so how many of you think that technology can solve all of our biggest social
can solve all of our biggest social
can solve all of our biggest social problems a few hands a few at the top
problems a few hands a few at the top
problems a few hands a few at the top how many of you think that maybe
how many of you think that maybe
how many of you think that maybe technology isn’t the answer that we just
technology isn’t the answer that we just
technology isn’t the answer that we just need to improve our social systems to
need to improve our social systems to
need to improve our social systems to solve our problems and maybe technology
solve our problems and maybe technology
solve our problems and maybe technology creates problems ah more of you great
creates problems ah more of you great
creates problems ah more of you great great so I think that you’re both right
great so I think that you’re both right
great so I think that you’re both right personally I believe that we have the
personally I believe that we have the
personally I believe that we have the technology today that we could solve all
technology today that we could solve all
technology today that we could solve all the world’s biggest social problems food
the world’s biggest social problems food
the world’s biggest social problems food water shelter energy for everyone on the
water shelter energy for everyone on the
water shelter energy for everyone on the planet within 10 years at the same time
planet within 10 years at the same time
planet within 10 years at the same time these technologies are also so powerful
these technologies are also so powerful
these technologies are also so powerful that I believe they could also greatly
that I believe they could also greatly
that I believe they could also greatly harm our society and that today we need
harm our society and that today we need
harm our society and that today we need to come up with new ethical frameworks
to come up with new ethical frameworks
to come up with new ethical frameworks on how to use these technologies and we
on how to use these technologies and we
on how to use these technologies and we need to redesign how our societies our
need to redesign how our societies our
need to redesign how our societies our governments our economic systems our
governments our economic systems our
governments our economic systems our education systems work I want to tell
education systems work I want to tell
education systems work I want to tell you more about why I believe that and in
you more about why I believe that and in
you more about why I believe that and in the process tell you a bit about my own
the process tell you a bit about my own
the process tell you a bit about my own journey as a social entrepreneur who
journey as a social entrepreneur who
journey as a social entrepreneur who started working with technology this is
started working with technology this is
started working with technology this is my hometown I’m from the countryside in
my hometown I’m from the countryside in
my hometown I’m from the countryside in California and it’s a very rural area
California and it’s a very rural area
California and it’s a very rural area and as a child I I could see the stars I
and as a child I I could see the stars I
and as a child I I could see the stars I could see nature around me and I love
could see nature around me and I love
could see nature around me and I love science and I love technology however
science and I love technology however
science and I love technology however also being in a small community
also being in a small community
also being in a small community I saw people’s lives over 20 years I saw
I saw people’s lives over 20 years I saw
I saw people’s lives over 20 years I saw the social problems that they faced and
the social problems that they faced and
the social problems that they faced and I cared a great deal about people I
I cared a great deal about people I
I cared a great deal about people I wanted to study physics but then I
wanted to study physics but then I
wanted to study physics but then I switched to history and I went to work
switched to history and I went to work
switched to history and I went to work in the nonprofit sector when I was young
in the nonprofit sector when I was young
in the nonprofit sector when I was young I went to places like Vietnam where I
I went to places like Vietnam where I
I went to places like Vietnam where I worked in the education sector in
worked in the education sector in
worked in the education sector in Myanmar where I worked with orphans and
Myanmar where I worked with orphans and
Myanmar where I worked with orphans and also teaching and I also spent about 10
also teaching and I also spent about 10
also teaching and I also spent about 10 years working with an organization
years working with an organization
years working with an organization called Ashoka which is the world’s
called Ashoka which is the world’s
called Ashoka which is the world’s largest organization of soul
largest organization of soul
largest organization of soul to entrepreneurs but something that was
to entrepreneurs but something that was
to entrepreneurs but something that was interesting to me was that during those
interesting to me was that during those
interesting to me was that during those years
years
years most people were in this industry were
most people were in this industry were
most people were in this industry were very suspicious of technology they
very suspicious of technology they
very suspicious of technology they didn’t like technology and this is
didn’t like technology and this is
didn’t like technology and this is because this is what technology was
because this is what technology was
because this is what technology was usually you would have a very wealthy
usually you would have a very wealthy
usually you would have a very wealthy country wanting to help a low-income
country wanting to help a low-income
country wanting to help a low-income country and they would bring in a well
country and they would bring in a well
country and they would bring in a well or other big infrastructure projects
