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hello everyone I had a really good intro
the technology gave me before I came on
stage I was trying to make Alexa work
but Alexa didn’t want to work so we’ll
start with that what I’m what I’m doing
now is called emote so I wanted you to
meet the robot or the emotional machine
but the Alexa wouldn’t let me maybe she
was jealous
so the emote is an emotional machine
that does what it like what it’s like
what what it likes and not what you like
so if you were to go to emote and say
emote open chrome emote would maybe say
let’s do that in two hours I’m having an
anxiety attack right now or if you say
could you translate the sentence to
front to French he would be saying well
let’s do that later I’m reading or if
you say could you send this email really
quickly and you’ll be saying I don’t
think so I’m not feeling well today so
my question to you is if you would have
an encounter with that kind of a robot
would you consider it to be a non
yes No some yes some no the thing is
actually this machine is acting quite
human right it’s like no matter how
intelligent we are we’ll always have our
bad days right you would feel down you
would be maybe interested in doing
something else so my my question about
artificial intelligence and why I’m
doing these works that I’m doing is
basically that we are exposed to
artificial intelligence where we
one-sidedly we have been presented by
media that artificial intelligence is
going to basically save the world this
is like the most important hype and this
is like where each industry is gonna
flourish if it applies artificial
intelligence but I would like us all to
during these like 18 minutes think about
this in different terms to see how
artificial intelligence is limited for
once and what happens when it’s applied
very uncontrollably to all areas of our
life so I guess you know these guys they
come from the the center of power called
the Silicon Valley and one thing that
Silicon Valley believes mostly I don’t
wanna you know insult anybody is the
exponential growth of computing power
and if I were to ask you how exponential
growth looks like it’s basically a
hockey stick it’s up up and to the right
to the infinity you know and that sounds
like a utopia to some people and this is
where singularity is gonna happen and
we’re all going to be in this
technological heaven so this is one
theory
I personally am very afraid of one truth
so I would like to ask different
questions
at the basis of this singularity or technological you know heaven is this
technological you know heaven is this idea that basically we as humans can be
idea that basically we as humans can be fixed by technology there were somehow
fixed by technology there were somehow broken you know and this you know
broken you know and this you know super-powerful computing machine or the
super-powerful computing machine or the future of all the future algorithms are
future of all the future algorithms are going to help us so I just want to give
going to help us so I just want to give you an example of what’s happening when
you an example of what’s happening when AI cross
AI cross verse two a different discipline there
verse two a different discipline there was an experiment done in depression
was an experiment done in depression depression diagnosis and it was done by
depression diagnosis and it was done by artificial intelligence our algorithm so
artificial intelligence our algorithm so it was fed a certain kind of data and on
it was fed a certain kind of data and on 3,000 examples it was accurate by 70% –
3,000 examples it was accurate by 70% – like you know diagnosed people with
like you know diagnosed people with depression great now imagine an HR in a
depression great now imagine an HR in a company using that algorithm to
company using that algorithm to determine whether you are prone to
determine whether you are prone to depression so it asks you a couple of
depression so it asks you a couple of psychological questions you don’t know
psychological questions you don’t know if there’s an algorithm behind it you
if there’s an algorithm behind it you answer honestly and all of a sudden
answer honestly and all of a sudden you’re maybe classified as a depressed
you’re maybe classified as a depressed person or somebody who’s prone to
person or somebody who’s prone to depression you don’t get a job the
depression you don’t get a job the problem with exponential growth of
problem with exponential growth of computing power applied to all kinds of
computing power applied to all kinds of industries is this the humans are
industries is this the humans are reduced to data or to data combinations
reduced to data or to data combinations and this is very dangerous so I would
and this is very dangerous so I would like us all to be aware of this and kind
like us all to be aware of this and kind of like take it with us and think about
of like take it with us and think about it when we hear another hype you know of
it when we hear another hype you know of AI also you probably watched wall-e I
AI also you probably watched wall-e I find it to be an impressively you know
find it to be an impressively you know accurate about the dystopia
accurate about the dystopia we’re all so fed by the same centers of
we’re all so fed by the same centers of power who believe in singularity and
power who believe in singularity and technological heaven so basically we
technological heaven so basically we destroy the entire earth we use all the
destroy the entire earth we use all the earthly supplies we leave trash here and
earthly supplies we leave trash here and we go to Mars right wonderful idea well
we go to Mars right wonderful idea well how about first of all we fix what we
how about first of all we fix what we have right here while still well while
have right here while still well while we still have time so my question is
we still have time so my question is also its dystopia the only future that
