# The Future Is…Avoidable: Dystopias with Laila Lalami and Helen Phillips

What would future dystopias controlled by algorithms and robots entail? In worlds where society runs on facial recognition, Helen Phillips, “Hum” and our dreams are under surveillance, Laila Lalami, “The Dream Hotel”, these authors explore how futuristic technology affects our autonomy in a world perhaps not too far away. Moderated by Justine Kenin.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 1 h
- By: Kenin, Justine
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-11138/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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