or other big infrastructure projects
or other big infrastructure projects they would drop it on a village with no
they would drop it on a village with no
they would drop it on a village with no input from the villagers the
input from the villagers the
input from the villagers the infrastructure would break then it would
infrastructure would break then it would
infrastructure would break then it would be very expensive and no one would have
be very expensive and no one would have
be very expensive and no one would have running water or other things but I have
running water or other things but I have
running water or other things but I have the sense that it somewhere along the
the sense that it somewhere along the
the sense that it somewhere along the line that technology was changing the
line that technology was changing the
line that technology was changing the this big expensive infrastructure wasn’t
this big expensive infrastructure wasn’t
this big expensive infrastructure wasn’t what technology had to be and in 2011 I
what technology had to be and in 2011 I
what technology had to be and in 2011 I heard of this place called the
heard of this place called the
heard of this place called the singularity University and it’s a
singularity University and it’s a
singularity University and it’s a university based in the Silicon Valley
university based in the Silicon Valley
university based in the Silicon Valley that says we want to use exponential
that says we want to use exponential
that says we want to use exponential technologies to solve the world’s
technologies to solve the world’s
technologies to solve the world’s biggest problems to impact the lives of
biggest problems to impact the lives of
biggest problems to impact the lives of a billion people in a positive way so I
a billion people in a positive way so I
a billion people in a positive way so I went to this program and I learned that
went to this program and I learned that
went to this program and I learned that technology had indeed changed we live
technology had indeed changed we live
technology had indeed changed we live now in a world that is digital and we’re
now in a world that is digital and we’re
now in a world that is digital and we’re digitizing everything that we we can you
digitizing everything that we we can you
digitizing everything that we we can you know from the Internet to our DNA to how
know from the Internet to our DNA to how
know from the Internet to our DNA to how we manufacture goods and digital
we manufacture goods and digital
we manufacture goods and digital technology is different than the old
technology is different than the old
technology is different than the old technology it’s cheap it scales very
technology it’s cheap it scales very
technology it’s cheap it scales very very very fast and you can iterate with
very very fast and you can iterate with
very very fast and you can iterate with it and work with it and almost you know
it and work with it and almost you know
it and work with it and almost you know anyone in the world more and more can
anyone in the world more and more can
anyone in the world more and more can take this technology and use it to solve
take this technology and use it to solve
take this technology and use it to solve their own problems while we were there I
their own problems while we were there I
their own problems while we were there I was on a team that created a company
was on a team that created a company
was on a team that created a company called the mater net which was the
called the mater net which was the
called the mater net which was the world’s first use of drones for
world’s first use of drones for
world’s first use of drones for transport we came up with the idea we
transport we came up with the idea we
transport we came up with the idea we could use these cheap flying robots to
could use these cheap flying robots to
could use these cheap flying robots to deliver medicine in low-income countries
deliver medicine in low-income countries
deliver medicine in low-income countries where people might have to walk 8 hours
where people might have to walk 8 hours
where people might have to walk 8 hours a day just to get a lab test or to get
a day just to get a lab test or to get
a day just to get a lab test or to get medicine that company worked and it
medicine that company worked and it
medicine that company worked and it created a whole new drone transport
created a whole new drone transport
created a whole new drone transport industry that exists today that was a
industry that exists today that was a
industry that exists today that was a very powerful experience for me because
very powerful experience for me because
very powerful experience for me because I
I
I learned the power of technology today
learned the power of technology today
learned the power of technology today and how it could dramatically solve our
and how it could dramatically solve our
and how it could dramatically solve our social problems I met other incredible
social problems I met other incredible
social problems I met other incredible people too they were also using
people too they were also using
people too they were also using technology there’s a man named Mark post
technology there’s a man named Mark post
technology there’s a man named Mark post from the Netherlands who has invented
from the Netherlands who has invented
from the Netherlands who has invented this hamburger he takes a little bit of
this hamburger he takes a little bit of
this hamburger he takes a little bit of a cow he doesn’t kill the cow he takes a
a cow he doesn’t kill the cow he takes a
a cow he doesn’t kill the cow he takes a piece of the cow about this big and puts
piece of the cow about this big and puts
piece of the cow about this big and puts it in a bioreactor and he grows meat his
it in a bioreactor and he grows meat his
it in a bioreactor and he grows meat his first hamburger that cost him about two
first hamburger that cost him about two
first hamburger that cost him about two hundred thousand dollars to build very
hundred thousand dollars to build very
