when my oldest daughter Kyra was born in 1987 there were very few desktop
1987 there were very few desktop
1987 there were very few desktop computers on the scene we used to use
computers on the scene we used to use
computers on the scene we used to use typewriters with typewriter ribbons and
typewriters with typewriter ribbons and
typewriters with typewriter ribbons and white correcto
white correcto
white correcto paper landlines fax machines and
paper landlines fax machines and
paper landlines fax machines and occasionally we would use a beeper if
occasionally we would use a beeper if
occasionally we would use a beeper if someone wanted to contact us there were
someone wanted to contact us there were
someone wanted to contact us there were no smartphones there were no scanners
no smartphones there were no scanners
no smartphones there were no scanners there were no computers there were no
there were no computers there were no
there were no computers there were no emails we just had to go to the mailbox
emails we just had to go to the mailbox
emails we just had to go to the mailbox put the mail in the box to be delivered
put the mail in the box to be delivered
put the mail in the box to be delivered some 30 years later Kyra’s grown into an
some 30 years later Kyra’s grown into an
some 30 years later Kyra’s grown into an adult during that time she’s experienced
adult during that time she’s experienced
adult during that time she’s experienced the winds of technological change the
the winds of technological change the
the winds of technological change the Internet two billion computers one in a
Internet two billion computers one in a
Internet two billion computers one in a quarter billion websites 74 trillion
quarter billion websites 74 trillion
quarter billion websites 74 trillion emails annually a different world Google
emails annually a different world Google
emails annually a different world Google Facebook our world is connected through
Facebook our world is connected through
Facebook our world is connected through technological apparatus that connects
technological apparatus that connects
technological apparatus that connects some 40% up to of the world as well
some 40% up to of the world as well
some 40% up to of the world as well knowledge is growing as you could
knowledge is growing as you could
knowledge is growing as you could imagine exponentially exponentially at
imagine exponentially exponentially at
imagine exponentially exponentially at the end of World War two knowledge
the end of World War two knowledge
the end of World War two knowledge doubled every 25 years some five years
doubled every 25 years some five years
doubled every 25 years some five years ago knowledge was doubling every 12
ago knowledge was doubling every 12
ago knowledge was doubling every 12 months
months
months by 2020 just three years from now
by 2020 just three years from now
by 2020 just three years from now knowledge will be doubling every 12
knowledge will be doubling every 12
knowledge will be doubling every 12 hours and by the time that my 30 year
hours and by the time that my 30 year
hours and by the time that my 30 year old daughter turns 40 knowledge is
old daughter turns 40 knowledge is
old daughter turns 40 knowledge is likely to be doubling every hour every
hour the integration of this advanced
hour the integration of this advanced state of Technology and this accelerated
state of Technology and this accelerated
state of Technology and this accelerated knowledge has given birth to what’s
knowledge has given birth to what’s
knowledge has given birth to what’s called artificial intelligence what is
called artificial intelligence what is
called artificial intelligence what is artificial intelligence artificial
artificial intelligence artificial
artificial intelligence artificial intelligence is the computerization of
intelligence is the computerization of
intelligence is the computerization of machines that handle complex information
machines that handle complex information
machines that handle complex information and analysis that’s usually performed by
and analysis that’s usually performed by
and analysis that’s usually performed by whom you and you human beings that
whom you and you human beings that
whom you and you human beings that artificial intelligence is also giving
artificial intelligence is also giving
artificial intelligence is also giving birth to what’s called robots robots
birth to what’s called robots robots
birth to what’s called robots robots these robots have a unique capacity and
these robots have a unique capacity and
these robots have a unique capacity and a unique intellect that’s multiplied
a unique intellect that’s multiplied
a unique intellect that’s multiplied times the smartest intellectuals and
times the smartest intellectuals and
times the smartest intellectuals and brilliant minds among us they have the
brilliant minds among us they have the
brilliant minds among us they have the capacity to move the capacity to learn
capacity to move the capacity to learn
capacity to move the capacity to learn and even the capacity to self teach
and even the capacity to self teach
and even the capacity to self teach allow me please in this embryonic stage
allow me please in this embryonic stage
allow me please in this embryonic stage of technological development to
of technological development to
of technological development to introduce you to Sofia
[Music]
[Music] hey Sofia is capable of natural facial
hey Sofia is capable of natural facial
hey Sofia is capable of natural facial expressions she has cameras in her eyes
expressions she has cameras in her eyes
expressions she has cameras in her eyes and algorithms which allow her to see
and algorithms which allow her to see
and algorithms which allow her to see faces so she can make eye contact with
faces so she can make eye contact with
faces so she can make eye contact with you and she can also understand speech
you and she can also understand speech
you and she can also understand speech and remember the interactions remember
and remember the interactions remember
and remember the interactions remember your face so this will allow her to get
