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The giant leaps in language...

04.12.2021

Thousands of languages thrive across the globe, yet modern speech technology -- with all of its benefits -- supports just over a hundred. Computational linguist Kalika Bali dreams of a day when technology acts as a bridge instead of a ...

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04.12.2021 The giant leaps in language technology -- and who's left behind \| Kalika Bali Thousands of languages thrive across the globe, yet modern speech technology -- with all of its benefits -- supports just over a hundred. Computational linguist Kalika Bali dreams of a day when technology acts as a bridge instead of a ...
04.12.2021 The giant leaps in language technology -- and who's left behind \| Kalika Bali Thousands of languages thrive across the globe, yet modern speech technology -- with all of its benefits -- supports just over a hundred. Computational linguist Kalika Bali dreams of a day when technology acts as a bridge instead of a ...
04.08.2021 How we can curb climate change by spending two percent more on everything \| Jens Burchardt Would you pay two percent more for the carbon-neutral version of the products you buy and use every day? In this innovative talk, climate pathfinder Jens Burchardt walks us through the costs and considerations of producing planet-friendly products -- from ...
04.08.2021 How we can curb climate change by spending two percent more on everything \| Jens Burchardt Would you pay two percent more for the carbon-neutral version of the products you buy and use every day? In this innovative talk, climate pathfinder Jens Burchardt walks us through the costs and considerations of producing planet-friendly products -- from ...
03.23.2021 Possible futures from the intersection of nature, tech and society \| Natsai Audrey Chieza Biodesigner Natsai Audrey Chieza prototypes the future, imagining a world where people and nature can thrive together. In this wildly imaginative talk, she shares the vision behind her innovation lab, which works at the intersection of nature, technology and society ...
03.23.2021 Possible futures from the intersection of nature, tech and society \| Natsai Audrey Chieza Biodesigner Natsai Audrey Chieza prototypes the future, imagining a world where people and nature can thrive together. In this wildly imaginative talk, she shares the vision behind her innovation lab, which works at the intersection of nature, technology and society ...
03.22.2021 The innovations we need to avoid a climate disaster \| Bill Gates The single most important thing for avoiding a climate disaster is cutting carbon pollution from the current 51 billion tons per year to zero, says philanthropist and technologist Bill Gates. Introducing the concept of the "green premium" -- the higher ...
03.22.2021 The innovations we need to avoid a climate disaster \| Bill Gates The single most important thing for avoiding a climate disaster is cutting carbon pollution from the current 51 billion tons per year to zero, says philanthropist and technologist Bill Gates. Introducing the concept of the "green premium" -- the higher ...
02.18.2021 Meditations on the intersection of humanity and technology \| Olivia Arthur Documentary photographer Olivia Arthur has been exploring a new frontier: the evolution of the blurring line between humanity and technology. In this meditative talk, she shows her work documenting the remarkable ways humans have merged with machines -- from bionics ...
02.18.2021 Meditations on the intersection of humanity and technology \| Olivia Arthur Documentary photographer Olivia Arthur has been exploring a new frontier: the evolution of the blurring line between humanity and technology. In this meditative talk, she shows her work documenting the remarkable ways humans have merged with machines -- from bionics ...
01.08.2021 How AI can help shatter barriers to equality \| Jamila Gordon Jamila Gordon believes in the power of human connection -- and artificial intelligence -- to help people who might otherwise be left behind. Telling the story of her own path from refugee to global tech executive, she shows how AI ...
01.08.2021 How AI can help shatter barriers to equality \| Jamila Gordon Jamila Gordon believes in the power of human connection -- and artificial intelligence -- to help people who might otherwise be left behind. Telling the story of her own path from refugee to global tech executive, she shows how AI ...
12.18.2020 6 big ethical questions about the future of AI \| Genevieve Bell Artificial intelligence is all around us ... and the future will only bring more of it. How can we ensure the AI systems we build are responsible, safe and sustainable? Ethical AI expert Genevieve Bell shares six framing questions to ...
12.18.2020 6 big ethical questions about the future of AI \| Genevieve Bell Artificial intelligence is all around us ... and the future will only bring more of it. How can we ensure the AI systems we build are responsible, safe and sustainable? Ethical AI expert Genevieve Bell shares six framing questions to ...
12.01.2020 Inside the massive (and unregulated) world of surveillance tech \| Sharon Weinberger What is a weapon in the Information Age? From microscopic "smart dust" tracking devices to DNA-tracing tech and advanced facial recognition software, journalist Sharon Weinberger leads a hair-raising tour through the global, unregulated bazaar of privatized mass surveillance. To rein ...
12.01.2020 Inside the massive (and unregulated) world of surveillance tech \| Sharon Weinberger What is a weapon in the Information Age? From microscopic "smart dust" tracking devices to DNA-tracing tech and advanced facial recognition software, journalist Sharon Weinberger leads a hair-raising tour through the global, unregulated bazaar of privatized mass surveillance. To rein ...
