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Exploring the Human + Artificial Intelligence Partnership | Ivan Portilla | TEDxOnBoard


are you there I am here listening to you

are you there I am here listening to you what is your name as my buddy

what is your name as my buddy

what is your name as my buddy Shakespeare once said what’s in a name

Shakespeare once said what’s in a name

Shakespeare once said what’s in a name but you can call me Tommy

but you can call me Tommy

but you can call me Tommy what is your favorite book I love

what is your favorite book I love

what is your favorite book I love reading the robots of dawn by Isaac

reading the robots of dawn by Isaac

reading the robots of dawn by Isaac Asimov what is your favorite song I love

Asimov what is your favorite song I love

Asimov what is your favorite song I love singing want to hear some no thank you

singing want to hear some no thank you

singing want to hear some no thank you can you tell me a joke I love helping

can you tell me a joke I love helping

can you tell me a joke I love helping humans can you tell me a joke there are

humans can you tell me a joke there are

humans can you tell me a joke there are two ways to write our free programs and

two ways to write our free programs and

two ways to write our free programs and only the third way he works thank you

but I want to take you a little bit on a

but I want to take you a little bit on a journey of computing intelligence across

journey of computing intelligence across

journey of computing intelligence across time if we think of a story of computing

time if we think of a story of computing

time if we think of a story of computing we identify three eras the first era

we identify three eras the first era

we identify three eras the first era started with tabulating I was just

started with tabulating I was just

started with tabulating I was just counting things counting people counting

counting things counting people counting

counting things counting people counting money

money

money those were the times of the single

those were the times of the single

those were the times of the single purpose computers they were built

purpose computers they were built

purpose computers they were built without one function specifically fifty

without one function specifically fifty

without one function specifically fifty years later we started what we called

years later we started what we called

years later we started what we called the programmable era computers that can

the programmable era computers that can

the programmable era computers that can follow a set of instructions or programs

follow a set of instructions or programs

follow a set of instructions or programs this around lasted up till today even

this around lasted up till today even

this around lasted up till today even the computer that you have with you in

the computer that you have with you in

the computer that you have with you in your pocket your phone is using this

your pocket your phone is using this

your pocket your phone is using this type of computing but six years ago we

type of computing but six years ago we

type of computing but six years ago we started what we call the cognitive

started what we call the cognitive

started what we call the cognitive era many of you saw in the US television

era many of you saw in the US television

era many of you saw in the US television show a jeopardy Watson playing against

show a jeopardy Watson playing against

show a jeopardy Watson playing against the best players in the world

the best players in the world

the best players in the world you remember what was the outcome of

you remember what was the outcome of

you remember what was the outcome of that show yes we defeated the best

that show yes we defeated the best

that show yes we defeated the best players in the world but it was not easy

players in the world but it was not easy

players in the world but it was not easy playing jeopardy was very challenging

playing jeopardy was very challenging

playing jeopardy was very challenging task because human language is full

task because human language is full

task because human language is full ambiguity humor in context so this

ambiguity humor in context so this

ambiguity humor in context so this system was able to answer questions in 3

system was able to answer questions in 3

system was able to answer questions in 3 to 6 seconds about anything music poetry