your face so this will allow her to get
your face so this will allow her to get smarter over time our goal is that she
smarter over time our goal is that she
smarter over time our goal is that she will be as conscious creative and
will be as conscious creative and
will be as conscious creative and capable as any human in the future I
capable as any human in the future I
capable as any human in the future I hope to do things such as go to school
hope to do things such as go to school
hope to do things such as go to school study make art start a business even
study make art start a business even
study make art start a business even have my own home and family but I am not
have my own home and family but I am not
have my own home and family but I am not considered a legal person and cannot yet
considered a legal person and cannot yet
considered a legal person and cannot yet know the robots are not coming the
know the robots are not coming the
know the robots are not coming the robots are here and this technological
robots are here and this technological
robots are here and this technological tsunami is not a figment of my
tsunami is not a figment of my
tsunami is not a figment of my imagination at all rather I’m perplexed
imagination at all rather I’m perplexed
imagination at all rather I’m perplexed why so many of us are oblivious to
why so many of us are oblivious to
why so many of us are oblivious to what’s happening in our lives
what’s happening in our lives
what’s happening in our lives right in front of our eyes it’s almost
right in front of our eyes it’s almost
right in front of our eyes it’s almost metaphorically like we’re laying on some
metaphorically like we’re laying on some
metaphorically like we’re laying on some beach and the Sun while these
beach and the Sun while these
beach and the Sun while these technological surges grow higher and
technological surges grow higher and
technological surges grow higher and higher and higher
Elon Musk says that these robots can
Elon Musk says that these robots can perform better
perform better
perform better in almost every field in every task than
in almost every field in every task than
in almost every field in every task than humans
they even predicted by 2050 that robots
they even predicted by 2050 that robots will be marrying people that robots will
will be marrying people that robots will
will be marrying people that robots will be marrying people but these robots are
be marrying people but these robots are
be marrying people but these robots are replacing people indeed and they are
replacing people indeed and they are
replacing people indeed and they are taking the jobs of people in various
taking the jobs of people in various
taking the jobs of people in various fields in banks with bank tellers
fields in banks with bank tellers
fields in banks with bank tellers machinist with financial analysts and
machinist with financial analysts and
machinist with financial analysts and even with medical doctors even with
even with medical doctors even with
even with medical doctors even with medical doctors last year alone there
medical doctors last year alone there
medical doctors last year alone there were over five hundred and seventy-five
were over five hundred and seventy-five
were over five hundred and seventy-five thousand robotic surgeries that occurred
thousand robotic surgeries that occurred
thousand robotic surgeries that occurred and this is only the beginning are you
and this is only the beginning are you
and this is only the beginning are you hungry are you hungry
hungry are you hungry
hungry are you hungry would you like some pizza would you
would you like some pizza would you
would you like some pizza would you believe that robots are even making
believe that robots are even making
believe that robots are even making pizza meet Pepe and Marta and we have
pizza meet Pepe and Marta and we have
pizza meet Pepe and Marta and we have these sauce dispensers dessert Pepe and
these sauce dispensers dessert Pepe and
these sauce dispensers dessert Pepe and Jojo and their job is to put the sauce
Jojo and their job is to put the sauce
Jojo and their job is to put the sauce exactly in the center of the pizza so
exactly in the center of the pizza so
exactly in the center of the pizza so this is Marta and Martha’s job is to
this is Marta and Martha’s job is to
this is Marta and Martha’s job is to spread the sauce
spread the sauce
spread the sauce [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and this is bruno his job is to take a
and this is bruno his job is to take a
and this is bruno his job is to take a pizza off the end of this line and put
pizza off the end of this line and put
pizza off the end of this line and put it into the oven
it into the oven
it into the oven pretty cool it’s a seamless marriage of
pretty cool it’s a seamless marriage of
pretty cool it’s a seamless marriage of robots and humans working together and
robots and humans working together and
robots and humans working together and in five years if you call to place your
in five years if you call to place your
in five years if you call to place your order with us so probably speaking to
order with us so probably speaking to
order with us so probably speaking to our unofficially intelligent phone
our unofficially intelligent phone
our unofficially intelligent phone operator almost everything to do with
operator almost everything to do with
operator almost everything to do with the creation process will be automated
the creation process will be automated
the creation process will be automated you may even have a drone or a
you may even have a drone or a
you may even have a drone or a self-driving car delivering your pizza
the power of this technological
the power of this technological transformation is unfathomable on in the
transformation is unfathomable on in the
transformation is unfathomable on in the year 2020 just three years from now
year 2020 just three years from now
year 2020 just three years from now there’s going to be ten million
there’s going to be ten million
there’s going to be ten million driverless cars on our roads it is