also its dystopia the only future that we’re facing or there is again more
we’re facing or there is again more truths than only one so if you know
truths than only one so if you know about Media Lab I recommend you read all
about Media Lab I recommend you read all their stuff I’d interesting research but
their stuff I’d interesting research but this guy who’s leading Media Lab Joey
this guy who’s leading Media Lab Joey Ito II wrote a nice essay called
Ito II wrote a nice essay called resisting reduction it’s a manifesto
resisting reduction it’s a manifesto basically to tell us how to think and
basically to tell us how to think and how to try to integrate the machines
how to try to integrate the machines that we’re creating
that we’re creating into our society and to our social
into our society and to our social thinking so basically he gave this
thinking so basically he gave this beautiful
beautiful nation of what’s going on if you have
nation of what’s going on if you have cancer cells and healthy cells cancer
cancer cells and healthy cells cancer cells they grow exponentially at the
cells they grow exponentially at the cost of everything else so you cannot
cost of everything else so you cannot control them you don’t know where
control them you don’t know where they’re gonna end up they just eat up
they’re gonna end up they just eat up the whole thing and the organism dies
the whole thing and the organism dies healthy cells on the other hand are in
healthy cells on the other hand are in an adaptive system they adapt to one
an adaptive system they adapt to one another if they don’t grow
another if they don’t grow uncontrollably they maintain the system
uncontrollably they maintain the system to be in balance so basically the
to be in balance so basically the message here is this one we’re
message here is this one we’re constantly being told to feed our future
constantly being told to feed our future our machines but what what really is the
our machines but what what really is the truth is that we are bringing the
truth is that we are bringing the machines into our future so basically
machines into our future so basically the responsibility is on us the question
the responsibility is on us the question my artworks and the questions that I’m
my artworks and the questions that I’m gonna do in what masters is really this
gonna do in what masters is really this like what’s going on with the whole
like what’s going on with the whole human what’s with the empathy intuition
human what’s with the empathy intuition ethics what’s on the other side of AI
ethics what’s on the other side of AI how can we do this differently one
how can we do this differently one theory says that when machines take over
theory says that when machines take over right they’re really good at simple jobs
right they’re really good at simple jobs and we’re gonna become a useless there’s
and we’re gonna become a useless there’s gonna be a useless class of humans
gonna be a useless class of humans they’re gonna lose their jobs right
they’re gonna lose their jobs right that’s one theory but let’s ask a
that’s one theory but let’s ask a different question what are machines bad
different question what are machines bad at any ideas
at any ideas [Music]
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all right okay yeah all right exactly that I put up put
yeah all right exactly that I put up put down some things and I just want to
down some things and I just want to thank orders for his lecture because
thank orders for his lecture because it’s brilliant I love this little nuance
it’s brilliant I love this little nuance of reading between the lines for example
of reading between the lines for example machine is completely incapable of like
machine is completely incapable of like reading emotional communication like if
reading emotional communication like if I say really nicely hi to you and I
I say really nicely hi to you and I really don’t like you I feel that right
really don’t like you I feel that right but the machine is not gonna know so
but the machine is not gonna know so there is this field of unchartered
there is this field of unchartered territory that is waiting for us when
territory that is waiting for us when the machines take over the boring jobs I
the machines take over the boring jobs I don’t know if you’ve seen this campaign
don’t know if you’ve seen this campaign they were playing on this like anti-drug
they were playing on this like anti-drug kind of wording and they did this for an
kind of wording and they did this for an art school so basically has your your
art school so basically has your your daughter has your daughter been
daughter has your daughter been experimenting with art you know like
experimenting with art you know like with drugs so basically what’s going on
with drugs so basically what’s going on is that our uniquely human
is that our uniquely human characteristics were the ones that our
characteristics were the ones that our parents warned us about have you have
parents warned us about have you have you ever heard your parents asking you
you ever heard your parents asking you when are you gonna get a normal job yeah
when are you gonna get a normal job yeah I got that a lot so I think we’re in a
I got that a lot so I think we’re in a in a really interesting situation I
in a really interesting situation I think this guy y’all from FedEx London
think this guy y’all from FedEx London was also talking about this which is a
was also talking about this which is a brilliantly uniquely human
brilliantly uniquely human characteristics and that is an
characteristics and that is an imagination so we create realities so
imagination so we create realities so basically in like in maybe a bit of an
basically in like in maybe a bit of an optimistic saying we’re able to imagine
optimistic saying we’re able to imagine our future from now on okay
our future from now on okay this girl Rita Jay King again another
this girl Rita Jay King again another recommendation she’s a futurist and a
