Name: Is humanity smart enough to survive itself?
Uploaded: 2022-08-23T14:31:42Z
Duration: 18 min 24 s
Description: With quick wit and sharp insight, writer Jeanette Winterson lays out a vision of the future where human and machine intelligence meld -- forming what she calls "alternative intelligence" -- and takes a philosophical look at our species, asking: Are we smart enough to survive how smart we are? (Followed by a Q&A with TED's head of curation Helen Walters)

With quick wit and sharp insight, writer Jeanette Winterson lays out a vision of the future where human and machine intelligence meld -- forming what she calls "alternative intelligence" -- and takes a philosophical look at our species, asking: Are we smart enough to survive how smart we are? (Followed by a Q&A with TED's head of curation Helen Walters)

Jeanette Winterson: Is humanity smart enough to survive itself?

Is humanity smart enough to survive itself?

Exploring the threshold of our survival, the talk discusses if humanity can outsmart its own intelligence and avoid self-destruction.

AI, reimagined as 'alternative intelligence', is presented as a catalyst for human evolution, beyond our current binary constraints.

AI, devoid of race, gender, or creed, presents a potential reset for humanity, focusing on collective success over biases.