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Can robots make us more human? | Lisa Leong | TEDxMelbourne


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[Applause] if I type lawyers are into Google I get

if I type lawyers are into Google I get

if I type lawyers are into Google I get this result lawyers are scum

this result lawyers are scum

this result lawyers are scum lawyers are liars

lawyers are liars

lawyers are liars where’s evil I’m a lawyer

back in 2001 I was a technology lawyer

back in 2001 I was a technology lawyer in a prestigious London law firm but

in a prestigious London law firm but

in a prestigious London law firm but before you write me off I did my

before you write me off I did my

before you write me off I did my presentations using rap this prosecution

presentations using rap this prosecution

presentations using rap this prosecution it’s hard copyright is so fun Thank You

it’s hard copyright is so fun Thank You

it’s hard copyright is so fun Thank You fines in taxes up front be yo yo yo yo

then I realized there’s a really small

then I realized there’s a really small market for rapping lawyers in fact I had

market for rapping lawyers in fact I had

market for rapping lawyers in fact I had a monopoly but why dr. Larry Richard the

a monopoly but why dr. Larry Richard the

a monopoly but why dr. Larry Richard the lawyer and psychologist in the US has

lawyer and psychologist in the US has

lawyer and psychologist in the US has data that shows that lawyers are

data that shows that lawyers are

data that shows that lawyers are extremely low on sociability sociability

extremely low on sociability sociability

extremely low on sociability sociability is a desire to interact with people I

is a desire to interact with people I

is a desire to interact with people I had a desire to interact with people so

had a desire to interact with people so

had a desire to interact with people so one Monday morning I was sitting in an

one Monday morning I was sitting in an

one Monday morning I was sitting in an airless windowless office reviewing yet

airless windowless office reviewing yet

airless windowless office reviewing yet another fad technology contract when the

another fad technology contract when the

another fad technology contract when the words of that famous poet philosopher

words of that famous poet philosopher

words of that famous poet philosopher and artist

and artist

and artist Eminem

Eminem

Eminem spoke to me the soul’s escaping through

spoke to me the soul’s escaping through

spoke to me the soul’s escaping through a hole that is gaping that’s exactly how

a hole that is gaping that’s exactly how

a hole that is gaping that’s exactly how I was feeling not that Eminem is usually