recommendation she’s a futurist and a writer
writer brilliant author she’s talking about the
brilliant author she’s talking about the value of the imagination age but in
value of the imagination age but in terms of like not just an optimistic you
terms of like not just an optimistic you know statement but in terms of
know statement but in terms of imagination economy and I want to draw
imagination economy and I want to draw your attention to these numbers this is
your attention to these numbers this is the UK UK creative industries report
the UK UK creative industries report from 2017
from 2017 they made up they’re like growing twice
they made up they’re like growing twice as fast as any other industry and this
as fast as any other industry and this is how much they are crossing in to the
is how much they are crossing in to the budget I find this to be amazing so to
budget I find this to be amazing so to answer our parents questions when are we
answer our parents questions when are we gonna get a normal job well now right so
gonna get a normal job well now right so you may have noticed the rise of gaming
you may have noticed the rise of gaming virtual realities are augmented reality
virtual realities are augmented reality stuff like that
stuff like that that’s all artistic fields basically
that’s all artistic fields basically combined with technology so I am a
combined with technology so I am a writer by vocation I’m a world
writer by vocation I’m a world literature major and what I do is I
literature major and what I do is I create narrative spaces instead of
create narrative spaces instead of writing on paper I let the space
writing on paper I let the space communicate with you and I use
communicate with you and I use technology for that now we’re going to
technology for that now we’re going to see you
just a few bits about this piece the idea was lit quite simple I cannot
the idea was lit quite simple I cannot really get you off your screens right
really get you off your screens right we’re all on our own interfaces so the
we’re all on our own interfaces so the idea was to get you into this state
idea was to get you into this state where you would act as natural as you
where you would act as natural as you would act in like pure nature nature
would act in like pure nature nature when you are alone so people were
when you are alone so people were screaming there you know throats off
screaming there you know throats off they were letting it go as if you were
they were letting it go as if you were to go to the woods and scream
to go to the woods and scream so I’m actually twisting the question
so I’m actually twisting the question differently let’s think about nature by
differently let’s think about nature by immersing in it through technology
immersing in it through technology you’re gonna think about it differently
you’re gonna think about it differently later on the piece is called liquid
later on the piece is called liquid sound and also you can try it you can
sound and also you can try it you can scream your throat out here in the
scream your throat out here in the basement I brought it with me so it’s
basement I brought it with me so it’s installed so invite you to go there and
installed so invite you to go there and let it all out what what really
let it all out what what really fascinates me right now is that you
fascinates me right now is that you remember those guys girls and boys who
remember those guys girls and boys who are drawing in math class you know and
are drawing in math class you know and like writing poetry and their parents
like writing poetry and their parents were worried well guess what they’re now
were worried well guess what they’re now making really good money so you have
making really good money so you have visual artists in medicine in virtual
visual artists in medicine in virtual reality Diagnostics in learning you have
reality Diagnostics in learning you have sculpture artists there is a bell trade
sculpture artists there is a bell trade based company called pirate art they’re
based company called pirate art they’re making 3d printed prosthetics and quite
making 3d printed prosthetics and quite well designed
well designed there is musicians of like you know we
there is musicians of like you know we talked about it um you know parents are
talked about it um you know parents are so hopeless when they realize you’re
so hopeless when they realize you’re gonna be a rock star but these guys are
gonna be a rock star but these guys are working in audio Diagnostics for example
working in audio Diagnostics for example in plane industry or machines so this is
in plane industry or machines so this is what’s happening right now and I find
what’s happening right now and I find that to be fascinating so on a more
that to be fascinating so on a more positive term if machines are bad at
positive term if machines are bad at what sing let’s see what we are good at
what sing let’s see what we are good at we the non machines somebody was saying
we the non machines somebody was saying abstract thinking over there
abstract thinking over there I was I was thinking of a new term and
I was I was thinking of a new term and that is meta thinking but applied to
that is meta thinking but applied to humans and what I realized listening to
humans and what I realized listening to all the lectures here is there’s a lot
all the lectures here is there’s a lot of meta thinking here and that means
of meta thinking here and that means like going from different layers and
like going from different layers and picking up stuff and uniting it in a new
picking up stuff and uniting it in a new way and applying it to your own life so
way and applying it to your own life so I’m you know I dare to say that we here
I’m you know I dare to say that we here are the meta humans we have a lawyer
are the meta humans we have a lawyer who’s a foodie quite successful one I
who’s a foodie quite successful one I learned that your radio right radio