hundred thousand dollars to build very expensive but now it’s only about ten
expensive but now it’s only about ten
expensive but now it’s only about ten dollars and he has a lot of competition
dollars and he has a lot of competition
dollars and he has a lot of competition people or other people are working on
people or other people are working on
people or other people are working on hamburgers chicken meat poultry at first
hamburgers chicken meat poultry at first
hamburgers chicken meat poultry at first you think this sounds disgusting who
you think this sounds disgusting who
you think this sounds disgusting who would want to eat this right but then I
would want to eat this right but then I
would want to eat this right but then I thought like well you don’t kill animals
thought like well you don’t kill animals
thought like well you don’t kill animals with this and think about all the damage
with this and think about all the damage
with this and think about all the damage to their environment that the livestock
to their environment that the livestock
to their environment that the livestock industry causes the fishing industry’s
industry causes the fishing industry’s
industry causes the fishing industry’s eating meat is causes huge problems to
eating meat is causes huge problems to
eating meat is causes huge problems to our world and furthermore you can make
our world and furthermore you can make
our world and furthermore you can make this meat a possibly healthier so it
this meat a possibly healthier so it
this meat a possibly healthier so it doesn’t give you a heart attack someday
doesn’t give you a heart attack someday
doesn’t give you a heart attack someday right so I actually think I will eat
right so I actually think I will eat
right so I actually think I will eat that meat when it comes out and I I
that meat when it comes out and I I
that meat when it comes out and I I could I hope our whole world might do so
could I hope our whole world might do so
could I hope our whole world might do so also I also met another team that was
also I also met another team that was
also I also met another team that was working on improving education in
working on improving education in
working on improving education in Myanmar through virtual reality
Myanmar through virtual reality
Myanmar through virtual reality Myanmar’s one of the poorest countries
Myanmar’s one of the poorest countries
Myanmar’s one of the poorest countries in the world and has one of the worst
in the world and has one of the worst
in the world and has one of the worst education systems this team just went
education systems this team just went
education systems this team just went around and recorded classes and how
around and recorded classes and how
around and recorded classes and how teachers were teaching students in
teachers were teaching students in
teachers were teaching students in virtual reality and within a few months
virtual reality and within a few months
virtual reality and within a few months they had a hundred and twenty eight
they had a hundred and twenty eight
they had a hundred and twenty eight schools in Myanmar signed up to train
schools in Myanmar signed up to train
schools in Myanmar signed up to train their teachers in 21st education this
their teachers in 21st education this
their teachers in 21st education this did not cost a lot of money to do this
did not cost a lot of money to do this
did not cost a lot of money to do this is the hope that we have for rapidly
is the hope that we have for rapidly
is the hope that we have for rapidly improving our education system globally
improving our education system globally
improving our education system globally another team RSA I actually from Europe
another team RSA I actually from Europe
another team RSA I actually from Europe they’re building an artificial
they’re building an artificial
they’re building an artificial intelligence that can perform biomedical
intelligence that can perform biomedical
intelligence that can perform biomedical research maybe someday they’ll save my
research maybe someday they’ll save my
research maybe someday they’ll save my life or your life again I want to
life or your life again I want to
life or your life again I want to emphasize this technology it’s not
emphasize this technology it’s not
emphasize this technology it’s not expensive it doesn’t take that long to
expensive it doesn’t take that long to
expensive it doesn’t take that long to build we live
build we live
build we live this world now where anyone can start
this world now where anyone can start
this world now where anyone can start creating solutions for one another but
creating solutions for one another but
creating solutions for one another but as I was working in this industry I
as I was working in this industry I
as I was working in this industry I started to see there’s also a dark side
started to see there’s also a dark side
started to see there’s also a dark side to technology I took this photo of a
to technology I took this photo of a
to technology I took this photo of a self-driving car that’s in my
self-driving car that’s in my
self-driving car that’s in my neighbourhood in Mountain View so I
neighbourhood in Mountain View so I
neighbourhood in Mountain View so I Drive with these cars already and I love
Drive with these cars already and I love
Drive with these cars already and I love them because they will they will reduce
them because they will they will reduce
them because they will they will reduce traffic accidents they will allow the
traffic accidents they will allow the
traffic accidents they will allow the elderly and this disabled to be mobile
elderly and this disabled to be mobile
elderly and this disabled to be mobile but they and other robots and artificial
but they and other robots and artificial
but they and other robots and artificial intelligence are going to cause possibly
intelligence are going to cause possibly
intelligence are going to cause possibly massive on an unemployment and because
massive on an unemployment and because
massive on an unemployment and because this technology is so that falls so
