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Humans With Machines | Maryam Alavi | TEDxCentennialParkWomen


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[Music] do you remember this picture februari

do you remember this picture februari

do you remember this picture februari 2011 two-time human champions of game

2011 two-time human champions of game

2011 two-time human champions of game jeopardy playing with a supercomputer

jeopardy playing with a supercomputer

jeopardy playing with a supercomputer called Watson and developed by IBM Ken

called Watson and developed by IBM Ken

called Watson and developed by IBM Ken Jennings on the left Brad rudder on the

Jennings on the left Brad rudder on the

Jennings on the left Brad rudder on the right and in case you haven’t guessed

right and in case you haven’t guessed

right and in case you haven’t guessed what sit in the middle well Watson beat

what sit in the middle well Watson beat

what sit in the middle well Watson beat the two-time human champions at the game

the two-time human champions at the game

the two-time human champions at the game jeopardy there were other times where

jeopardy there were other times where

jeopardy there were other times where they had computers and machines beating

they had computers and machines beating

they had computers and machines beating human champions as early as 1997 chess

human champions as early as 1997 chess

human champions as early as 1997 chess champions were beaten by supercomputer

champions were beaten by supercomputer

champions were beaten by supercomputer and more recently there’s a complex

and more recently there’s a complex

and more recently there’s a complex board game called go that machine’s beat

board game called go that machine’s beat

board game called go that machine’s beat the champions of that game as well so

the champions of that game as well so

the champions of that game as well so when machines started to win at this

when machines started to win at this

when machines started to win at this complex human games some people started

complex human games some people started

complex human games some people started to ask the question our machines getting

to ask the question our machines getting

to ask the question our machines getting as intelligent and as smart as people or

