes. It is a massive, global phenomenon that shows no signs of stopping. While fighting against uberization is futile, we can, however, choose to preserve the benefits it holds while mastering its less desirable aspects.

Beyond uberization, we must question everything that technology promises us: artificial intelligence, transhumanism, post-humanism, blockchain... What is their power to transform the world, mankind, and humanity itself?

To take stock of uberization—its impact on society, its opportunities, and its limits—the authors met with the key players of this new economy, giving them a voice through a series of video interviews.