in 1992 a 65 year old man by the name of Herbert Weinstein strangled and threw
Herbert Weinstein strangled and threw
Herbert Weinstein strangled and threw his wife out of his 12 story apartment
his wife out of his 12 story apartment
his wife out of his 12 story apartment in New York City now mr. Weinstein was
in New York City now mr. Weinstein was
in New York City now mr. Weinstein was often described as a loving and outgoing
often described as a loving and outgoing
often described as a loving and outgoing person by his family members in fear but
person by his family members in fear but
person by his family members in fear but during his actual testimony in court he
during his actual testimony in court he
during his actual testimony in court he quickly admitted to his guilt and even
quickly admitted to his guilt and even
quickly admitted to his guilt and even attempt to cover up the murders so that
attempt to cover up the murders so that
attempt to cover up the murders so that it would look like a suicide but here’s
it would look like a suicide but here’s
it would look like a suicide but here’s the thing mr. Weinstein has no criminal
the thing mr. Weinstein has no criminal
the thing mr. Weinstein has no criminal history whatsoever and so this raised
history whatsoever and so this raised
history whatsoever and so this raised serious questions about the mental
serious questions about the mental
serious questions about the mental health of mr. Weinstein and even to the
health of mr. Weinstein and even to the
health of mr. Weinstein and even to the point where his lawyers that were
point where his lawyers that were
point where his lawyers that were defending him decided to get an MRI to
defending him decided to get an MRI to
defending him decided to get an MRI to see what was truly going on inside the
see what was truly going on inside the
see what was truly going on inside the mind of mr. Weinstein or the mind of a
mind of mr. Weinstein or the mind of a
mind of mr. Weinstein or the mind of a killer and so these images appear or
killer and so these images appear or
killer and so these images appear or asked for MRI scan of mr. Weinstein and
asked for MRI scan of mr. Weinstein and
asked for MRI scan of mr. Weinstein and what they found is that it seems to be
what they found is that it seems to be
what they found is that it seems to be some sort of object that seems to be
some sort of object that seems to be
some sort of object that seems to be growing deep within his brain near the
growing deep within his brain near the
growing deep within his brain near the frontal lobe and what this thing that’s
frontal lobe and what this thing that’s
frontal lobe and what this thing that’s growing is actually a cyst and inside
growing is actually a cyst and inside
growing is actually a cyst and inside the cyst it’s filled with cerebral
the cyst it’s filled with cerebral
the cyst it’s filled with cerebral spinal fluid and over time this Siskin
spinal fluid and over time this Siskin
spinal fluid and over time this Siskin begin to swell inside the brain and
begin to swell inside the brain and
begin to swell inside the brain and cause serious neurological damage to the
cause serious neurological damage to the
cause serious neurological damage to the brain and even shut down large parts of
brain and even shut down large parts of
brain and even shut down large parts of the brain and in order to confirm this
the brain and in order to confirm this
the brain and in order to confirm this finding the team then ran a PET scan and
finding the team then ran a PET scan and
finding the team then ran a PET scan and what a PET scan does measures how well
what a PET scan does measures how well
what a PET scan does measures how well the brain is functioning in different
the brain is functioning in different
the brain is functioning in different areas and indeed what they found was
areas and indeed what they found was
areas and indeed what they found was that the areas in which the cysts were
that the areas in which the cysts were
that the areas in which the cysts were growing were also the areas in which
growing were also the areas in which
growing were also the areas in which there was low to no brain activity so
there was low to no brain activity so
there was low to no brain activity so now the question in court becomes
now the question in court becomes
now the question in court becomes whether this low activity and mr.
whether this low activity and mr.