as intelligent and as smart as people or

as intelligent and as smart as people or machines that are even getting smarter

machines that are even getting smarter

machines that are even getting smarter than people are we all getting replaced

than people are we all getting replaced

than people are we all getting replaced by machines and our jobs are being taken

by machines and our jobs are being taken

by machines and our jobs are being taken away so I am here to tell you and give

away so I am here to tell you and give

away so I am here to tell you and give you three major observations that why it

you three major observations that why it

you three major observations that why it is about time that we move away from

is about time that we move away from

is about time that we move away from these comparisons of machines versus

these comparisons of machines versus

these comparisons of machines versus humans and move toward the idea of

humans and move toward the idea of

humans and move toward the idea of humans with machines you see the idea

humans with machines you see the idea

humans with machines you see the idea here is not to race against machine

here is not to race against machine

here is not to race against machine means the idea is to use machines and

means the idea is to use machines and

means the idea is to use machines and work with machines so that we elevate

work with machines so that we elevate

work with machines so that we elevate performance and enhance desired outcomes

performance and enhance desired outcomes

performance and enhance desired outcomes so observation number one working with

so observation number one working with

so observation number one working with machines humans can increase their

machines humans can increase their

machines humans can increase their flexibility in the work arrangements how

flexibility in the work arrangements how

flexibility in the work arrangements how many of you would like to have a very

many of you would like to have a very

many of you would like to have a very flexible work schedule how many of you

flexible work schedule how many of you

flexible work schedule how many of you would like to be able to work wherever

would like to be able to work wherever

would like to be able to work wherever you want to rather than go to a specific

you want to rather than go to a specific

you want to rather than go to a specific desk and a specific place to work okay

how many of you would like to pick your

how many of you would like to pick your projects that you work on how many of

projects that you work on how many of

projects that you work on how many of you would like to pick your customers

you would like to pick your customers

you would like to pick your customers that you work with if you gave a yes to

that you work with if you gave a yes to

that you work with if you gave a yes to any of those check these out these are

any of those check these out these are

any of those check these out these are digital markets for freelancing some of

digital markets for freelancing some of

digital markets for freelancing some of these are looking at a specific area of

these are looking at a specific area of

these are looking at a specific area of service you all have heard of uber have

service you all have heard of uber have

service you all have heard of uber have used over some of those focus on a wider

used over some of those focus on a wider

used over some of those focus on a wider range of professional services and some

range of professional services and some

range of professional services and some of them are really focused on leashed

of them are really focused on leashed

of them are really focused on leashed and expertise by the way if you’re also

and expertise by the way if you’re also

and expertise by the way if you’re also interested in generating additional

interested in generating additional

interested in generating additional income check these out because of the

income check these out because of the

income check these out because of the tremendous flexibility that they provide

tremendous flexibility that they provide

tremendous flexibility that they provide you can work part time or full time you

you can work part time or full time you

you can work part time or full time you set your own schedule you pick your

set your own schedule you pick your

set your own schedule you pick your projects you advertise your services and

projects you advertise your services and

projects you advertise your services and you set your charging mechanism hourly

you set your charging mechanism hourly

you set your charging mechanism hourly weekly monthly or fixed costs now

weekly monthly or fixed costs now

weekly monthly or fixed costs now flexibility in work arrangements are

flexibility in work arrangements are

flexibility in work arrangements are really important because some people

really important because some people

really important because some people like to have the option of generating

like to have the option of generating

like to have the option of generating additional income some people would like

additional income some people would like

additional income some people would like to be able to balance commitments to

to be able to balance commitments to

to be able to balance commitments to work and a career with commitments to

work and a career with commitments to

work and a career with commitments to family and community next way where

family and community next way where

family and community next way where technology can really help us humans can

technology can really help us humans can

technology can really help us humans can team up with machines and collaborate

team up with machines and collaborate

team up with machines and collaborate with machines to elevate performance and

with machines to elevate performance and

with machines to elevate performance and outcomes of work

this is particularly useful when humans

this is particularly useful when humans have as human beings of course we have

have as human beings of course we have

have as human beings of course we have physical and cognitive limitations this

physical and cognitive limitations this

physical and cognitive limitations this is teaming up with machines is

is teaming up with machines is

is teaming up with machines is particularly useful when we try to

particularly useful when we try to

particularly useful when we try to compensate or get around human cognitive

compensate or get around human cognitive

compensate or get around human cognitive and physical limitations how long does

and physical limitations how long does

and physical limitations how long does it take you to read a two thousand page

it take you to read a two thousand page

it take you to read a two thousand page technical book how much of what you read