learned that your radio right radio major now in innovation we had a
major now in innovation we had a designer who’s also writer there’s
designer who’s also writer there’s amazing combinations there’s like you
amazing combinations there’s like you know coders who become politicians and
know coders who become politicians and Senators so currently what we can do and
Senators so currently what we can do and we should do in like vast amounts is
we should do in like vast amounts is basically combine everything and that’s
basically combine everything and that’s another thing our parents warned us
another thing our parents warned us against I constantly get the question is
against I constantly get the question is like when are you going to do just one
like when are you going to do just one thing you cannot be a writer and an
thing you cannot be a writer and an artist and a coach and this and that and
artist and a coach and this and that and I’m like well I am but what’s happening
I’m like well I am but what’s happening right now is that we are
right now is that we are multidisciplinary and that’s wonderful
multidisciplinary and that’s wonderful because this is what makes us unique as
because this is what makes us unique as compared to machines but also as you
compared to machines but also as you know as a unique human beings so this
know as a unique human beings so this move this multidisciplinary is basically
move this multidisciplinary is basically something to be celebrated not like you
something to be celebrated not like you know explain to mom and dad but there’s
know explain to mom and dad but there’s one important maybe the most important
one important maybe the most important thing in this optimistic metahuman
thing in this optimistic metahuman theory and that’s responsibility the
theory and that’s responsibility the thing that we are where we are right now
thing that we are where we are right now we have this AI hype on one side we know
we have this AI hype on one side we know what we can do as as a human species
what we can do as as a human species uniquely there is this huge
uniquely there is this huge responsibility in each of us in the each
responsibility in each of us in the each of our respected industries and that’s
of our respected industries and that’s to be aware of our decisions
to be aware of our decisions so basically decisions that we make in
so basically decisions that we make in technological terms the technologies
technological terms the technologies that we use what we consume how we
that we use what we consume how we consume it do we recycle with or recycle
consume it do we recycle with or recycle what do we buy how do we buy it all
what do we buy how do we buy it all those things combined really are going
those things combined really are going to be you know summing up to the future
to be you know summing up to the future that we’re going to let
that we’re going to let or our kids are gonna live in so there’s
or our kids are gonna live in so there’s this wonderful quote saying you don’t
this wonderful quote saying you don’t want to be surprised by the future you
want to be surprised by the future you helped create so I’m inviting you to
helped create so I’m inviting you to think about that in all your respective
think about that in all your respective industries I had a discussion with
industries I had a discussion with others that was a very nice discussion
others that was a very nice discussion of how we how we all can be or cannot be
of how we how we all can be or cannot be software developers basically we don’t
software developers basically we don’t have to be software developers all of us
have to be software developers all of us and we don’t need to be what needs to
and we don’t need to be what needs to happen is that we should use some time
happen is that we should use some time to understand technology and try to
to understand technology and try to influence decisions on a larger scale or
influence decisions on a larger scale or on a smaller scale in our own lives so
on a smaller scale in our own lives so this is the rethinking of the future we
this is the rethinking of the future we are able to do and the imagination age
are able to do and the imagination age theory is pretty optimistic but for one
theory is pretty optimistic but for one thing what I thought what I find
thing what I thought what I find interesting in it is this obligation if
interesting in it is this obligation if you’re imagining something in creating
you’re imagining something in creating something make sure you’re responsible
something make sure you’re responsible for it you’re not just you know happily
for it you’re not just you know happily imagining stuff that you know who’s
imagining stuff that you know who’s gonna hurt somebody else because we have
gonna hurt somebody else because we have already that so also on on the on the
already that so also on on the on the subject of the of the building of the
subject of the of the building of the future um maybe we should consider
future um maybe we should consider building a new internet because we broke
building a new internet because we broke this one so just open this question also
this one so just open this question also I don’t know if you saw this but there’s
I don’t know if you saw this but there’s a new law in you that’s basically
a new law in you that’s basically forbidding your sharing means anyways
forbidding your sharing means anyways thank you
thank you these are my links what I would like you
these are my links what I would like you to take from this from this lecture is
to take from this from this lecture is one multi-disciplined
one multi-disciplined multidisciplinarity don’t be afraid of
multidisciplinarity don’t be afraid of it
it you are the metahuman and please PLEASE
you are the metahuman and please PLEASE build the future you want to build you
build the future you want to build you want to live in thank you
want to live in thank you [Applause]