whether this low activity and mr. Weinstein friend truly coincide with the
Weinstein friend truly coincide with the
Weinstein friend truly coincide with the violence behavior we were seeing in him
violence behavior we were seeing in him
violence behavior we were seeing in him I mean unfold I mean what was happening
I mean unfold I mean what was happening
I mean unfold I mean what was happening is they didn’t know how to address this
is they didn’t know how to address this
is they didn’t know how to address this issue and unfortunately due to a lack of
issue and unfortunately due to a lack of
issue and unfortunately due to a lack of understanding of the brain during this
understanding of the brain during this
understanding of the brain during this time period and the fact that PET scan
time period and the fact that PET scan
time period and the fact that PET scan technologies were relatively new caused
technologies were relatively new caused
technologies were relatively new caused the court and
the court and
the court and to believe that there wasn’t enough
to believe that there wasn’t enough
to believe that there wasn’t enough evidence to justify what mr. Weinstein
evidence to justify what mr. Weinstein
evidence to justify what mr. Weinstein had done so as a result mr. Weinstein
had done so as a result mr. Weinstein
had done so as a result mr. Weinstein ended up serving years in prison but
ended up serving years in prison but
ended up serving years in prison but let’s take a step back let’s take a
let’s take a step back let’s take a
let’s take a step back let’s take a hypothetical situation let’s imagine if
hypothetical situation let’s imagine if
hypothetical situation let’s imagine if the surgical cyst in mr. Weinstein brain
the surgical cyst in mr. Weinstein brain
the surgical cyst in mr. Weinstein brain was to be removed surgically and I mean
was to be removed surgically and I mean
was to be removed surgically and I mean in theory mr. Weinstein would go back to
in theory mr. Weinstein would go back to
in theory mr. Weinstein would go back to being himself right and if that was the
being himself right and if that was the
being himself right and if that was the case who exactly would we be punishing
case who exactly would we be punishing
case who exactly would we be punishing in court I mean a crime has been
in court I mean a crime has been
in court I mean a crime has been committed but who’s the real criminal
committed but who’s the real criminal
committed but who’s the real criminal and if he was to be excused of this
and if he was to be excused of this
and if he was to be excused of this crime any criminal would any sort of
crime any criminal would any sort of
crime any criminal would any sort of problems in the brain can be excused of
problems in the brain can be excused of
problems in the brain can be excused of their crime and to further that
their crime and to further that
their crime and to further that statement any person with any sort of
statement any person with any sort of
statement any person with any sort of problems in their brain can be excused
problems in their brain can be excused
problems in their brain can be excused of their responsibility and that’s
of their responsibility and that’s
of their responsibility and that’s absolutely nonsense and that’s
absolutely nonsense and that’s
absolutely nonsense and that’s ridiculous
ridiculous
ridiculous so the question becomes where is the
so the question becomes where is the
so the question becomes where is the line of self control in the human mind
line of self control in the human mind
line of self control in the human mind and these were all questions that were
and these were all questions that were
and these were all questions that were being asked during this case but were
being asked during this case but were
being asked during this case but were also the very question that were setting
also the very question that were setting
also the very question that were setting up the foundation for the field of neuro
up the foundation for the field of neuro
up the foundation for the field of neuro epochs and today we know that the
epochs and today we know that the
epochs and today we know that the frontal lobe is indeed in fact
frontal lobe is indeed in fact
frontal lobe is indeed in fact responsible for many of the cognitive
responsible for many of the cognitive
responsible for many of the cognitive skills that mr. Weinstein was missing
skills that mr. Weinstein was missing
skills that mr. Weinstein was missing like emotional expressions
like emotional expressions
like emotional expressions problem-solving and even critical
problem-solving and even critical
problem-solving and even critical thinking and this makes sense because we
thinking and this makes sense because we
thinking and this makes sense because we know that the brain develops from the
know that the brain develops from the
know that the brain develops from the back to the front and what also helps to
back to the front and what also helps to
back to the front and what also helps to explain why teenagers don’t always make
explain why teenagers don’t always make
explain why teenagers don’t always make the best decision but on a serious note
the best decision but on a serious note
the best decision but on a serious note I’m by no means trying to justify the
I’m by no means trying to justify the
I’m by no means trying to justify the murder of mrs. Weinstein but rather
murder of mrs. Weinstein but rather
murder of mrs. Weinstein but rather raise discussion on what’s best to be
raise discussion on what’s best to be
raise discussion on what’s best to be done if this was to occur in another
done if this was to occur in another
done if this was to occur in another case and I mean imagine if one of your
case and I mean imagine if one of your
case and I mean imagine if one of your loved one or family members were all the
loved one or family members were all the
