We’re increasingly using technology to create our online experiences, whether it’s music or news selections, dating prospects or a personalized social feed; artificial intelligence is becoming the backbone technology creating our future experiences. Will this improve our lives or will we live in a homogenized world, where chance, diversity and serendipity are overridden by algorithms?

This is a low fidelity audio recording of the panel, "AI and the Suburbanization of the Mind," presented on March 16, 2017 at SXSW in Austin, Texas as part of the IEEE Tech for Humanity Series. Joining Heather Vescent on the panel, are Jay Iorio, Director of Innovation at IEEE Standards and BC Biermann, Founder of The Heavy Projects.

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