hello everyone I had a really good intro
the technology gave me before I came on
stage I was trying to make Alexa work
but Alexa didn’t want to work so we’ll
start with that what I’m what I’m doing
now is called emote so I wanted you to
meet the robot or the emotional machine
but the Alexa wouldn’t let me maybe she
was jealous
so the emote is an emotional machine
that does what it like what it’s like
what what it likes and not what you like
so if you were to go to emote and say
emote open chrome emote would maybe say
let’s do that in two hours I’m having an
anxiety attack right now or if you say
could you translate the sentence to
front to French he would be saying well
let’s do that later I’m reading or if
you say could you send this email really
quickly and you’ll be saying I don’t
think so I’m not feeling well today so
my question to you is if you would have
an encounter with that kind of a robot
would you consider it to be a non
yes No some yes some no the thing is
actually this machine is acting quite
human right it’s like no matter how
intelligent we are we’ll always have our
bad days right you would feel down you
would be maybe interested in doing
something else so my my question about
artificial intelligence and why I’m
doing these works that I’m doing is
basically that we are exposed to
artificial intelligence where we
one-sidedly we have been presented by
media that artificial intelligence is
going to basically save the world this
is like the most important hype and this
is like where each industry is gonna
flourish if it applies artificial
intelligence but I would like us all to
during these like 18 minutes think about
this in different terms to see how
artificial intelligence is limited for
once and what happens when it’s applied
very uncontrollably to all areas of our
life so I guess you know these guys they
come from the the center of power called
the Silicon Valley and one thing that
Silicon Valley believes mostly I don’t
wanna you know insult anybody is the
exponential growth of computing power
and if I were to ask you how exponential
growth looks like it’s basically a
hockey stick it’s up up and to the right
to the infinity you know and that sounds
like a utopia to some people and this is
where singularity is gonna happen and
we’re all going to be in this
technological heaven so this is one
theory
I personally am very afraid of one truth
so I would like to ask different
questions
at the basis of this singularity or technological you know heaven is this
technological you know heaven is this idea that basically we as humans can be
idea that basically we as humans can be fixed by technology there were somehow
fixed by technology there were somehow broken you know and this you know
broken you know and this you know super-powerful computing machine or the
super-powerful computing machine or the future of all the future algorithms are
future of all the future algorithms are going to help us so I just want to give
going to help us so I just want to give you an example of what’s happening when
you an example of what’s happening when AI cross
AI cross verse two a different discipline there
verse two a different discipline there was an experiment done in depression
was an experiment done in depression depression diagnosis and it was done by
depression diagnosis and it was done by artificial intelligence our algorithm so
artificial intelligence our algorithm so it was fed a certain kind of data and on
it was fed a certain kind of data and on 3,000 examples it was accurate by 70% –
3,000 examples it was accurate by 70% – like you know diagnosed people with
like you know diagnosed people with depression great now imagine an HR in a
depression great now imagine an HR in a company using that algorithm to
company using that algorithm to determine whether you are prone to
determine whether you are prone to depression so it asks you a couple of
depression so it asks you a couple of psychological questions you don’t know
psychological questions you don’t know if there’s an algorithm behind it you
if there’s an algorithm behind it you answer honestly and all of a sudden
answer honestly and all of a sudden you’re maybe classified as a depressed
you’re maybe classified as a depressed person or somebody who’s prone to
person or somebody who’s prone to depression you don’t get a job the
depression you don’t get a job the problem with exponential growth of
problem with exponential growth of computing power applied to all kinds of
computing power applied to all kinds of industries is this the humans are
industries is this the humans are reduced to data or to data combinations
reduced to data or to data combinations and this is very dangerous so I would
and this is very dangerous so I would like us all to be aware of this and kind
like us all to be aware of this and kind of like take it with us and think about
of like take it with us and think about it when we hear another hype you know of
it when we hear another hype you know of AI also you probably watched wall-e I
AI also you probably watched wall-e I find it to be an impressively you know
find it to be an impressively you know accurate about the dystopia
accurate about the dystopia we’re all so fed by the same centers of
we’re all so fed by the same centers of power who believe in singularity and
power who believe in singularity and technological heaven so basically we
technological heaven so basically we destroy the entire earth we use all the
destroy the entire earth we use all the earthly supplies we leave trash here and
earthly supplies we leave trash here and we go to Mars right wonderful idea well
we go to Mars right wonderful idea well how about first of all we fix what we
how about first of all we fix what we have right here while still well while
have right here while still well while we still have time so my question is
we still have time so my question is also its dystopia the only future that
also its dystopia the only future that we’re facing or there is again more