loved one or family members were all the sudden to become a different person due
sudden to become a different person due
sudden to become a different person due to some sort of cyst or tumor that was
to some sort of cyst or tumor that was
to some sort of cyst or tumor that was going in the brain I mean what would you
going in the brain I mean what would you
going in the brain I mean what would you do and I feel by raising under public
do and I feel by raising under public
do and I feel by raising under public understanding of the brain and neurotic
understanding of the brain and neurotic
understanding of the brain and neurotic will be better able to treat these I
will be better able to treat these I
will be better able to treat these I mean will better be able to make more
mean will better be able to make more
mean will better be able to make more informed decision and even treat
informed decision and even treat
informed decision and even treat psychological issues that we once
psychological issues that we once
psychological issues that we once thought were incurable and we’re in such
thought were incurable and we’re in such
thought were incurable and we’re in such an age where the amount of information
an age where the amount of information
an age where the amount of information we’re learning at the
we’re learning at the
we’re learning at the learning about the brain its exponential
learning about the brain its exponential
learning about the brain its exponential and so much that we don’t even
and so much that we don’t even
and so much that we don’t even understand that the fact that it can
understand that the fact that it can
understand that the fact that it can even change the norms of our society
even change the norms of our society
even change the norms of our society questions that are being asked and
questions that are being asked and
questions that are being asked and neuroethics are like what are the two
neuroethics are like what are the two
neuroethics are like what are the two limits of stress and how will that
limits of stress and how will that
limits of stress and how will that change the way business owners treat
change the way business owners treat
change the way business owners treat their employees or how does an
their employees or how does an
their employees or how does an individual truly learn will
individual truly learn will
individual truly learn will revolutionize the field of teaching or
revolutionize the field of teaching or
revolutionize the field of teaching or what is the role of artificial
what is the role of artificial
what is the role of artificial intelligence in our society and how a
intelligence in our society and how a
intelligence in our society and how a bat shape our future and these questions
bat shape our future and these questions
bat shape our future and these questions are all deep and at the center of
are all deep and at the center of
are all deep and at the center of discussion and neurotic but are only a
discussion and neurotic but are only a
discussion and neurotic but are only a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of
fraction of the hundreds of thousands of
fraction of the hundreds of thousands of questions that are being asked in this
questions that are being asked in this
questions that are being asked in this field and in order to tackle these
field and in order to tackle these
field and in order to tackle these questions we have to still learn a
questions we have to still learn a
questions we have to still learn a little bit more about the brain and one
little bit more about the brain and one
little bit more about the brain and one of the ways in which we’re doing this is
of the ways in which we’re doing this is
of the ways in which we’re doing this is through the human connectome project and
through the human connectome project and
through the human connectome project and the human connectome project is an
the human connectome project is an
the human connectome project is an effort to map every single neuron and
effort to map every single neuron and
effort to map every single neuron and the brain of 1500 patients from all
the brain of 1500 patients from all
the brain of 1500 patients from all across the United States and from all
across the United States and from all
across the United States and from all different backgrounds
different backgrounds
different backgrounds this picture that you see up here is a
this picture that you see up here is a
this picture that you see up here is a picture of someone’s brain or more
picture of someone’s brain or more
picture of someone’s brain or more specifically the neural network and it’s
specifically the neural network and it’s
specifically the neural network and it’s often referred to at the connectome now
often referred to at the connectome now
often referred to at the connectome now what scientists are learning about this
what scientists are learning about this
what scientists are learning about this connectome is that they are unique to an
connectome is that they are unique to an
connectome is that they are unique to an individual even in twin so my brain your
individual even in twin so my brain your
individual even in twin so my brain your brains or your family members brain or
brains or your family members brain or
brains or your family members brain or your friends brain they’re all
your friends brain they’re all
your friends brain they’re all completely different because of
completely different because of
completely different because of different neural network that’s
different neural network that’s
different neural network that’s happening I mean after all we’re all
happening I mean after all we’re all
happening I mean after all we’re all different in our own way and so is the
different in our own way and so is the
different in our own way and so is the beauty of diversity in the human race
beauty of diversity in the human race
