Every year the great universities of the United States want to recruit important personalities to offer the graduation speech for their students. This year Stanford University has the presence of Tim Cook to deliver the commencement speech which will be held next 16 June, as we know from the press release.
Cook commented in the announcement of his presence at the event, the open position he has as CEO of Apple in relation to the data privacy of its users and technological world, as well as the effects that this produces in society.
Apple makes a constant effort on major ethical issues that affect technological progress. He talks about Apple's planning in this regard, which includes a "New Vision" about what they can offer teachers and schools. This vision, according to Cook, points to:
Infuse our role in the technological revolution with ethical and social considerations
At the same time, he proposes to investigate:
The social and ethical consequences of scientific and technological advances to increase benefits and minimize inconveniences.
El president of Stanford University, spoke about Cook in these terms:
Tim Cook has spoken out strongly about the challenges and responsibilities facing corporations and our society today… In addressing this, he has led with vision and values, qualities that reflect the culture of our Stanford community and that are most important to us. our students and our country. Tim was a natural choice to challenge and encourage our graduates on how they leave our campus and find their own paths in the world.
Stanford University Medical Center
This natural dialogue between the university and Apple shows a cordial relationship between the two entities, but not the first collaboration. Apple Vice President of Health sumbuldesai, a former student of the university, was one of the promoters of the heart study that allowed to collect data for the improvement of Apple products related to health, such as the Apple Watch Series 4 and the ECG function to be able to perform an electrocardiogram.
