Tristan Harris

Tristan Harris is an American computer scientist, and businessperson. He is the president and a co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology. In 2020, Harris starred in the film The Social Dilemma, distributed by Netflix. He coined the phrase “human downgrading” to describe the interconnected system of mutually reinforcing harms.

About Tristan Harris in brief

Summary Tristan HarrisTristan Harris is an American computer scientist, and businessperson. He is the president and a co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology. Earlier, he worked as a design ethicist at Google. In 2020, Harris starred in the film The Social Dilemma, distributed by Netflix. The Atlantic stated in their November 2016 issue that “Harris is the closest thing Silicon Valley has to a conscience.

” He coined the phrase “human downgrading” to describe the interconnected system of mutually reinforcing harms – addiction, distraction, isolation, polarization, fake news.