beauty of diversity in the human race but there’s some serious problem with
but there’s some serious problem with
but there’s some serious problem with this project and some very scary
this project and some very scary
this project and some very scary elements that are also coming out of it
elements that are also coming out of it
elements that are also coming out of it another thing that we learned about
another thing that we learned about
another thing that we learned about these connectome is that a simple
these connectome is that a simple
these connectome is that a simple analysis of this connectome can actually
analysis of this connectome can actually
analysis of this connectome can actually lead them to understand what field one
lead them to understand what field one
lead them to understand what field one would be best at or not and I mean who
would be best at or not and I mean who
would be best at or not and I mean who has access to this kind of information
has access to this kind of information
has access to this kind of information and the way I see it there’s only two
and the way I see it there’s only two
and the way I see it there’s only two outcomes that can occur one we could
outcomes that can occur one we could
outcomes that can occur one we could easily begin to discriminate each other
easily begin to discriminate each other
easily begin to discriminate each other and only allow the people who are the
and only allow the people who are the
and only allow the people who are the best or naturally gifted to succeed in
best or naturally gifted to succeed in
best or naturally gifted to succeed in the workforce or we can use it as a way
the workforce or we can use it as a way
the workforce or we can use it as a way to help each other learn to learn more
to help each other learn to learn more
to help each other learn to learn more about itself and improve it and the
about itself and improve it and the
about itself and improve it and the other element is the idea that the brain
other element is the idea that the brain
other element is the idea that the brain is merely just a series of complex
is merely just a series of complex
is merely just a series of complex no pattern and these complex neural
no pattern and these complex neural
no pattern and these complex neural patterns is what makes our personality
patterns is what makes our personality
patterns is what makes our personality and makes us who we are who we are and
and makes us who we are who we are and
and makes us who we are who we are and if we can understand how these neural
if we can understand how these neural
if we can understand how these neural networks are interacting in the brain
networks are interacting in the brain
networks are interacting in the brain through this project we can in theory
through this project we can in theory
through this project we can in theory simulate this into a computer and then
simulate this into a computer and then
simulate this into a computer and then in theory would also be able to create a
in theory would also be able to create a
in theory would also be able to create a simulation of you and maybe even learn
simulation of you and maybe even learn
simulation of you and maybe even learn more about you in the future and that
more about you in the future and that
more about you in the future and that seems really exciting but there also
seems really exciting but there also
seems really exciting but there also comes some serious controversy about
comes some serious controversy about
comes some serious controversy about this project but the other idea is that
this project but the other idea is that
this project but the other idea is that we can use it as a way as artificial
we can use it as a way as artificial
we can use it as a way as artificial intelligence you know imagine you being
intelligence you know imagine you being
intelligence you know imagine you being your own artificial intelligence that is
your own artificial intelligence that is
your own artificial intelligence that is pretty cool right and whenever I use the
pretty cool right and whenever I use the
pretty cool right and whenever I use the word artificial intelligence what’s the
word artificial intelligence what’s the
word artificial intelligence what’s the things that happen that comes up to in
things that happen that comes up to in
things that happen that comes up to in most people’s mind is our robots they’re
most people’s mind is our robots they’re
most people’s mind is our robots they’re gonna take over our world and take our
gonna take over our world and take our
gonna take over our world and take our job and kill us and these ideas are
job and kill us and these ideas are
job and kill us and these ideas are often exaggerated in movies like The
often exaggerated in movies like The
often exaggerated in movies like The Terminator Matrix and even iRobot and
Terminator Matrix and even iRobot and
Terminator Matrix and even iRobot and although these ideas are exaggerated
although these ideas are exaggerated
although these ideas are exaggerated they aren’t completely false either but
they aren’t completely false either but
they aren’t completely false either but one thing we often fail to recognize is
one thing we often fail to recognize is
one thing we often fail to recognize is that artificial intelligence has
that artificial intelligence has
that artificial intelligence has actually been around for decades now and
actually been around for decades now and
actually been around for decades now and it’s not a brand new thing at all
it’s not a brand new thing at all
it’s not a brand new thing at all in fact in 1967 this computer was about
in fact in 1967 this computer was about
in fact in 1967 this computer was about the size of a classroom and was designed
the size of a classroom and was designed
the size of a classroom and was designed to play tic-tac-toe and this is one of
to play tic-tac-toe and this is one of
