In this conversation, Jeremy Weinstein, Dean of Harvard Kennedy School, will discuss his book System Error, which exposes the root of our current predicament: how big tech’s relentless focus on optimization is driving a future that reinforces discrimination, erodes privacy, displaces workers, and pollutes the information we get. He will be joined in conversation by Rana Mitter, S.T. Lee Professor U.S.-Asia Relations at Harvard Kennedy School, to highlight the geopolitical dimension of technological advancement — with a focus on China and the West's divergent approaches to technology governance.