10.23.2020 The agony of trying to unsubscribe \| James Veitch It happens to all of us: you unsubscribe from an unwanted marketing email, and a few days later another message from the same company pops up in your inbox. Comedian James Veitch turned this frustration into whimsy when a local ...
10.23.2020 This is what happens when you reply to spam email \| James Veitch Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply? Follow along as writer ...
10.10.2020 The global movement to restore nature's biodiversity \| Thomas Crowther Biodiversity is the key to life on Earth and reviving our damaged planet, says ecologist Thomas Crowther. Sharing the inside story of his headline-making research on reforestation, which led to the UN's viral Trillion Trees Campaign, Crowther introduces Restor: an ...
10.10.2020 The global movement to restore nature's biodiversity \| Thomas Crowther Biodiversity is the key to life on Earth and reviving our damaged planet, says ecologist Thomas Crowther. Sharing the inside story of his headline-making research on reforestation, which led to the UN's viral Trillion Trees Campaign, Crowther introduces Restor: an ...
10.10.2020 How cities are detoxing transportation \| Monica Araya People around the world are demanding clean air -- and cities are starting to respond, says electrification advocate Monica Araya. She takes us on a world tour of urban areas that are working to fully electrify their transportation systems over ...
10.10.2020 How cities are detoxing transportation \| Monica Araya People around the world are demanding clean air -- and cities are starting to respond, says electrification advocate Monica Araya. She takes us on a world tour of urban areas that are working to fully electrify their transportation systems over ...
10.10.2020 How cities are detoxing transportation \| Monica Araya People around the world are demanding clean air -- and cities are starting to respond, says electrification advocate Monica Araya. She takes us on a world tour of urban areas that are working to fully electrify their transportation systems over ...
09.25.2020 How humanity can reach the stars \| Philip Lubin Could we exit our solar system, and enter another? Astrophysicist Philip Lubin discusses the awesome potential of using lasers to propel small spacecraft, enabling humanity's first interstellar missions. Learn how this transformative technology could help us reach Proxima Centauri, the ...
09.25.2020 How humanity can reach the stars \| Philip Lubin Could we exit our solar system, and enter another? Astrophysicist Philip Lubin discusses the awesome potential of using lasers to propel small spacecraft, enabling humanity's first interstellar missions. Learn how this transformative technology could help us reach Proxima Centauri, the ...
09.25.2020 How humanity can reach the stars \| Philip Lubin Could we exit our solar system, and enter another? Astrophysicist Philip Lubin discusses the awesome potential of using lasers to propel small spacecraft, enabling humanity's first interstellar missions. Learn how this transformative technology could help us reach Proxima Centauri, the ...
06.22.2020 How digital innovation can fight pandemics and strengthen democracy \| Audrey Tang Can technology create a democracy that's fast, fair ... and even fun? Digital minister Audrey Tang shares how Taiwan avoided a COVID-19 shutdown in early 2020 through innovations like developing apps to map mask availability, crowdsourcing ideas that could become ...
06.22.2020 How digital innovation can fight pandemics and strengthen democracy \| Audrey Tang Can technology create a democracy that's fast, fair ... and even fun? Digital minister Audrey Tang shares how Taiwan avoided a COVID-19 shutdown in early 2020 through innovations like developing apps to map mask availability, crowdsourcing ideas that could become ...
06.03.2020 How tech companies can help combat the pandemic and reshape public health \| Karen DeSalvo Karen DeSalvo, the chief health officer at Google, explains the partnership between big tech and public health in slowing the spread of COVID-19 -- and discusses a new contact tracing technology recently rolled out by Google and Apple that aims ...
06.03.2020 How tech companies can help combat the pandemic and reshape public health \| Karen DeSalvo Karen DeSalvo, the chief health officer at Google, explains the partnership between big tech and public health in slowing the spread of COVID-19 -- and discusses a new contact tracing technology recently rolled out by Google and Apple that aims ...
06.03.2020 How tech companies can help combat the pandemic and reshape public health \| Karen DeSalvo Karen DeSalvo, the chief health officer at Google, explains the partnership between big tech and public health in slowing the spread of COVID-19 -- and discusses a new contact tracing technology recently rolled out by Google and Apple that aims ...
06.03.2020 How tech companies can help combat the pandemic and reshape public health \| Karen DeSalvo Karen DeSalvo, the chief health officer at Google, explains the partnership between big tech and public health in slowing the spread of COVID-19 -- and discusses a new contact tracing technology recently rolled out by Google and Apple that aims ...