to play tic-tac-toe and this is one of the first artificial intelligence we
the first artificial intelligence we
the first artificial intelligence we were beginning to see fast-forward 40
were beginning to see fast-forward 40
were beginning to see fast-forward 40 years later deep blue defeated Kasparov
years later deep blue defeated Kasparov
years later deep blue defeated Kasparov one of the world’s best chess player
one of the world’s best chess player
one of the world’s best chess player during this time 2011 IBM Watson
during this time 2011 IBM Watson
during this time 2011 IBM Watson defeated these two gentlemen who were
defeated these two gentlemen who were
defeated these two gentlemen who were considered the world best jeopardy
considered the world best jeopardy
considered the world best jeopardy players and jeopardy is a game that
players and jeopardy is a game that
players and jeopardy is a game that requires more than just logical
requires more than just logical
requires more than just logical reasoning and pattern recognition but
reasoning and pattern recognition but
reasoning and pattern recognition but one that requires memory retention and
one that requires memory retention and
one that requires memory retention and applicability and was generally the
applicability and was generally the
applicability and was generally the first sign of general intelligence and
first sign of general intelligence and
first sign of general intelligence and just last year google’s deepmind alphago
just last year google’s deepmind alphago
just last year google’s deepmind alphago defeated the world best player in the
defeated the world best player in the
defeated the world best player in the game go and the game go has more
game go and the game go has more
game go and the game go has more possible moves than there are atoms in
possible moves than there are atoms in
possible moves than there are atoms in this universe and you can see easily
this universe and you can see easily
this universe and you can see easily that the power of artificial
that the power of artificial
that the power of artificial intelligence is progressing
intelligence is progressing
intelligence is progressing very very fast but it’s also progressing
very very fast but it’s also progressing
very very fast but it’s also progressing to keep up with the amount of
to keep up with the amount of
to keep up with the amount of information that we’re also learning in
information that we’re also learning in
information that we’re also learning in fact every eighteen month the amount of
fact every eighteen month the amount of
fact every eighteen month the amount of information that we’ve learned
information that we’ve learned
information that we’ve learned discovered or research is doubling so
discovered or research is doubling so
discovered or research is doubling so next year and next year in August the
next year and next year in August the
next year and next year in August the amount of information that we’ve learned
amount of information that we’ve learned
amount of information that we’ve learned discovered of research in that one
discovered of research in that one
discovered of research in that one 18-month period is more than the amount
18-month period is more than the amount
18-month period is more than the amount of information than the entire history
of information than the entire history
of information than the entire history of the human race that is a lot of
of the human race that is a lot of
of the human race that is a lot of information that’s medical cases doctors
information that’s medical cases doctors
information that’s medical cases doctors have to keep up with theories that
have to keep up with theories that
have to keep up with theories that mathematicians and physicists have to
mathematicians and physicists have to
mathematicians and physicists have to learn and technique that surgeons have
learn and technique that surgeons have
learn and technique that surgeons have to master and there’s mainly just way
to master and there’s mainly just way
to master and there’s mainly just way too much information for want to be
too much information for want to be
too much information for want to be doing everything and the idea is that we
doing everything and the idea is that we
doing everything and the idea is that we can use artificial intelligence to aid
can use artificial intelligence to aid
can use artificial intelligence to aid us in this process and even increase our
us in this process and even increase our
us in this process and even increase our knowledge about everything but will it I
knowledge about everything but will it I
knowledge about everything but will it I mean if such information is available in
mean if such information is available in
mean if such information is available in our reach what is the entire purpose of
our reach what is the entire purpose of
our reach what is the entire purpose of learning anymore if any of mean any
learning anymore if any of mean any
learning anymore if any of mean any questions that we have now can be showed
questions that we have now can be showed
questions that we have now can be showed up in a device that’s the size of our
up in a device that’s the size of our
up in a device that’s the size of our hand I mean will we as a society began
hand I mean will we as a society began
hand I mean will we as a society began to value knowledge less and less and if
to value knowledge less and less and if
to value knowledge less and less and if I was to ask any of you this questions
I was to ask any of you this questions
I was to ask any of you this questions now I believe most of you would say
now I believe most of you would say
now I believe most of you would say absolutely not I mean humans are always
absolutely not I mean humans are always
absolutely not I mean humans are always curious endeavors and seek to learn more
curious endeavors and seek to learn more