technical book how much of what you read

technical book how much of what you read you can recall precisely six months

you can recall precisely six months

you can recall precisely six months later how long does it take you to keep

later how long does it take you to keep

later how long does it take you to keep focused and pay attention to reading a

focused and pay attention to reading a

focused and pay attention to reading a book before you get distracted tired or

book before you get distracted tired or

book before you get distracted tired or bored machines on the other hand they

bored machines on the other hand they

bored machines on the other hand they can consume thousands and thousands of

can consume thousands and thousands of

can consume thousands and thousands of pages of text per second while they’re

pages of text per second while they’re

pages of text per second while they’re going to recall everything precisely

going to recall everything precisely

going to recall everything precisely forever so limitations in cognitive and

forever so limitations in cognitive and

forever so limitations in cognitive and physical abilities of humans can

physical abilities of humans can

physical abilities of humans can negatively impact the performance let me

negatively impact the performance let me

negatively impact the performance let me give you an example there are estimates

give you an example there are estimates

give you an example there are estimates that up to twenty percent up to twenty

that up to twenty percent up to twenty

that up to twenty percent up to twenty percent of medical diagnoses are either

percent of medical diagnoses are either

percent of medical diagnoses are either wrong or incomplete so as you can see

wrong or incomplete so as you can see

wrong or incomplete so as you can see some of these errors can be very costly

some of these errors can be very costly

some of these errors can be very costly and very dangerous at times let me tell

and very dangerous at times let me tell

and very dangerous at times let me tell you why and how this happens the amount

you why and how this happens the amount

you why and how this happens the amount of medical information that is available

of medical information that is available

of medical information that is available nowadays is vast and this amount of

nowadays is vast and this amount of

nowadays is vast and this amount of medical information is increasing at a

medical information is increasing at a

medical information is increasing at a very fast rate on a daily

very fast rate on a daily

very fast rate on a daily basis there are estimates that about

basis there are estimates that about

basis there are estimates that about 8,000 research papers are published on a

8,000 research papers are published on a

8,000 research papers are published on a daily basis so think about it it’s

daily basis so think about it it’s

daily basis so think about it it’s humanly impossible to keep all that

humanly impossible to keep all that

humanly impossible to keep all that information and all the changes to that

information and all the changes to that

information and all the changes to that information in one’s head as a physician

information in one’s head as a physician

information in one’s head as a physician now think about a scenario where the

now think about a scenario where the

now think about a scenario where the physician is faced with a very

physician is faced with a very

physician is faced with a very complicated case with a very long and

complicated case with a very long and

complicated case with a very long and complicated history of the patient and

complicated history of the patient and

complicated history of the patient and is working under time pressure it is

is working under time pressure it is

is working under time pressure it is very likely that he or she may not

very likely that he or she may not

very likely that he or she may not remember a particular piece of

remember a particular piece of

remember a particular piece of information medical information it’s

information medical information it’s

information medical information it’s likely that he or she may not recall a

likely that he or she may not recall a

likely that he or she may not recall a specific item of information from the

specific item of information from the

specific item of information from the patient’s history it is likely that he

patient’s history it is likely that he

patient’s history it is likely that he or she might not have had an opportunity

or she might not have had an opportunity

or she might not have had an opportunity to figure out the very latest research

to figure out the very latest research

to figure out the very latest research by finding about that particular case

by finding about that particular case

by finding about that particular case and all of those could lead to

and all of those could lead to

and all of those could lead to misdiagnosis or an incomplete diagnosis

misdiagnosis or an incomplete diagnosis

misdiagnosis or an incomplete diagnosis now think about a different scenario

now think about a different scenario

now think about a different scenario where the physician has a machine where

where the physician has a machine where

where the physician has a machine where the machine has all the knowledge and

the machine has all the knowledge and

the machine has all the knowledge and information medical information the

information medical information the

information medical information the machine has the complete history of the

machine has the complete history of the

machine has the complete history of the patient and all the other similar cases

patient and all the other similar cases

patient and all the other similar cases the machine has all the symptoms that

the machine has all the symptoms that

the machine has all the symptoms that are expressed by the patient based on

are expressed by the patient based on

are expressed by the patient based on all of that information the machine can

all of that information the machine can

all of that information the machine can come up and make suggestions on a number

come up and make suggestions on a number

come up and make suggestions on a number of diagnoses to the physician and the

of diagnoses to the physician and the

of diagnoses to the physician and the physician based on his or her judgment

physician based on his or her judgment

physician based on his or her judgment can pick one an entirely different

can pick one an entirely different

can pick one an entirely different scenario so teaming up and working with

scenario so teaming up and working with

scenario so teaming up and working with machines can in fact enhance performance

machines can in fact enhance performance

machines can in fact enhance performance now I want to give you another example T