05.28.2020 Autofocusing reading glasses of the future \| Nitish Padmanaban As you age, you gradually lose the ability to refocus your eyes -- a phenomenon as old as humanity itself -- leading to a reliance on bifocals, contacts and procedures like LASIK surgery. Electrical engineer Nitish Padmanaban offers a glimpse ...
05.05.2020 How we're using AI to discover new antibiotics \| Jim Collins Before the coronavirus pandemic, bioengineer Jim Collins and his team combined the power of AI with synthetic biology in an effort to combat a different looming crisis: antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Collins explains how they pivoted their efforts to begin developing a ...
05.05.2020 How we're using AI to discover new antibiotics \| Jim Collins Before the coronavirus pandemic, bioengineer Jim Collins and his team combined the power of AI with synthetic biology in an effort to combat a different looming crisis: antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Collins explains how they pivoted their efforts to begin developing a ...
05.05.2020 How we're using AI to discover new antibiotics \| Jim Collins Before the coronavirus pandemic, bioengineer Jim Collins and his team combined the power of AI with synthetic biology in an effort to combat a different looming crisis: antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Collins explains how they pivoted their efforts to begin developing a ...
04.08.2020 A global hackathon to take on the coronavirus pandemic \| Marko Russiver Looking to put your skills to use to fight the pandemic? Consider joining The Global Hack, a virtual hackathon designed to rapidly develop solutions to the coronavirus crisis. Designer and technologist Marko Russiver shares the motivation behind a movement looking ...
03.25.2020 Simple, effective tech to connect communities in crisis \| Johanna Figueira The world is more connected than ever, but some communities are still cut off from vital resources like electricity and health care. In this solution-oriented talk, activist Johanna Figueira discusses her work with Code for Venezuela -- a platform that ...
03.25.2020 Simple, effective tech to connect communities in crisis \| Johanna Figueira The world is more connected than ever, but some communities are still cut off from vital resources like electricity and health care. In this solution-oriented talk, activist Johanna Figueira discusses her work with Code for Venezuela -- a platform that ...
03.24.2020 A camera that can see around corners \| David Lindell To work safely, self-driving cars must avoid obstacles -- including those just out of sight. And for this to happen, we need technology that sees better than humans can, says electrical engineer David Lindell. Buckle up for a quick, groundbreaking ...
03.24.2020 A camera that can see around corners \| David Lindell To work safely, self-driving cars must avoid obstacles -- including those just out of sight. And for this to happen, we need technology that sees better than humans can, says electrical engineer David Lindell. Buckle up for a quick, groundbreaking ...
03.17.2020 A fascinating time capsule of human feelings toward AI \| Lucy Farey-Jones How comfortable are you with robots taking over your life? Covering a wide range of potential applications -- from the mundane (robot house cleaner) to the mischievous (robot sex partner) to the downright macabre (uploading your brain to live on ...
03.17.2020 A fascinating time capsule of human feelings toward AI \| Lucy Farey-Jones How comfortable are you with robots taking over your life? Covering a wide range of potential applications -- from the mundane (robot house cleaner) to the mischievous (robot sex partner) to the downright macabre (uploading your brain to live on ...
03.09.2020 What happens when a Silicon Valley technologist works for the government \| Matt Cutts What if the government ran more like Silicon Valley? Engineer Matt Cutts shares why he decided to leave Google (where he worked for nearly 17 years) for a career in the US government -- and makes the case that if ...
03.09.2020 What happens when a Silicon Valley technologist works for the government \| Matt Cutts What if the government ran more like Silicon Valley? Engineer Matt Cutts shares why he decided to leave Google (where he worked for nearly 17 years) for a career in the US government -- and makes the case that if ...
03.09.2020 What happens when a Silicon Valley technologist works for the government \| Matt Cutts What if the government ran more like Silicon Valley? Engineer Matt Cutts shares why he decided to leave Google (where he worked for nearly 17 years) for a career in the US government -- and makes the case that if ...
02.28.2020 What you need to know about stalkerware \| Eva Galperin "Full access to a person's phone is the next best thing to full access to a person's mind," says cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin. In an urgent talk, she describes the emerging danger of stalkerware -- software designed to spy on ...
02.28.2020 What you need to know about stalkerware \| Eva Galperin "Full access to a person's phone is the next best thing to full access to a person's mind," says cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin. In an urgent talk, she describes the emerging danger of stalkerware -- software designed to spy on ...
02.28.2020 What you need to know about stalkerware \| Eva Galperin "Full access to a person's phone is the next best thing to full access to a person's mind," says cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin. In an urgent talk, she describes the emerging danger of stalkerware -- software designed to spy on ...
02.28.2020 What you need to know about stalkerware \| Eva Galperin "Full access to a person's phone is the next best thing to full access to a person's mind," says cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin. In an urgent talk, she describes the emerging danger of stalkerware -- software designed to spy on ...

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