I was feeling not that Eminem is usually

I was feeling not that Eminem is usually my career advisor but there was truths

my career advisor but there was truths

my career advisor but there was truths in there yo something in me broke

in there yo something in me broke

in there yo something in me broke I left the law one moment as the Asian

I left the law one moment as the Asian

I left the law one moment as the Asian parents dream the next I was booming my

parents dream the next I was booming my

parents dream the next I was booming my voice across regional radio as a DJ

voice across regional radio as a DJ

voice across regional radio as a DJ single-handedly busting Asian

single-handedly busting Asian

single-handedly busting Asian stereotypes I was a DJ for 10 years then

stereotypes I was a DJ for 10 years then

stereotypes I was a DJ for 10 years then my mother’s voice like that song you

my mother’s voice like that song you

my mother’s voice like that song you can’t get out of your head uh malloy a

can’t get out of your head uh malloy a

can’t get out of your head uh malloy a girl in a rapping world it got even

girl in a rapping world it got even

girl in a rapping world it got even louder I heard her saying oh yeah why

louder I heard her saying oh yeah why

louder I heard her saying oh yeah why don’t you go back to free Hills so I

don’t you go back to free Hills so I

don’t you go back to free Hills so I went back to the law don’t endure but

went back to the law don’t endure but

went back to the law don’t endure but not as a lawyer in client relationship

not as a lawyer in client relationship

not as a lawyer in client relationship management and things had really changed

management and things had really changed

management and things had really changed the robots had come to lawyer town

the robots had come to lawyer town

the robots had come to lawyer town almost all the work I did as a junior

almost all the work I did as a junior

almost all the work I did as a junior lawyer in the 90s can now be done by a

lawyer in the 90s can now be done by a

lawyer in the 90s can now be done by a robot that technology contract I

robot that technology contract I

robot that technology contract I reviewed in that airless windowless room

reviewed in that airless windowless room

reviewed in that airless windowless room done by a robot there’s a new robot

done by a robot there’s a new robot

done by a robot there’s a new robot lawyer built on an artificial

lawyer built on an artificial

lawyer built on an artificial intelligence platform that creates

intelligence platform that creates

intelligence platform that creates confidentiality agreements in seven

confidentiality agreements in seven

confidentiality agreements in seven minutes compared with the half a day it

minutes compared with the half a day it

minutes compared with the half a day it took me how amazing all that drudgery

took me how amazing all that drudgery

took me how amazing all that drudgery God that robot lawyer is called robot

God that robot lawyer is called robot

God that robot lawyer is called robot lawyer Lisa our yueshen have stood thank

lawyer Lisa our yueshen have stood thank

lawyer Lisa our yueshen have stood thank you one of my favorite robots is called

you one of my favorite robots is called

you one of my favorite robots is called do not pay josh Browder a 19 year old

do not pay josh Browder a 19 year old

do not pay josh Browder a 19 year old Stanford student got his driver’s

Stanford student got his driver’s

Stanford student got his driver’s license

license

license then quickly amassed a heap of mostly

then quickly amassed a heap of mostly

then quickly amassed a heap of mostly unfair parking fines his parents did

unfair parking fines his parents did

unfair parking fines his parents did what good parents do they refused to

what good parents do they refused to

what good parents do they refused to keep paying them and he did what a smart

keep paying them and he did what a smart

keep paying them and he did what a smart 19 year old would do he locked himself

19 year old would do he locked himself

19 year old would do he locked himself in his bedroom and he created a bot that

in his bedroom and he created a bot that

in his bedroom and he created a bot that got him out of those unfair parking

got him out of those unfair parking

got him out of those unfair parking fines he now offers it as a free service

fines he now offers it as a free service

fines he now offers it as a free service and so far it has saved over four

and so far it has saved over four

and so far it has saved over four million u.s. dollars this is disruption

million u.s. dollars this is disruption

million u.s. dollars this is disruption and it’s happening in other professions

and it’s happening in other professions

and it’s happening in other professions medicine engineering education pretty

medicine engineering education pretty

medicine engineering education pretty much any job that is logical maybe

much any job that is logical maybe

much any job that is logical maybe they’ll be a robot dr. Lisa well my

they’ll be a robot dr. Lisa well my

they’ll be a robot dr. Lisa well my parents would be so proud

parents would be so proud

parents would be so proud both a lawyer and a doctor within the

both a lawyer and a doctor within the

both a lawyer and a doctor within the next two years one of our largest

next two years one of our largest

next two years one of our largest institutions will appoint an AI machine

institutions will appoint an AI machine

institutions will appoint an AI machine as a board member I feel like a huge

as a board member I feel like a huge

as a board member I feel like a huge amounts of data and ask for its opinion

amounts of data and ask for its opinion