to 6 seconds about anything music poetry

to 6 seconds about anything music poetry it was able to correctly answer the

it was able to correctly answer the

it was able to correctly answer the questions 80% of the time if we play 50

questions 80% of the time if we play 50

questions 80% of the time if we play 50 percent of the opportunities so this

percent of the opportunities so this

percent of the opportunities so this system we call it Watson start the

system we call it Watson start the

system we call it Watson start the cognitive system era well how does it

cognitive system era well how does it

cognitive system era well how does it work let me start by telling you what

work let me start by telling you what

work let me start by telling you what Watson is not it’s not how 9000 in 2001

Watson is not it’s not how 9000 in 2001

Watson is not it’s not how 9000 in 2001 Space Odyssey now I haven’t seen John

Space Odyssey now I haven’t seen John

Space Odyssey now I haven’t seen John Connor running around it’s not the

Connor running around it’s not the

Connor running around it’s not the beginning of the Skynet it’s not an

beginning of the Skynet it’s not an

beginning of the Skynet it’s not an advanced search engine what is Watson

bear with me here I’m going to get

bear with me here I’m going to get technical Watson is a cognitive system

technical Watson is a cognitive system

technical Watson is a cognitive system that uses natural language understanding

that uses natural language understanding

that uses natural language understanding and machine learning to draw insights

and machine learning to draw insights

and machine learning to draw insights what kind of insight business insights

what kind of insight business insights

what kind of insight business insights from large amounts of data and we call

from large amounts of data and we call

from large amounts of data and we call this data big data is divided into

this data big data is divided into

this data big data is divided into unstructured data think of your tweets

unstructured data think of your tweets

unstructured data think of your tweets your Facebook entries in structured data

your Facebook entries in structured data

your Facebook entries in structured data and how do we do this

and how do we do this

and how do we do this we’ll say that cognitive systems

understand reason and learn in what I

understand reason and learn in what I mean for understand is pretty much

mean for understand is pretty much

mean for understand is pretty much dealing with a human condition of

dealing with a human condition of

dealing with a human condition of language think about it

language think about it

language think about it we humans express through language we

we humans express through language we

we humans express through language we spread our ideas we talk to each other

spread our ideas we talk to each other

spread our ideas we talk to each other even in this moment there is a little

even in this moment there is a little

even in this moment there is a little voice in your head listening to what I’m

voice in your head listening to what I’m

voice in your head listening to what I’m saying and the understanding is trying

saying and the understanding is trying

saying and the understanding is trying to find these symbols the signals these

to find these symbols the signals these

to find these symbols the signals these patterns of meaning not talking about

patterns of meaning not talking about

patterns of meaning not talking about the language just spoken language like

the language just spoken language like

the language just spoken language like English or Spanish I’m talking about the

English or Spanish I’m talking about the

English or Spanish I’m talking about the language of images or text so

language of images or text so

language of images or text so understanding those natural languages

understanding those natural languages

understanding those natural languages then reason it because once I have the

then reason it because once I have the

then reason it because once I have the answer what do I do with it

answer what do I do with it

answer what do I do with it for instance if you remember in jeopardy

for instance if you remember in jeopardy

for instance if you remember in jeopardy we train the system with 200 million

we train the system with 200 million

we train the system with 200 million pages of content thus equivalent or

pages of content thus equivalent or

pages of content thus equivalent or having all the books in the Library of

having all the books in the Library of

having all the books in the Library of Congress and memory to answer these

Congress and memory to answer these

Congress and memory to answer these questions for instance what is the

questions for instance what is the

questions for instance what is the capital of Texas we go through the whole

capital of Texas we go through the whole

capital of Texas we go through the whole Wikipedia and we have multiple answers

Wikipedia and we have multiple answers

Wikipedia and we have multiple answers until we found the one that we think was

until we found the one that we think was

until we found the one that we think was a valid answer that is reasoning in the

a valid answer that is reasoning in the

a valid answer that is reasoning in the type of reasoning that we do it’s called

type of reasoning that we do it’s called

type of reasoning that we do it’s called inductive reasoning all these other

inductive reasoning all these other

inductive reasoning all these other players in the area use the same thing

players in the area use the same thing

players in the area use the same thing when you talk to your phone talk your

when you talk to your phone talk your

when you talk to your phone talk your assistant at home you’re using that type

assistant at home you’re using that type

assistant at home you’re using that type of reasoning and then cognitive systems

of reasoning and then cognitive systems

of reasoning and then cognitive systems learn

learn

learn if it was just matter of programming the

if it was just matter of programming the

if it was just matter of programming the rules of grammar that will be too easy

rules of grammar that will be too easy

rules of grammar that will be too easy we need to teach these systems we don’t

we need to teach these systems we don’t

we need to teach these systems we don’t program them and by teaching them we

program them and by teaching them we

program them and by teaching them we make them more intelligence another

make them more intelligence another

make them more intelligence another thing that I want to bring up today have

thing that I want to bring up today have

thing that I want to bring up today have been a lot of talk on the under media on

