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Computers

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Computers.

Video playlists about Computers

How to nurture brilliant women in STEM

Inspiring talks from women who have pushed the boundaries in their field and are paving the way for the next generation of girls to earn their place in traditionally male-dominated professions.

Why tech needs diversity

Fascinating, forward-thinking talks that highlight the importance of diversity — in its many forms — within the tech industry.

Who's watching us?

In the age of smart tech, privacy is a definite concern. Here's the download on who has your information and what they're doing with it.

Wacky, weird art made by AI

Welcome to the new frontier in art and creativity -- and it's not human.

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Talks about Computers

Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas

What happens when your dog uses the internet

Jeffrey T. Reed

Can AI help us speak with wolves?

Joshua Schachter

How I turned frustration into creative success

Yoshua Bengio

The catastrophic risks of AI — and a safer path

Eric Schmidt

The AI revolution is underhyped

Shahram Izadi

The next computer? Your glasses

Sam Altman

OpenAI's Sam Altman talks ChatGPT, AI agents and superintelligence — live at TED2025

Leo Villareal

How light and code can transform a city

George Zaidan and Sajan Saini

How are microchips made?

Riccardo Loconte

What if AI could spot your lies?

Sajan Saini and George Zaidan

Have we reached the limit of computer power?

Aravind Srinivas

How AI will answer questions we haven't thought to ask

Julian Schilliger and Youssef Nader

How AI is decoding ancient scrolls

Eugenia Kuyda

Can AI companions help heal loneliness?

Chin-Teng Lin

The mind-reading potential of AI

AC Coppens, Kasley Killam and Apolinário Passos

What's our relationship to AI? It's complicated

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Exclusive articles about Computers

These 6 pioneering women helped create modern computers

It seems like a story made for the movies: the first general-purpose computer was actually programmed by a half-dozen female math whizzes. Yet for too long, their efforts have been largely unknown. Lawyer and digital-rights advocate Kathy Kleiman describes her quest to learn about them and bring them some overdue recognition.

Posted Apr 2018

Can you teach a computer to be funny?

Here’s one example of a machine-generated joke: “Why did the chicken cross the road? To see the punchline.” Learn about the work that scientists are doing to make AI more LOL.

Posted Nov 2017

The wisdom of Linus Torvalds

The man behind Linux and Git shares his thoughts and philosophy on life, work, management, collaboration and the need for quiet computers.

Posted Apr 2016

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