amounts of data and ask for its opinion and if an AI machine could be a board

and if an AI machine could be a board

and if an AI machine could be a board member is anyone safe what is left for

member is anyone safe what is left for

member is anyone safe what is left for us what is it that humans can uniquely

us what is it that humans can uniquely

us what is it that humans can uniquely do Sandi is a 40 year old mother of two

do Sandi is a 40 year old mother of two

do Sandi is a 40 year old mother of two who wakes up every morning at 5:00 to

who wakes up every morning at 5:00 to

who wakes up every morning at 5:00 to over 300 unread emails she plows through

over 300 unread emails she plows through

over 300 unread emails she plows through the walls getting ready and by the time

the walls getting ready and by the time

the walls getting ready and by the time she gets to work there’s a conga line of

she gets to work there’s a conga line of

she gets to work there’s a conga line of people waiting to meet with her in

people waiting to meet with her in

people waiting to meet with her in between she churns out urgent contracts

between she churns out urgent contracts

between she churns out urgent contracts she’s a corporate lawyer overwhelmed

she’s a corporate lawyer overwhelmed

she’s a corporate lawyer overwhelmed with busyness describing this Sandi

with busyness describing this Sandi

with busyness describing this Sandi started to cry she wasn’t alone despite

started to cry she wasn’t alone despite

started to cry she wasn’t alone despite this all-too-common despair nothing was

this all-too-common despair nothing was

this all-too-common despair nothing was changing it so I co-founded a team

changing it so I co-founded a team

changing it so I co-founded a team called reimagine legal designed to help

called reimagine legal designed to help

called reimagine legal designed to help professionals like sandy she was shown

professionals like sandy she was shown

professionals like sandy she was shown how to automate basic contracts to get

how to automate basic contracts to get

how to automate basic contracts to get rid of the drudgery was he excited

rid of the drudgery was he excited

rid of the drudgery was he excited no she hated it where we thought AI is a

no she hated it where we thought AI is a

no she hated it where we thought AI is a gift she only saw it as a threat most of

gift she only saw it as a threat most of

gift she only saw it as a threat most of us are frightened by change lawyers

us are frightened by change lawyers

us are frightened by change lawyers terrified

terrified

terrified that’s because lawyers are trained to

that’s because lawyers are trained to

that’s because lawyers are trained to review all of the data and to ask what

review all of the data and to ask what

review all of the data and to ask what is the worst that can happen what are

is the worst that can happen what are

is the worst that can happen what are all the things that can go wrong that’s

all the things that can go wrong that’s

all the things that can go wrong that’s the job of a lawyer they often come

the job of a lawyer they often come

the job of a lawyer they often come across as more logical less emotional

across as more logical less emotional

across as more logical less emotional more in their heads less in their hearts

more in their heads less in their hearts

more in their heads less in their hearts in other words somewhat robotic then

in other words somewhat robotic then

in other words somewhat robotic then along comes a machine that does robot

along comes a machine that does robot

along comes a machine that does robot better than a lawyer can ever do and the

better than a lawyer can ever do and the

better than a lawyer can ever do and the world becomes a dangerous place for

world becomes a dangerous place for

world becomes a dangerous place for lawyers lawyers can’t stand still in the

lawyers lawyers can’t stand still in the

lawyers lawyers can’t stand still in the face of this none of us can we have to

face of this none of us can we have to

face of this none of us can we have to respond how are we going to respond

respond how are we going to respond

respond how are we going to respond rather than compete head-to-head in a

rather than compete head-to-head in a

rather than compete head-to-head in a race we can’t win

race we can’t win

race we can’t win we can’t out robot the robot instead we

we can’t out robot the robot instead we

we can’t out robot the robot instead we need to double down on being more human

need to double down on being more human

need to double down on being more human what is it that a robot cannot yet

what is it that a robot cannot yet

what is it that a robot cannot yet Express that only we can as humans

Express that only we can as humans

Express that only we can as humans imagine you walk into a lush green oasis

imagine you walk into a lush green oasis

imagine you walk into a lush green oasis with cushion line couches if favorite

with cushion line couches if favorite

with cushion line couches if favorite coffee is waiting for you you smell the

coffee is waiting for you you smell the

coffee is waiting for you you smell the calming scent of lavender with a hint of

calming scent of lavender with a hint of

calming scent of lavender with a hint of lemongrass your warmly greeted by name

lemongrass your warmly greeted by name

lemongrass your warmly greeted by name given a huge hug where are you you are

given a huge hug where are you you are

given a huge hug where are you you are in court this scenario is underpinned by

in court this scenario is underpinned by

in court this scenario is underpinned by the one thing we can express that robots

the one thing we can express that robots

the one thing we can express that robots cannot empathy the way to double down on