been a lot of talk on the under media on

been a lot of talk on the under media on the news about these systems this robots

the news about these systems this robots

the news about these systems this robots taking away jobs into me is more like a

taking away jobs into me is more like a

taking away jobs into me is more like a displacement think about when we have

displacement think about when we have

displacement think about when we have the car displacing the horse a lot of

the car displacing the horse a lot of

the car displacing the horse a lot of people lost their jobs but they went and

people lost their jobs but they went and

people lost their jobs but they went and create new jobs or the Industrial

create new jobs or the Industrial

create new jobs or the Industrial Revolution these cognitive systems are

Revolution these cognitive systems are

Revolution these cognitive systems are creating a partnership between humans

creating a partnership between humans

creating a partnership between humans and computers in this partnership is

and computers in this partnership is

and computers in this partnership is creating enhance and human expertise why

creating enhance and human expertise why

creating enhance and human expertise why because we humans are good at certain

because we humans are good at certain

because we humans are good at certain things we’re good at compassion

things we’re good at compassion

things we’re good at compassion abstraction even common sense like don’t

abstraction even common sense like don’t

abstraction even common sense like don’t drive into a white trailer you will die

drive into a white trailer you will die

drive into a white trailer you will die computers on the other hand are good at

computers on the other hand are good at

computers on the other hand are good at identifying patterns they do machine

identifying patterns they do machine

identifying patterns they do machine learning they isolate the answers so

learning they isolate the answers so

learning they isolate the answers so this one airship is what I my talk is

this one airship is what I my talk is

this one airship is what I my talk is all about for that I would like to give

all about for that I would like to give

all about for that I would like to give you some practical examples or some of

you some practical examples or some of

you some practical examples or some of the recent use cases that we have been

the recent use cases that we have been

the recent use cases that we have been working on and I’m going to start in the

working on and I’m going to start in the

working on and I’m going to start in the bottom right with what we call cognitive