curious endeavors and seek to learn more about the world around us but what if I
about the world around us but what if I
about the world around us but what if I was to tell you that you’re already a
was to tell you that you’re already a
was to tell you that you’re already a victim of this how many of you have used
victim of this how many of you have used
victim of this how many of you have used the GPS or have used one before okay you
the GPS or have used one before okay you
the GPS or have used one before okay you guys are all victims a study just
guys are all victims a study just
guys are all victims a study just recently came out and has shown that
recently came out and has shown that
recently came out and has shown that people who use GPS s their hippocampus
people who use GPS s their hippocampus
people who use GPS s their hippocampus is shrinking and the hippocampus is the
is shrinking and the hippocampus is the
is shrinking and the hippocampus is the region of the brain that’s responsible
region of the brain that’s responsible
region of the brain that’s responsible for a sense of direction and long-term
for a sense of direction and long-term
for a sense of direction and long-term memory and when we’re using our GPS s to
memory and when we’re using our GPS s to
memory and when we’re using our GPS s to listen to Siri or some Google Maps app
listen to Siri or some Google Maps app
listen to Siri or some Google Maps app to tell us turned left we are not
to tell us turned left we are not
to tell us turned left we are not practicing our sense of direction
practicing our sense of direction
practicing our sense of direction anymore
anymore
anymore and indeed that part of the brain begins
and indeed that part of the brain begins
and indeed that part of the brain begins to shrink and in a way we’re actually
to shrink and in a way we’re actually
to shrink and in a way we’re actually getting Dumber but the whole point of
getting Dumber but the whole point of
getting Dumber but the whole point of technology and artificial intelligence
technology and artificial intelligence
technology and artificial intelligence was to aid us and
was to aid us and
was to aid us and smarter and there seems to completely
smarter and there seems to completely
smarter and there seems to completely counteract what we what I just said but
counteract what we what I just said but
counteract what we what I just said but I believe that artificial intelligence
I believe that artificial intelligence
I believe that artificial intelligence has one of the greatest potentials put
has one of the greatest potentials put
has one of the greatest potentials put aside all this I think that it will
aside all this I think that it will
aside all this I think that it will allow us to learn more about ourselves
allow us to learn more about ourselves
allow us to learn more about ourselves than ever before this picture that you
than ever before this picture that you
than ever before this picture that you see on the left as a picture of the
see on the left as a picture of the
see on the left as a picture of the neocortical column it’s a region of the
neocortical column it’s a region of the
neocortical column it’s a region of the brain that’s responsible for thinking
brain that’s responsible for thinking
brain that’s responsible for thinking learning and even dreaming and the
learning and even dreaming and the
learning and even dreaming and the picture that you see on the right is the
picture that you see on the right is the
picture that you see on the right is the picture of a neural network that was
picture of a neural network that was
picture of a neural network that was created by an artificial intelligence
created by an artificial intelligence
created by an artificial intelligence after learning a series of tasks and as
after learning a series of tasks and as
after learning a series of tasks and as you can see these two mirrored these two
you can see these two mirrored these two
you can see these two mirrored these two images almost mirror each other and this
images almost mirror each other and this
images almost mirror each other and this revolutionary the artificial
revolutionary the artificial
revolutionary the artificial intelligence will allow us to understand
intelligence will allow us to understand
intelligence will allow us to understand how learning occurs at the neural level
how learning occurs at the neural level
how learning occurs at the neural level and that will change the way we teach
and that will change the way we teach
and that will change the way we teach and learn and improve our mind and this
and learn and improve our mind and this
and learn and improve our mind and this is only one of many potential
is only one of many potential
is only one of many potential applications of artificial intelligence
applications of artificial intelligence
applications of artificial intelligence but it’s the way we decide as a society
but it’s the way we decide as a society
but it’s the way we decide as a society how we want to go about this and never
how we want to go about this and never
how we want to go about this and never ethics can see be seen as a very scary
ethics can see be seen as a very scary
ethics can see be seen as a very scary field questions that are very difficult
field questions that are very difficult
field questions that are very difficult to answer and face but I feel like we
to answer and face but I feel like we
to answer and face but I feel like we should be looking at it with excitement
should be looking at it with excitement
should be looking at it with excitement and passion because it’s a glimpse into
and passion because it’s a glimpse into
and passion because it’s a glimpse into a future that I’m looking forward to are
a future that I’m looking forward to are
a future that I’m looking forward to are you thank you
you thank you
you thank you [Applause]
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