cannot empathy the way to double down on

cannot empathy the way to double down on being human is through an empathy

being human is through an empathy

being human is through an empathy revolution empathy

revolution empathy

revolution empathy is going to be the most important skill

is going to be the most important skill

is going to be the most important skill in the 21st century when I moved from

in the 21st century when I moved from

in the 21st century when I moved from being a DJ to an ABC breakfast presenter

being a DJ to an ABC breakfast presenter

being a DJ to an ABC breakfast presenter I reveled in the intimate conversations

I reveled in the intimate conversations

I reveled in the intimate conversations I had with my guests I shared moments of

I had with my guests I shared moments of

I had with my guests I shared moments of laughter with tuna fish and politicians

laughter with tuna fish and politicians

laughter with tuna fish and politicians and chefs later I went to Stanford

and chefs later I went to Stanford

and chefs later I went to Stanford d.school to study human centered design

d.school to study human centered design

d.school to study human centered design I learned it always starts with the

I learned it always starts with the

I learned it always starts with the human it always starts with empathy

human it always starts with empathy

human it always starts with empathy you’d be surprised how much is not

you’d be surprised how much is not

you’d be surprised how much is not designed with empathy and people in mind

designed with empathy and people in mind

designed with empathy and people in mind you know those 100 page unreadable terms

you know those 100 page unreadable terms

you know those 100 page unreadable terms and conditions in teeny tiny writing

and conditions in teeny tiny writing

and conditions in teeny tiny writing that you’re forced to accept with any

that you’re forced to accept with any

that you’re forced to accept with any product they are not designed with

product they are not designed with

product they are not designed with empathy and you in mind but things are

empathy and you in mind but things are

empathy and you in mind but things are changing there is hope even lawyers have

changing there is hope even lawyers have

changing there is hope even lawyers have started this journey they’re doubling

started this journey they’re doubling

started this journey they’re doubling down on being human they’ve started to

down on being human they’ve started to

down on being human they’ve started to use an approach called empathy

use an approach called empathy

use an approach called empathy interviewing they’re asking their

interviewing they’re asking their

interviewing they’re asking their customers hey how do you feel when you

customers hey how do you feel when you

customers hey how do you feel when you receive a contract like this some client

receive a contract like this some client

receive a contract like this some client responses are not repeatable so let’s go

responses are not repeatable so let’s go

responses are not repeatable so let’s go back to Sandy Sandy’s in the middle of

back to Sandy Sandy’s in the middle of

back to Sandy Sandy’s in the middle of an empathy revolution for the first time

an empathy revolution for the first time

an empathy revolution for the first time she employers empathy interviewing she

she employers empathy interviewing she

she employers empathy interviewing she said it’s like I met someone new today

said it’s like I met someone new today

said it’s like I met someone new today Dave really opened up I never realized

Dave really opened up I never realized

Dave really opened up I never realized these things were so important to him

these things were so important to him

these things were so important to him Dave and sandy had been sharing an

Dave and sandy had been sharing an

Dave and sandy had been sharing an office for 10 years it’s because the

office for 10 years it’s because the

office for 10 years it’s because the robots have freed up our time that we

robots have freed up our time that we

robots have freed up our time that we can do this human centric work the

can do this human centric work the

can do this human centric work the challenge of AI forces us to rediscover

challenge of AI forces us to rediscover

challenge of AI forces us to rediscover and value what is truly human in our

and value what is truly human in our

and value what is truly human in our work and that is a higher gift

so one day when I type lawyers are into

so one day when I type lawyers are into Google I’d like to see these words

Google I’d like to see these words

Google I’d like to see these words lawyers are caring lawyers are

lawyers are caring lawyers are

lawyers are caring lawyers are compassionate lawyers are empathy

compassionate lawyers are empathy

compassionate lawyers are empathy revolutionaries yo

revolutionaries yo

revolutionaries yo [Applause]

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