bottom right with what we call cognitive

bottom right with what we call cognitive cooking we have an application called

cooking we have an application called

cooking we have an application called chip Watson that read a whole bunch of

chip Watson that read a whole bunch of

chip Watson that read a whole bunch of recipes in in the chemistry of the

recipes in in the chemistry of the

recipes in in the chemistry of the ingredients in those recipes and in

ingredients in those recipes and in

ingredients in those recipes and in conjunction with your appliances can

conjunction with your appliances can

conjunction with your appliances can find out what is in your refrigerator

find out what is in your refrigerator

find out what is in your refrigerator think about

think about

think about it’s Thursday nya have nothing to cook

it’s Thursday nya have nothing to cook

it’s Thursday nya have nothing to cook you talk to your refrigerator talk to

you talk to your refrigerator talk to

you talk to your refrigerator talk to the oven say what like what did I make

the oven say what like what did I make

the oven say what like what did I make for dinner this intelligent system will

for dinner this intelligent system will

for dinner this intelligent system will say well based on what you have you can

say well based on what you have you can

say well based on what you have you can make this that’s the power of cognitive

make this that’s the power of cognitive

make this that’s the power of cognitive going clockwise we have cognate ice

going clockwise we have cognate ice

going clockwise we have cognate ice connectors was a huge success last

connectors was a huge success last

connectors was a huge success last Christmas

Christmas

Christmas this is a toy that interact with little

this is a toy that interact with little

this is a toy that interact with little children and answer questions like why

children and answer questions like why

children and answer questions like why is the sky blue

is the sky blue

is the sky blue tell me our knock-knock joke and even

tell me our knock-knock joke and even

tell me our knock-knock joke and even where do babies come from cognitive

where do babies come from cognitive

where do babies come from cognitive recently we announced a partnership with

recently we announced a partnership with

recently we announced a partnership with a u.s. car manufacturer you remember

a u.s. car manufacturer you remember

a u.s. car manufacturer you remember that show from the 80s the Nightrider

that show from the 80s the Nightrider

that show from the 80s the Nightrider that you talk to your car we have that

that you talk to your car we have that

that you talk to your car we have that today so when you’re driving home after

today so when you’re driving home after

today so when you’re driving home after talking to chip Watson and you need an

talking to chip Watson and you need an

talking to chip Watson and you need an ingredient for your recipe you can tell

ingredient for your recipe you can tell

ingredient for your recipe you can tell us a car where’s the nearest grocery

us a car where’s the nearest grocery

us a car where’s the nearest grocery store we’re gonna put gas for my car you

store we’re gonna put gas for my car you

store we’re gonna put gas for my car you have that kind of dialogue natural

have that kind of dialogue natural

have that kind of dialogue natural language understanding but my last

language understanding but my last

language understanding but my last example something very close to me

example something very close to me

example something very close to me health care growing up in Latin America

health care growing up in Latin America

health care growing up in Latin America I notice how difficult it was to gain

I notice how difficult it was to gain

I notice how difficult it was to gain access to good health care only 5% of

access to good health care only 5% of

access to good health care only 5% of the people have access to good

the people have access to good

the people have access to good healthcare and with health care we tell

healthcare and with health care we tell

healthcare and with health care we tell usually our visitors on the lab that

usually our visitors on the lab that

usually our visitors on the lab that Watson doesn’t understand the science of

Watson doesn’t understand the science of

Watson doesn’t understand the science of medicine he understand the language of

medicine he understand the language of

medicine he understand the language of Medicine you cannot tell us what’s wrong

Medicine you cannot tell us what’s wrong

Medicine you cannot tell us what’s wrong with this person but it can tell us what

with this person but it can tell us what

with this person but it can tell us what are the multiple uses of certain drugs

are the multiple uses of certain drugs

are the multiple uses of certain drugs or two types of conditions we estimate

or two types of conditions we estimate

or two types of conditions we estimate that doctors are not keeping up in their

that doctors are not keeping up in their

that doctors are not keeping up in their fields there is so much data

fields there is so much data

fields there is so much data unstructured data been published every

unstructured data been published every

unstructured data been published every week that they don’t only spend like two

week that they don’t only spend like two

week that they don’t only spend like two hours a week reading what’s the latest

hours a week reading what’s the latest

hours a week reading what’s the latest on the field therefore they’re making

on the field therefore they’re making

on the field therefore they’re making decisions based on information that they

decisions based on information that they

decisions based on information that they learned 10 15 years ago perhaps not the

learned 10 15 years ago perhaps not the

learned 10 15 years ago perhaps not the most accurate to say people’s lives for

most accurate to say people’s lives for

most accurate to say people’s lives for instance recently I live in Chile and we

instance recently I live in Chile and we

instance recently I live in Chile and we held this patient this doctor trying to

held this patient this doctor trying to

held this patient this doctor trying to identify a disease for a sick child in

identify a disease for a sick child in

identify a disease for a sick child in the Antarctica the Patagonia this doctor

the Antarctica the Patagonia this doctor

the Antarctica the Patagonia this doctor use our technology to identify what was

use our technology to identify what was

use our technology to identify what was wrong with this child and was able to

wrong with this child and was able to

wrong with this child and was able to save this life and he told us there is

save this life and he told us there is

save this life and he told us there is nothing people will neither in the world

nothing people will neither in the world

nothing people will neither in the world to save a kid’s life and to me does the

to save a kid’s life and to me does the

to save a kid’s life and to me does the a partnership between humans and

a partnership between humans and

a partnership between humans and computer and that’s an idea worth

computer and that’s an idea worth

computer and that’s an idea worth spreading thank you

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