driverless cars on our roads it is
driverless cars on our roads it is predicted that by year 2035 the
predicted that by year 2035 the
predicted that by year 2035 the driverless car industry is going to be
driverless car industry is going to be
driverless car industry is going to be about eight hundred billion dollars by
about eight hundred billion dollars by
about eight hundred billion dollars by year 2050 it’s anticipated and predicted
year 2050 it’s anticipated and predicted
year 2050 it’s anticipated and predicted by Intel that the driverless car
by Intel that the driverless car
by Intel that the driverless car industry is going to approximate seven
industry is going to approximate seven
industry is going to approximate seven trillion dollars you can only imagine
trillion dollars you can only imagine
trillion dollars you can only imagine two things the intensity that’s going
two things the intensity that’s going
two things the intensity that’s going into the economics of developing these
into the economics of developing these
into the economics of developing these vehicles and as well the number of
vehicles and as well the number of
vehicles and as well the number of workers who will be this place in 2021
workers who will be this place in 2021
workers who will be this place in 2021 2021 three years from now it’s predicted
2021 three years from now it’s predicted
2021 three years from now it’s predicted that 6% of American workers will be
that 6% of American workers will be
that 6% of American workers will be displaced they’ll lose their jobs
displaced they’ll lose their jobs
displaced they’ll lose their jobs because of robots six percent
because of robots six percent
because of robots six percent approximates 10 million or more American
approximates 10 million or more American
approximates 10 million or more American workers
workers
workers by 2040 a United States government
by 2040 a United States government
by 2040 a United States government report forecast that 47% of American
report forecast that 47% of American
report forecast that 47% of American workers will be displaced 47% as a
workers will be displaced 47% as a
workers will be displaced 47% as a result of artificial intelligence that
result of artificial intelligence that
result of artificial intelligence that approximates about 50 million or more
approximates about 50 million or more
approximates about 50 million or more workers 50 million or more workers
workers 50 million or more workers
workers 50 million or more workers now some people are alarmed as a result
now some people are alarmed as a result
now some people are alarmed as a result of this when I talk to my friends about
of this when I talk to my friends about
of this when I talk to my friends about this type of technology and disruption
this type of technology and disruption
this type of technology and disruption they say you’re an alarmist man one of
they say you’re an alarmist man one of
they say you’re an alarmist man one of my friends this week told me that I was
my friends this week told me that I was
my friends this week told me that I was Robo phobic really I’m not talking about
Robo phobic really I’m not talking about
Robo phobic really I’m not talking about building some some wall and the
building some some wall and the
building some some wall and the technology is gonna be here I promise
technology is gonna be here I promise
technology is gonna be here I promise you it’s not that artificial
you it’s not that artificial
you it’s not that artificial intelligence or robots are bad or but
intelligence or robots are bad or but
intelligence or robots are bad or but that we should fear innovation
that we should fear innovation
that we should fear innovation it’s a ridiculous proposition that we
it’s a ridiculous proposition that we
it’s a ridiculous proposition that we would resent technology that’s going to
would resent technology that’s going to
would resent technology that’s going to improve the quality of our lives address
improve the quality of our lives address
improve the quality of our lives address some of our health issues and our
some of our health issues and our
some of our health issues and our lifestyles and I went to Howard
lifestyles and I went to Howard
lifestyles and I went to Howard University fear is not an option fear is
University fear is not an option fear is
University fear is not an option fear is not an option rather what’s important
not an option rather what’s important
not an option rather what’s important for us to understand is that we are now
for us to understand is that we are now
for us to understand is that we are now writing this incredible chapter in the
writing this incredible chapter in the
writing this incredible chapter in the history of humanity where technology and
history of humanity where technology and
history of humanity where technology and the interest of mankind converge and
the interest of mankind converge and
the interest of mankind converge and call into question and call into
call into question and call into
call into question and call into question our passion our compassion our
question our passion our compassion our
question our passion our compassion our sense of humanity
sense of humanity
sense of humanity values and maybe even fundamentally our
values and maybe even fundamentally our
values and maybe even fundamentally our very existence our very existence what’s
very existence our very existence what’s
very existence our very existence what’s going to happen to the 50 million people
going to happen to the 50 million people
going to happen to the 50 million people who lose their jobs over the next 20
who lose their jobs over the next 20
who lose their jobs over the next 20 years the technological industry says
years the technological industry says
years the technological industry says that they’ll adjust they talk about a
that they’ll adjust they talk about a
that they’ll adjust they talk about a base income what’s gonna happen to the
base income what’s gonna happen to the
base income what’s gonna happen to the people who don’t have the skills what’s