we’re facing or there is again more truths than only one so if you know
truths than only one so if you know about Media Lab I recommend you read all
about Media Lab I recommend you read all their stuff I’d interesting research but
their stuff I’d interesting research but this guy who’s leading Media Lab Joey
this guy who’s leading Media Lab Joey Ito II wrote a nice essay called
Ito II wrote a nice essay called resisting reduction it’s a manifesto
resisting reduction it’s a manifesto basically to tell us how to think and
basically to tell us how to think and how to try to integrate the machines
how to try to integrate the machines that we’re creating
that we’re creating into our society and to our social
into our society and to our social thinking so basically he gave this
thinking so basically he gave this beautiful
beautiful nation of what’s going on if you have
nation of what’s going on if you have cancer cells and healthy cells cancer
cancer cells and healthy cells cancer cells they grow exponentially at the
cells they grow exponentially at the cost of everything else so you cannot
cost of everything else so you cannot control them you don’t know where
control them you don’t know where they’re gonna end up they just eat up
they’re gonna end up they just eat up the whole thing and the organism dies
the whole thing and the organism dies healthy cells on the other hand are in
healthy cells on the other hand are in an adaptive system they adapt to one
an adaptive system they adapt to one another if they don’t grow
another if they don’t grow uncontrollably they maintain the system
uncontrollably they maintain the system to be in balance so basically the
to be in balance so basically the message here is this one we’re
message here is this one we’re constantly being told to feed our future
constantly being told to feed our future our machines but what what really is the
our machines but what what really is the truth is that we are bringing the
truth is that we are bringing the machines into our future so basically
machines into our future so basically the responsibility is on us the question
the responsibility is on us the question my artworks and the questions that I’m
my artworks and the questions that I’m gonna do in what masters is really this
gonna do in what masters is really this like what’s going on with the whole
like what’s going on with the whole human what’s with the empathy intuition
human what’s with the empathy intuition ethics what’s on the other side of AI
ethics what’s on the other side of AI how can we do this differently one
how can we do this differently one theory says that when machines take over
theory says that when machines take over right they’re really good at simple jobs
right they’re really good at simple jobs and we’re gonna become a useless there’s
and we’re gonna become a useless there’s gonna be a useless class of humans
gonna be a useless class of humans they’re gonna lose their jobs right
they’re gonna lose their jobs right that’s one theory but let’s ask a
that’s one theory but let’s ask a different question what are machines bad
different question what are machines bad at any ideas
at any ideas [Music]
[Music] feelings
all right okay yeah all right exactly that I put up put
yeah all right exactly that I put up put down some things and I just want to
down some things and I just want to thank orders for his lecture because
thank orders for his lecture because it’s brilliant I love this little nuance
it’s brilliant I love this little nuance of reading between the lines for example
of reading between the lines for example machine is completely incapable of like
machine is completely incapable of like reading emotional communication like if
reading emotional communication like if I say really nicely hi to you and I
I say really nicely hi to you and I really don’t like you I feel that right
really don’t like you I feel that right but the machine is not gonna know so
but the machine is not gonna know so there is this field of unchartered
there is this field of unchartered territory that is waiting for us when
territory that is waiting for us when the machines take over the boring jobs I
the machines take over the boring jobs I don’t know if you’ve seen this campaign
don’t know if you’ve seen this campaign they were playing on this like anti-drug
they were playing on this like anti-drug kind of wording and they did this for an
kind of wording and they did this for an art school so basically has your your
art school so basically has your your daughter has your daughter been
daughter has your daughter been experimenting with art you know like
experimenting with art you know like with drugs so basically what’s going on
with drugs so basically what’s going on is that our uniquely human
is that our uniquely human characteristics were the ones that our
characteristics were the ones that our parents warned us about have you have
parents warned us about have you have you ever heard your parents asking you
you ever heard your parents asking you when are you gonna get a normal job yeah
when are you gonna get a normal job yeah I got that a lot so I think we’re in a
I got that a lot so I think we’re in a in a really interesting situation I
in a really interesting situation I think this guy y’all from FedEx London
think this guy y’all from FedEx London was also talking about this which is a
was also talking about this which is a brilliantly uniquely human
brilliantly uniquely human characteristics and that is an
characteristics and that is an imagination so we create realities so
imagination so we create realities so basically in like in maybe a bit of an
basically in like in maybe a bit of an optimistic saying we’re able to imagine
optimistic saying we’re able to imagine our future from now on okay
our future from now on okay this girl Rita Jay King again another
this girl Rita Jay King again another recommendation she’s a futurist and a
recommendation she’s a futurist and a writer
