Don't fear AI -- work with it

Garry Kasparov takes on smart machines. Open in your browser

This week on TED.com June 3, 2017

Garry Kasparov: Don't fear intelligent machines. Work with them 15:20 minutes · Filmed Apr 2017 · Posted May 2017 · TED2017 One of the greatest chess players in history, Garry Kasparov lost a memorable match to a supercomputer in 1997. Now he shares his vision for a future where intelligent machines help us turn our grandest dreams into reality.  Watch now »

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Quote of the Week “ Soon, machines will be taxi drivers and doctors and professors, but will they be 'intelligent?' I would rather leave these definitions to the philosophers and to the dictionary. What really matters is how we humans feel about living and working with these machines." Garry Kasparov Don't fear intelligent machines. Work with them

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