this technology is so that falls so
this technology is so that falls so quickly in cost I actually don’t believe
quickly in cost I actually don’t believe
quickly in cost I actually don’t believe that our current economic system will be
that our current economic system will be
that our current economic system will be able to work in the future many of you
able to work in the future many of you
able to work in the future many of you know the internet the promise of the
know the internet the promise of the
know the internet the promise of the Internet you know Mark Zuckerberg
Internet you know Mark Zuckerberg
Internet you know Mark Zuckerberg Facebook stands for giving everyone a
Facebook stands for giving everyone a
Facebook stands for giving everyone a voice I believe that too I believe that
voice I believe that too I believe that
voice I believe that too I believe that in the potential of everyone on this
in the potential of everyone on this
in the potential of everyone on this planet to have a voice to contribute to
planet to have a voice to contribute to
planet to have a voice to contribute to society and I love the internet and
society and I love the internet and
society and I love the internet and social media for making that possible I
social media for making that possible I
social media for making that possible I think about the ice bucket challenge
think about the ice bucket challenge
think about the ice bucket challenge where strangers through generosity
where strangers through generosity
where strangers through generosity through play raise two hundred million
through play raise two hundred million
through play raise two hundred million dollars to help cure a disease that’s
dollars to help cure a disease that’s
dollars to help cure a disease that’s what the Internet has allowed us to do
what the Internet has allowed us to do
what the Internet has allowed us to do but there’s also a dark side if everyone
but there’s also a dark side if everyone
but there’s also a dark side if everyone has access to the Internet and can
has access to the Internet and can
has access to the Internet and can create their own paid web sites and news
create their own paid web sites and news
create their own paid web sites and news sources we now don’t know which news is
sources we now don’t know which news is
sources we now don’t know which news is true or false this has caused a crisis
true or false this has caused a crisis
true or false this has caused a crisis in my own country and others might agree
in my own country and others might agree
in my own country and others might agree also in there’s about two weeks ago we
also in there’s about two weeks ago we
also in there’s about two weeks ago we had all of our scientists come out onto
had all of our scientists come out onto
had all of our scientists come out onto the street because they felt the
the street because they felt the
the street because they felt the scientific method was under attack so
scientific method was under attack so
scientific method was under attack so these are very big fundamental changes
these are very big fundamental changes
these are very big fundamental changes that are happening right now I told you
that are happening right now I told you
that are happening right now I told you the story about our drone company and
the story about our drone company and
the story about our drone company and drones are saving lives but in the last
drones are saving lives but in the last
drones are saving lives but in the last few months
few months
few months Isis has also been using drones to kill
Isis has also been using drones to kill
Isis has also been using drones to kill people they put bombs on them and just
people they put bombs on them and just
people they put bombs on them and just send them at soldiers and they put
send them at soldiers and they put
send them at soldiers and they put grenades on them and drop them from
grenades on them and drop them from
grenades on them and drop them from above so it’s not really is the
above so it’s not really is the
above so it’s not really is the technology good or bad the technology
technology good or bad the technology
technology good or bad the technology can save a
can save a
can save a i frakkin kill a life it’s what do you
i frakkin kill a life it’s what do you
i frakkin kill a life it’s what do you intend to do with it Liz Parrish this is
intend to do with it Liz Parrish this is
intend to do with it Liz Parrish this is one of my my favorite favorite people
one of my my favorite favorite people
one of my my favorite favorite people she lives in Washington State in the US
she lives in Washington State in the US
she lives in Washington State in the US and she realized that for years we’d
and she realized that for years we’d
and she realized that for years we’d been performing gene therapy to reduce
been performing gene therapy to reduce
been performing gene therapy to reduce Aging in lab animals but she knew she
Aging in lab animals but she knew she
Aging in lab animals but she knew she could never get this cleared and through
could never get this cleared and through
could never get this cleared and through our regulatory system so she created a
our regulatory system so she created a
our regulatory system so she created a startup she didn’t have a university she
startup she didn’t have a university she
startup she didn’t have a university she didn’t work for a big biomedical company
didn’t work for a big biomedical company
didn’t work for a big biomedical company and she took the gene therapy on herself
and she took the gene therapy on herself
and she took the gene therapy on herself she did this about two years ago and she
she did this about two years ago and she
she did this about two years ago and she has not had any negative effects and
has not had any negative effects and
has not had any negative effects and that there’s biomarkers in her cells
that there’s biomarkers in her cells
that there’s biomarkers in her cells that are now 20 years younger so this is
that are now 20 years younger so this is
