Whoever wants to live in another time knows very little about history | Sérgio Lee | TEDxPorto
Sérgio Lee |
TEDxPorto
• April 2018
In this talk, the goal is to deconstruct the concept of "natural" and to prove the impossibility of going "back to nature". To do so, I'll focus on technology, which has become a relegated and misunderstood concept throughout history.
We are at the epicenter of the revolution with the greatest impact in history, at a very accelerated transformational speed which, despite its positive features, causes a difficult intergenerational adaptation. This inadaptation, conjugated with multiple factors, prompts discontent in some people towards technological advances, who think technology becomes evil, and it also causes a nostalgic sentiment that makes people want to go back in time, to nature. It is important to recognize the fantastic progress that has been powered by technology and that has provided us with a better standard of living. There have been more benefits than risks. There's talk of an imminent threat from artificial intelligence and of the alienation of the human being, but the future might lie in a fusion of humans and machines, a homo-machine, the next evolutionary step of humankind.
It is important to have a more optimistic view of the future. The future of men and workers: the "homo-machine". Sérgio do Monte Lee is a member of Deloitte, specialist in the technology, media and telecommunications sector, and a college professor. In Deloitte, he leads the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sector in Portugal, and also the Strategy & Operations practice for a business unit of products, services, utilities & resources.
Sergio has focused his work in the area of technology and operations applied to the Technology, Telecommunications, Energy and Media sector, where he has assumed leadership positions in several geographic regions, particularly in Europe and Latin America. Throughout his career, he has coordinated large projects globally, and has directly advised the administrative council and the board of directors of multiple companies.
He's a master's and postgraduate professor and, since 2004, he has collaborated with multiple educational institutions in several countries.
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