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The Future of Human Intelligence and Technology
07:05 - 17:25 (10:19)
The speaker discusses the potential for humans to merge with technology in ways that will enhance our cognitive abilities, and how this will blur the line between computing intelligence and human intelligence.
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Turing travels back in time to have a conversation with Ada Lovelace, the first person to write mathematical programs for the computer yet to be built by her friend Charles Babbage.
07:05 - 09:05 (01:59)
Summary
Turing travels back in time to have a conversation with Ada Lovelace, the first person to write mathematical programs for the computer yet to be built by her friend Charles Babbage. During their conversation, Ada argues that the computer, if correctly programmed, could write novels and compose music.
ChapterThe Future of Human Intelligence and Technology
EpisodeIs humanity smart enough to survive itself? | Jeanette Winterson
PodcastTED Talks Daily
The distinction between computing power and computing intelligence lies in the nuances of human characteristics like gender and race.
09:05 - 11:41 (02:36)
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The distinction between computing power and computing intelligence lies in the nuances of human characteristics like gender and race. The difference between computing and human intelligence is the inadequacy of our data sets which we are being trained on.
ChapterThe Future of Human Intelligence and Technology
EpisodeIs humanity smart enough to survive itself? | Jeanette Winterson
PodcastTED Talks Daily
Humans have a strong future as a hybrid species as technology advances, including nanobots in the bloodstream, genetic editing, 3D-printed body parts, and neural implants that enhance cognitive capacities and connect us to the web and to one another.
11:42 - 13:59 (02:17)
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Humans have a strong future as a hybrid species as technology advances, including nanobots in the bloodstream, genetic editing, 3D-printed body parts, and neural implants that enhance cognitive capacities and connect us to the web and to one another. The possibility of uploading consciousness suggests that the shift from the transhuman to the posthuman world is an evolutionary necessity.
ChapterThe Future of Human Intelligence and Technology
EpisodeIs humanity smart enough to survive itself? | Jeanette Winterson
PodcastTED Talks Daily
The question of whether consciousness is only restricted to materiality is being asked by computing, science and religion.
13:59 - 15:42 (01:42)
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The question of whether consciousness is only restricted to materiality is being asked by computing, science and religion. However, the world’s mythos is based on an encounter between a human and a non-human entity which perhaps motivates the need to create artificial intelligence.
ChapterThe Future of Human Intelligence and Technology
EpisodeIs humanity smart enough to survive itself? | Jeanette Winterson
PodcastTED Talks Daily
This talk explores the parallels between Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and the potential dangers and benefits of creating alternative intelligence through code.
15:42 - 17:25 (01:43)
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This talk explores the parallels between Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and the potential dangers and benefits of creating alternative intelligence through code. The speaker argues that the ending to this story is not set in stone and is up to us, as we are the creators and can shape the future of this technology.