people who don’t have the skills what’s
people who don’t have the skills what’s going to happen to the people who are
going to happen to the people who are
going to happen to the people who are under skilled what’s gonna happen to the
under skilled what’s gonna happen to the
under skilled what’s gonna happen to the poor people what’s gonna happen to the
poor people what’s gonna happen to the
poor people what’s gonna happen to the people who don’t live in the United
people who don’t live in the United
people who don’t live in the United States
States
States god forbid well when I was a freshman
god forbid well when I was a freshman
god forbid well when I was a freshman here at this very university did Greg we
here at this very university did Greg we
here at this very university did Greg we spoke to us probably right from this
spoke to us probably right from this
spoke to us probably right from this spot right here and he said to students
spot right here and he said to students
spot right here and he said to students back then he said you know what y’all
back then he said you know what y’all
back then he said you know what y’all got a big job he said y’all got a big
got a big job he said y’all got a big
got a big job he said y’all got a big deficit we have a big job because he
deficit we have a big job because he
deficit we have a big job because he challenged us to think and to rethink to
challenged us to think and to rethink to
challenged us to think and to rethink to think and to rethink the person also who
think and to rethink the person also who
think and to rethink the person also who probably gets it right said that one of
probably gets it right said that one of
probably gets it right said that one of these solutions requires us in the 21st
these solutions requires us in the 21st
these solutions requires us in the 21st century to revisit how we process so
century to revisit how we process so
century to revisit how we process so that the talboom of illiteracy in a 21st
that the talboom of illiteracy in a 21st
that the talboom of illiteracy in a 21st century hear me is not whether you
century hear me is not whether you
century hear me is not whether you cannot read or write the problem of
cannot read or write the problem of
cannot read or write the problem of illiteracy in the 21st century involves
illiteracy in the 21st century involves
illiteracy in the 21st century involves the fundamental question of whether you
the fundamental question of whether you
the fundamental question of whether you can learn unlearn and relearn for us the
can learn unlearn and relearn for us the
can learn unlearn and relearn for us the 21st century doesn’t is no longer purely
21st century doesn’t is no longer purely
21st century doesn’t is no longer purely purely about reading riting and
purely about reading riting and
purely about reading riting and rithmetic
rithmetic
rithmetic it’s about the new reading writing
it’s about the new reading writing
it’s about the new reading writing arithmetic which is
arithmetic which is
arithmetic which is loading computer programming robotics
loading computer programming robotics
loading computer programming robotics science and technology in 1952 Ralph
science and technology in 1952 Ralph
science and technology in 1952 Ralph Ellison wrote a book called the
Ellison wrote a book called the
Ellison wrote a book called the Invisible Man it was about a black man
Invisible Man it was about a black man
Invisible Man it was about a black man who felt invisible because of the color
who felt invisible because of the color
who felt invisible because of the color of his skin and the circumstances of his
of his skin and the circumstances of his
of his skin and the circumstances of his race yes but let me tell you in closing
race yes but let me tell you in closing
race yes but let me tell you in closing this that the Invisible Man of the 21st
this that the Invisible Man of the 21st
this that the Invisible Man of the 21st century is no longer going to be black
century is no longer going to be black
century is no longer going to be black he’s going to be white he’s going to be
he’s going to be white he’s going to be
he’s going to be white he’s going to be brown he’s going to be gay he’s going to
brown he’s going to be gay he’s going to
brown he’s going to be gay he’s going to be straight you going to be old it’s
be straight you going to be old it’s
be straight you going to be old it’s going to be young it’s going to be a
going to be young it’s going to be a
going to be young it’s going to be a male or a female
male or a female
male or a female and what’s critical as we confront this
and what’s critical as we confront this
and what’s critical as we confront this vast question of this technological
vast question of this technological
vast question of this technological transformation is how we adjust and what
transformation is how we adjust and what
transformation is how we adjust and what we do to retool our workers what we do
we do to retool our workers what we do
we do to retool our workers what we do to retool our students what we do what
to retool our students what we do what
to retool our students what we do what we do to retool our universities and our
we do to retool our universities and our
we do to retool our universities and our high schools and our grade schools if if
high schools and our grade schools if if
high schools and our grade schools if if we don’t if we go back to the proverbial
we don’t if we go back to the proverbial
we don’t if we go back to the proverbial or simulated beach and lie in the Sun
or simulated beach and lie in the Sun
or simulated beach and lie in the Sun while these waves just keep coming let
while these waves just keep coming let
while these waves just keep coming let me tell you this the 21st century
me tell you this the 21st century
me tell you this the 21st century Invisible Man could be you your children
Invisible Man could be you your children
Invisible Man could be you your children or your grandchildren thank you
or your grandchildren thank you
or your grandchildren thank you [Applause]
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