now I want to give you another example T

now I want to give you another example T coming up with machines and

coming up with machines and

coming up with machines and collaborating with machines that can

collaborating with machines that can

collaborating with machines that can really bring about new ideas and

really bring about new ideas and

really bring about new ideas and innovative solutions you know nowadays

innovative solutions you know nowadays

innovative solutions you know nowadays you’re all about innovation right and

you’re all about innovation right and

you’re all about innovation right and perhaps the best way of demonstrating

perhaps the best way of demonstrating

perhaps the best way of demonstrating that is through an example a simple but

that is through an example a simple but

that is through an example a simple but interesting example a number of chefs

interesting example a number of chefs

interesting example a number of chefs started to feed Watson the same computer

started to feed Watson the same computer

started to feed Watson the same computer that played jeopardy they started

that played jeopardy they started

that played jeopardy they started feeding Watson with thousands and

feeding Watson with thousands and

feeding Watson with thousands and thousands of recipes ingredients and

thousands of recipes ingredients and

thousands of recipes ingredients and various combination of food flavor so

various combination of food flavor so

various combination of food flavor so using that information analyzing that

using that information analyzing that

using that information analyzing that information when someone would give

information when someone would give

information when someone would give Watson a food category and a main

Watson a food category and a main

Watson a food category and a main ingredient let’s say dessert and

ingredient let’s say dessert and

ingredient let’s say dessert and chocolate Watson would come up with a

chocolate Watson would come up with a

chocolate Watson would come up with a new recipe a new dessert recipe that had

new recipe a new dessert recipe that had

new recipe a new dessert recipe that had chocolate as the main ingredient but it

chocolate as the main ingredient but it

chocolate as the main ingredient but it would also have all kinds of new

would also have all kinds of new

would also have all kinds of new ingredients and new flavors now you

ingredients and new flavors now you

ingredients and new flavors now you don’t have to worry about Watson taking

don’t have to worry about Watson taking

don’t have to worry about Watson taking over your kitchens yet although I wish

over your kitchens yet although I wish

over your kitchens yet although I wish it would overtake over my kitchen but

it would overtake over my kitchen but

it would overtake over my kitchen but Watson and the chef’s they have

Watson and the chef’s they have

Watson and the chef’s they have collaborated and they came up with this

collaborated and they came up with this

collaborated and they came up with this recipe book you can purchase this on

recipe book you can purchase this on

recipe book you can purchase this on Amazon another way that machines can

Amazon another way that machines can

Amazon another way that machines can work with humans is we can learn with

work with humans is we can learn with

work with humans is we can learn with machines there is so much and so many

machines there is so much and so many

machines there is so much and so many online courses training videos

online courses training videos

online courses training videos searchable online information available

searchable online information available

searchable online information available globally these are some sources where

globally these are some sources where

globally these are some sources where you can get some of the

you can get some of the

you can get some of the available online courses free in

available online courses free in

available online courses free in addition to these all universities most

addition to these all universities most

addition to these all universities most of them in the US have free online

of them in the US have free online

of them in the US have free online courses and these courses cover subjects

courses and these courses cover subjects

courses and these courses cover subjects from A to Z just about the last item on

from A to Z just about the last item on

from A to Z just about the last item on the list is called course benefit that

the list is called course benefit that

the list is called course benefit that really is a catalog and organize catalog

really is a catalog and organize catalog

really is a catalog and organize catalog of all various courses that are offered

of all various courses that are offered

of all various courses that are offered by about 250 universities in the u.s. a

by about 250 universities in the u.s. a

by about 250 universities in the u.s. a good source to go to also machines can

good source to go to also machines can

good source to go to also machines can play the role of a tireless always

play the role of a tireless always

play the role of a tireless always available and very patient tutor with

available and very patient tutor with

available and very patient tutor with students for example they can give

students for example they can give

students for example they can give helpful hint when the human learner gets

helpful hint when the human learner gets

helpful hint when the human learner gets stuck on solving a problem or they can

stuck on solving a problem or they can

stuck on solving a problem or they can explain and answer questions and based

explain and answer questions and based

explain and answer questions and based on the students performance on a an exam

on the students performance on a an exam

on the students performance on a an exam or a quiz they can actually provide

or a quiz they can actually provide

or a quiz they can actually provide explanations again there are lots of

explanations again there are lots of

explanations again there are lots of intelligent tutors for a variety of

intelligent tutors for a variety of

intelligent tutors for a variety of subjects math physics computer science

subjects math physics computer science

subjects math physics computer science chemistry etc now as more and more

chemistry etc now as more and more

chemistry etc now as more and more people get online and start learning

people get online and start learning

people get online and start learning online we are collecting data that could

online we are collecting data that could

online we are collecting data that could be later analyzed so that we can design

be later analyzed so that we can design

be later analyzed so that we can design even more personalized learning support

even more personalized learning support

even more personalized learning support systems for people so in conclusion I

systems for people so in conclusion I

systems for people so in conclusion I have identified three ways for you

have identified three ways for you

have identified three ways for you increase flexibility of your work

increase flexibility of your work

increase flexibility of your work arrangements by going into these digital

arrangements by going into these digital

arrangements by going into these digital freelance markets for additional income

freelance markets for additional income

freelance markets for additional income or just by flexibility in the work

or just by flexibility in the work

or just by flexibility in the work arrangements I have suggested that you

arrangements I have suggested that you

arrangements I have suggested that you can team up with computers instead of

can team up with computers instead of

can team up with computers instead of racing against machines so that the

racing against machines so that the

racing against machines so that the performance is elevated and the desired

performance is elevated and the desired

performance is elevated and the desired outcomes are enhanced and I have

outcomes are enhanced and I have

outcomes are enhanced and I have suggested ways that we can work with

suggested ways that we can work with

suggested ways that we can work with machines to learn you see machines are

machines to learn you see machines are

machines to learn you see machines are consistent and tireless and seemingly

consistent and tireless and seemingly

consistent and tireless and seemingly have limitless information processing

have limitless information processing

have limitless information processing and memory capacity and the other hands

and memory capacity and the other hands

and memory capacity and the other hands humans have cognitive flexibility they

humans have cognitive flexibility they

humans have cognitive flexibility they are self-aware and they are emotionally

are self-aware and they are emotionally

are self-aware and they are emotionally intelligent what an amazing combination

intelligent what an amazing combination

intelligent what an amazing combination human with machines makes thank

human with machines makes thank

human with machines makes thank [Applause]

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