Could AI help us, not replace us?
4/3/202650 min
The time has come for humanity to make a choice: Will we build AI to replace humans or enhance them? This hour, the "humanistic AI" philosophy, a test case, and a glimpse into the future of work.
Guests include Siri co-creator Tom Gruber, CENTURY Tech CEO Priya Lakhani and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev.
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First 90 secondsManoush Zomorodi· Host0:00
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To understand who we are.
Manoush Zomorodi· Host0:47
From those talks, we bring you speakers and ideas that will surprise you- You just don't know what you're gonna find ... challenge you- We truly have to ask ourself, like, why is it noteworthy? ... and even change you. I literally feel like I'm a different person [laughs]. Yes. Do you feel that way? Ideas worth spreading from TED and NPR. I'm Manoush Zomorodi. On the show today, building AI that puts humans first. 15 years ago, millions of people around the world might have had their first interaction with AI when they talked to... My name? It's Siri.