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Steve Brown • TED@Intel

Why machines must make us better humans

We are rapidly moving towards a world where computers have the ability to not only process tons of information, but to gather it by seeing and hearing. Steve Brown takes a peek into the future to explore how these advances will impact our lives.

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This talk was presented at a TED Institute event given in partnership with Intel.

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We are rapidly moving towards a world where computers have the ability to not only process tons of information, but to gather it by seeing and hearing. Steve Brown takes a peek into the future to explore how these advances will impact our lives.

This talk was presented at a TED Institute event given in partnership with Intel.

Read more about the TED Institute.

About the speaker

Steve Brown

Machine aficionado

Ever since he was a kid, Steve Brown has been fascinated with the future and what technology can do for people. Brown rolls together technological, demographic, ethnographic, economic and other trends to build a compelling picture of the future, engaging others in a conversation on what types of future experiences we want to build together in the next decade and beyond.

About TED Institute

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