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TED Radio Hour: Industry 4.0

As machine learning surpasses human intelligence, where does that leave us? This hour, TED speake...
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12.27 4 May 2017


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TED Radio Hour: Industry 4.0

TED Radio Hour: Industry 4.0

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12.27 4 May 2017


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As machine learning surpasses human intelligence, where does that leave us? This hour, TED speakers explore ideas about the exciting and terrifying future of human-robot collaboration.

MIT Professor Erik Brynjolfsson sees a bright future where machines serve as powerful tools and partners. But he wonders if we can keep up with the pace of innovation in order to shape this future.

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GE's Chief Economist Marco Annunziata is optimistic about "the marriage of minds and machines" -- provided we manage it the right way.

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Futurist Maurice Conti says we've entered a new era where machines and humans partner to do what neither can do alone. He calls it the "Augmented Age."

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Data Scientist Jeremy Howard has studied machine learning for 25 years. He says super-intelligent machines can help us achieve amazing things. But he warns they might mean the end for our species.

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