that are now 20 years younger so this is this is the world that we’re living in
this is the world that we’re living in
this is the world that we’re living in one person can create a startup to
one person can create a startup to
one person can create a startup to reverse aging or one person could create
reverse aging or one person could create
reverse aging or one person could create a used genetic engineering to perhaps
a used genetic engineering to perhaps
a used genetic engineering to perhaps create a virus that could harm all of us
create a virus that could harm all of us
create a virus that could harm all of us Elon Musk you know he started SpaceX you
Elon Musk you know he started SpaceX you
Elon Musk you know he started SpaceX you know he started Tesla he recently
know he started Tesla he recently
know he started Tesla he recently announced he’s creating a neural lace
announced he’s creating a neural lace
announced he’s creating a neural lace that will they’ll read your brain and
that will they’ll read your brain and
that will they’ll read your brain and he’s hooking it up to a computer for
he’s hooking it up to a computer for
he’s hooking it up to a computer for decades scientists have been working on
decades scientists have been working on
decades scientists have been working on this to help paralyzed people you can
this to help paralyzed people you can
this to help paralyzed people you can read the person’s brainwaves send it to
read the person’s brainwaves send it to
read the person’s brainwaves send it to a computer hook it up to an exoskeleton
a computer hook it up to an exoskeleton
a computer hook it up to an exoskeleton and then people can walk this is
and then people can walk this is
and then people can walk this is happening right now but just to be clear
happening right now but just to be clear
happening right now but just to be clear this is also the beginning of merging
this is also the beginning of merging
this is also the beginning of merging our minds with machines and it’s the
our minds with machines and it’s the
our minds with machines and it’s the beginning of telepathy when I think of
beginning of telepathy when I think of
beginning of telepathy when I think of all this
all this
all this III think of it we are now entering a
III think of it we are now entering a
III think of it we are now entering a human revolution we know we’ve been in a
human revolution we know we’ve been in a
human revolution we know we’ve been in a technological revolution the Internet
technological revolution the Internet
technological revolution the Internet era the Information Age computers
era the Information Age computers
era the Information Age computers technology we’ve defined all of us our
technology we’ve defined all of us our
technology we’ve defined all of us our generation but that is now triggering
generation but that is now triggering
generation but that is now triggering this human revolution where I think
this human revolution where I think
this human revolution where I think these technologies are are giving
these technologies are are giving
these technologies are are giving fundamental questions that we thought
fundamental questions that we thought
fundamental questions that we thought our great-grandchildren might have to
our great-grandchildren might have to
our great-grandchildren might have to answer to us now do you want to live
answer to us now do you want to live
answer to us now do you want to live forever do you want to cook your brain
forever do you want to cook your brain
forever do you want to cook your brain up to someone else’s mind if a robot
up to someone else’s mind if a robot
up to someone else’s mind if a robot takes your job
takes your job
takes your job what will you do what will be your
what will you do what will be your
what will you do what will be your purpose these questions are for our
purpose these questions are for our
purpose these questions are for our generation that we need to work out now
generation that we need to work out now
generation that we need to work out now and so you know I started out asking if
and so you know I started out asking if
and so you know I started out asking if you thought technology could help us or
you thought technology could help us or
you thought technology could help us or if it might harm us for those of you who
if it might harm us for those of you who
if it might harm us for those of you who are working in technology please
are working in technology please
are working in technology please understand the huge social implications
understand the huge social implications
understand the huge social implications and ethics of this technology and use it
and ethics of this technology and use it
and ethics of this technology and use it for good for those of you who are
for good for those of you who are
for good for those of you who are suspicious of technology or may not work
suspicious of technology or may not work
suspicious of technology or may not work in it I ask you to get involved like
in it I ask you to get involved like
in it I ask you to get involved like myself I studied history and worked in
myself I studied history and worked in
myself I studied history and worked in the nonprofit sector
the nonprofit sector
the nonprofit sector I started forming technology companies
I started forming technology companies
I started forming technology companies because I knew they could have an
because I knew they could have an
because I knew they could have an incredible social impact so we need you
incredible social impact so we need you
incredible social impact so we need you also directing how these applications
also directing how these applications
also directing how these applications work so I hope you will join me in this
work so I hope you will join me in this
work so I hope you will join me in this coming human revolution and make a world
coming human revolution and make a world
coming human revolution and make a world that works for everybody thank you
that works for everybody thank you
that works for everybody thank you [Applause]
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