writer brilliant author she’s talking about the
brilliant author she’s talking about the value of the imagination age but in
value of the imagination age but in terms of like not just an optimistic you
terms of like not just an optimistic you know statement but in terms of
know statement but in terms of imagination economy and I want to draw
imagination economy and I want to draw your attention to these numbers this is
your attention to these numbers this is the UK UK creative industries report
the UK UK creative industries report from 2017
from 2017 they made up they’re like growing twice
they made up they’re like growing twice as fast as any other industry and this
as fast as any other industry and this is how much they are crossing in to the
is how much they are crossing in to the budget I find this to be amazing so to
budget I find this to be amazing so to answer our parents questions when are we
answer our parents questions when are we gonna get a normal job well now right so
gonna get a normal job well now right so you may have noticed the rise of gaming
you may have noticed the rise of gaming virtual realities are augmented reality
virtual realities are augmented reality stuff like that
stuff like that that’s all artistic fields basically
that’s all artistic fields basically combined with technology so I am a
combined with technology so I am a writer by vocation I’m a world
writer by vocation I’m a world literature major and what I do is I
literature major and what I do is I create narrative spaces instead of
create narrative spaces instead of writing on paper I let the space
writing on paper I let the space communicate with you and I use
communicate with you and I use technology for that now we’re going to
technology for that now we’re going to see you
just a few bits about this piece the idea was lit quite simple I cannot
the idea was lit quite simple I cannot really get you off your screens right
really get you off your screens right we’re all on our own interfaces so the
we’re all on our own interfaces so the idea was to get you into this state
idea was to get you into this state where you would act as natural as you
where you would act as natural as you would act in like pure nature nature
would act in like pure nature nature when you are alone so people were
when you are alone so people were screaming there you know throats off
screaming there you know throats off they were letting it go as if you were
they were letting it go as if you were to go to the woods and scream
to go to the woods and scream so I’m actually twisting the question
so I’m actually twisting the question differently let’s think about nature by
differently let’s think about nature by immersing in it through technology
immersing in it through technology you’re gonna think about it differently
you’re gonna think about it differently later on the piece is called liquid
later on the piece is called liquid sound and also you can try it you can
sound and also you can try it you can scream your throat out here in the
scream your throat out here in the basement I brought it with me so it’s
basement I brought it with me so it’s installed so invite you to go there and
installed so invite you to go there and let it all out what what really
let it all out what what really fascinates me right now is that you
fascinates me right now is that you remember those guys girls and boys who
remember those guys girls and boys who are drawing in math class you know and
are drawing in math class you know and like writing poetry and their parents
like writing poetry and their parents were worried well guess what they’re now
were worried well guess what they’re now making really good money so you have
making really good money so you have visual artists in medicine in virtual
visual artists in medicine in virtual reality Diagnostics in learning you have
reality Diagnostics in learning you have sculpture artists there is a bell trade
sculpture artists there is a bell trade based company called pirate art they’re
based company called pirate art they’re making 3d printed prosthetics and quite
making 3d printed prosthetics and quite well designed
well designed there is musicians of like you know we
there is musicians of like you know we talked about it um you know parents are
talked about it um you know parents are so hopeless when they realize you’re
so hopeless when they realize you’re gonna be a rock star but these guys are
gonna be a rock star but these guys are working in audio Diagnostics for example
working in audio Diagnostics for example in plane industry or machines so this is
in plane industry or machines so this is what’s happening right now and I find
what’s happening right now and I find that to be fascinating so on a more
that to be fascinating so on a more positive term if machines are bad at
positive term if machines are bad at what sing let’s see what we are good at
what sing let’s see what we are good at we the non machines somebody was saying
we the non machines somebody was saying abstract thinking over there
abstract thinking over there I was I was thinking of a new term and
I was I was thinking of a new term and that is meta thinking but applied to
that is meta thinking but applied to humans and what I realized listening to
humans and what I realized listening to all the lectures here is there’s a lot
all the lectures here is there’s a lot of meta thinking here and that means
of meta thinking here and that means like going from different layers and
like going from different layers and picking up stuff and uniting it in a new
picking up stuff and uniting it in a new way and applying it to your own life so
way and applying it to your own life so I’m you know I dare to say that we here
I’m you know I dare to say that we here are the meta humans we have a lawyer
are the meta humans we have a lawyer who’s a foodie quite successful one I
who’s a foodie quite successful one I learned that your radio right radio
learned that your radio right radio major now in innovation we had a
major now in innovation we had a designer who’s also writer there’s
designer who’s also writer there’s amazing combinations there’s like you
amazing combinations there’s like you know coders who become politicians and
know coders who become politicians and Senators so currently what we can do and
Senators so currently what we can do and we should do in like vast amounts is
we should do in like vast amounts is basically combine everything and that’s
basically combine everything and that’s another thing our parents warned us
another thing our parents warned us against I constantly get the question is
against I constantly get the question is like when are you going to do just one
like when are you going to do just one thing you cannot be a writer and an
thing you cannot be a writer and an artist and a coach and this and that and
artist and a coach and this and that and I’m like well I am but what’s happening
I’m like well I am but what’s happening right now is that we are
right now is that we are multidisciplinary and that’s wonderful
multidisciplinary and that’s wonderful because this is what makes us unique as
because this is what makes us unique as compared to machines but also as you
compared to machines but also as you know as a unique human beings so this
know as a unique human beings so this move this multidisciplinary is basically
move this multidisciplinary is basically something to be celebrated not like you
something to be celebrated not like you know explain to mom and dad but there’s
know explain to mom and dad but there’s one important maybe the most important
one important maybe the most important thing in this optimistic metahuman
thing in this optimistic metahuman theory and that’s responsibility the
theory and that’s responsibility the thing that we are where we are right now
thing that we are where we are right now we have this AI hype on one side we know
we have this AI hype on one side we know what we can do as as a human species
what we can do as as a human species uniquely there is this huge
uniquely there is this huge responsibility in each of us in the each
responsibility in each of us in the each of our respected industries and that’s
of our respected industries and that’s to be aware of our decisions
to be aware of our decisions so basically decisions that we make in
so basically decisions that we make in technological terms the technologies
technological terms the technologies that we use what we consume how we
that we use what we consume how we consume it do we recycle with or recycle
consume it do we recycle with or recycle what do we buy how do we buy it all
what do we buy how do we buy it all those things combined really are going
those things combined really are going to be you know summing up to the future
to be you know summing up to the future that we’re going to let
that we’re going to let or our kids are gonna live in so there’s
or our kids are gonna live in so there’s this wonderful quote saying you don’t
this wonderful quote saying you don’t want to be surprised by the future you
want to be surprised by the future you helped create so I’m inviting you to
helped create so I’m inviting you to think about that in all your respective
think about that in all your respective industries I had a discussion with
industries I had a discussion with others that was a very nice discussion
others that was a very nice discussion of how we how we all can be or cannot be
of how we how we all can be or cannot be software developers basically we don’t
software developers basically we don’t have to be software developers all of us
have to be software developers all of us and we don’t need to be what needs to
and we don’t need to be what needs to happen is that we should use some time
happen is that we should use some time to understand technology and try to
to understand technology and try to influence decisions on a larger scale or
influence decisions on a larger scale or on a smaller scale in our own lives so
on a smaller scale in our own lives so this is the rethinking of the future we
this is the rethinking of the future we are able to do and the imagination age
are able to do and the imagination age theory is pretty optimistic but for one
theory is pretty optimistic but for one thing what I thought what I find
thing what I thought what I find interesting in it is this obligation if
interesting in it is this obligation if you’re imagining something in creating
you’re imagining something in creating something make sure you’re responsible
something make sure you’re responsible for it you’re not just you know happily
for it you’re not just you know happily imagining stuff that you know who’s
imagining stuff that you know who’s gonna hurt somebody else because we have
gonna hurt somebody else because we have already that so also on on the on the
already that so also on on the on the subject of the of the building of the
subject of the of the building of the future um maybe we should consider
future um maybe we should consider building a new internet because we broke
building a new internet because we broke this one so just open this question also
this one so just open this question also I don’t know if you saw this but there’s
I don’t know if you saw this but there’s a new law in you that’s basically
a new law in you that’s basically forbidding your sharing means anyways
forbidding your sharing means anyways thank you
thank you these are my links what I would like you
these are my links what I would like you to take from this from this lecture is
to take from this from this lecture is one multi-disciplined
one multi-disciplined multidisciplinarity don’t be afraid of
multidisciplinarity don’t be afraid of it
it you are the metahuman and please PLEASE
you are the metahuman and please PLEASE build the future you want to build you
build the future you want to build you want to live in thank you
want to live in thank you [Applause]
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