I have Asperger’s that’s to say I’m on the autism spectrum and when I tell
the autism spectrum and when I tell
the autism spectrum and when I tell people that their first reaction is
people that their first reaction is
people that their first reaction is normally to disagree with me they say no
normally to disagree with me they say no
normally to disagree with me they say no you’re not you you behave like a normal
you’re not you you behave like a normal
you’re not you you behave like a normal human you’re not a robot to which I
human you’re not a robot to which I
human you’re not a robot to which I typically reply by asking them if a
typically reply by asking them if a
typically reply by asking them if a robot can learn to behave like a normal
robot can learn to behave like a normal
robot can learn to behave like a normal human then what’s the difference I’ve
human then what’s the difference I’ve
human then what’s the difference I’ve grown and changed a lot throughout my
grown and changed a lot throughout my
grown and changed a lot throughout my life and it seems that the general
life and it seems that the general
life and it seems that the general impression towards autism spectrum
impression towards autism spectrum
impression towards autism spectrum disorder hasn’t changed much at all
disorder hasn’t changed much at all
disorder hasn’t changed much at all since I was a little kid
since I was a little kid
since I was a little kid I grew up in a very small town in
I grew up in a very small town in
I grew up in a very small town in Queensland Australia and it was rough
Queensland Australia and it was rough
Queensland Australia and it was rough we had dirt roads we lived off of rain
we had dirt roads we lived off of rain
we had dirt roads we lived off of rain water in a small house made of
water in a small house made of
water in a small house made of fiberglass and I remember once when I
fiberglass and I remember once when I
fiberglass and I remember once when I was 10 a very very angry and very deadly
was 10 a very very angry and very deadly
was 10 a very very angry and very deadly brown snake got inside of our house and
brown snake got inside of our house and
brown snake got inside of our house and my dad was at work that day and my mum
my dad was at work that day and my mum
my dad was at work that day and my mum is a paraplegic so she was unable to
is a paraplegic so she was unable to
is a paraplegic so she was unable to kill it herself so she said that I
kill it herself so she said that I
kill it herself so she said that I should go get a shovel from the shed so
should go get a shovel from the shed so
should go get a shovel from the shed so that I could chop off its head and she
that I could chop off its head and she
that I could chop off its head and she looked at me and she said Andrew one of
looked at me and she said Andrew one of
looked at me and she said Andrew one of you is going to die it’s you or the
you is going to die it’s you or the
you is going to die it’s you or the snake good luck
snake good luck
snake good luck and it’s funny now but I remember at the
and it’s funny now but I remember at the
and it’s funny now but I remember at the time I was so afraid I was 10 learning
time I was so afraid I was 10 learning
time I was so afraid I was 10 learning to cope with death and I couldn’t escape
to cope with death and I couldn’t escape
to cope with death and I couldn’t escape that situation I had to rise to the
that situation I had to rise to the
that situation I had to rise to the occasion well I I survived which means
occasion well I I survived which means
occasion well I I survived which means the snake didn’t deadly creatures
the snake didn’t deadly creatures
the snake didn’t deadly creatures invading the house made life complicated
invading the house made life complicated
invading the house made life complicated but not being able to behave like a
but not being able to behave like a
but not being able to behave like a normal kid made growing up in that small
normal kid made growing up in that small
normal kid made growing up in that small town almost unbearable some of the
town almost unbearable some of the
town almost unbearable some of the aspects that I struggle with things like
aspects that I struggle with things like
aspects that I struggle with things like experiencing deep anxiety over
experiencing deep anxiety over
experiencing deep anxiety over situations I can’t control picking up on
situations I can’t control picking up on
situations I can’t control picking up on facial expressions making eye contact
facial expressions making eye contact
facial expressions making eye contact social cues understanding how other
social cues understanding how other
social cues understanding how other people feel and decrypting those signals
people feel and decrypting those signals
people feel and decrypting those signals in real time was always very difficult
in real time was always very difficult
in real time was always very difficult for me especially when I was young and
for me especially when I was young and
for me especially when I was young and my behavior was considered quite robotic
my behavior was considered quite robotic
my behavior was considered quite robotic this made life in school quite difficult
this made life in school quite difficult
this made life in school quite difficult I spent 12 years trying to figure out
I spent 12 years trying to figure out
I spent 12 years trying to figure out how to make friends and that was a
how to make friends and that was a
how to make friends and that was a puzzle that I just couldn’t solve but
puzzle that I just couldn’t solve but
puzzle that I just couldn’t solve but when I escaped school I started solving
when I escaped school I started solving
when I escaped school I started solving other kinds of puzzles actually when I
other kinds of puzzles actually when I
other kinds of puzzles actually when I was 13 I put together my first computer
was 13 I put together my first computer
was 13 I put together my first computer from broken parts that I rescued from
from broken parts that I rescued from
from broken parts that I rescued from the tip his name was Oscar and he was my
the tip his name was Oscar and he was my
the tip his name was Oscar and he was my best friend I was making programs which
best friend I was making programs which
best friend I was making programs which turned into products and computers and
turned into products and computers and
turned into products and computers and Technology took me to some amazing
Technology took me to some amazing
Technology took me to some amazing places and I ended up being able to
places and I ended up being able to
places and I ended up being able to dream up the future for some of the most
dream up the future for some of the most
dream up the future for some of the most powerful technology companies in the
powerful technology companies in the
powerful technology companies in the world creating products at a planetary
world creating products at a planetary
world creating products at a planetary scale is a very complex puzzle I love
scale is a very complex puzzle I love
scale is a very complex puzzle I love puzzles because it’s not easy to please
puzzles because it’s not easy to please
puzzles because it’s not easy to please more than 1 billion people and have them
more than 1 billion people and have them
more than 1 billion people and have them fall in love with your idea and no
fall in love with your idea and no
fall in love with your idea and no matter where I’ve worked or which
matter where I’ve worked or which
matter where I’ve worked or which company one of the most important
company one of the most important
company one of the most important aspects of good product design is to
aspects of good product design is to
aspects of good product design is to always increase engagement so that
always increase engagement so that
always increase engagement so that people keep using your product more and
people keep using your product more and
people keep using your product more and more and to make sure that people love
more and to make sure that people love
more and to make sure that people love the product we use concepts like user
the product we use concepts like user
the product we use concepts like user sent
sent
sent design where we put the users needs at
design where we put the users needs at
design where we put the users needs at the center of our thinking and we build
the center of our thinking and we build
the center of our thinking and we build the whole product around them but in
the whole product around them but in
the whole product around them but in recent years I’ve started noticing a
recent years I’ve started noticing a
recent years I’ve started noticing a pattern we aren’t putting the user’s
pattern we aren’t putting the user’s
pattern we aren’t putting the user’s needs first at all because our
needs first at all because our
needs first at all because our technology products don’t actually care
technology products don’t actually care
technology products don’t actually care about us or our emotions and emotional
about us or our emotions and emotional
about us or our emotions and emotional needs are as important to human beings
needs are as important to human beings
needs are as important to human beings as nutrition sleep and water so we’ve
as nutrition sleep and water so we’ve
as nutrition sleep and water so we’ve been trying to solve this puzzle the
been trying to solve this puzzle the
been trying to solve this puzzle the wrong way
wrong way
wrong way let me give you an example most of you
let me give you an example most of you
let me give you an example most of you have probably heard of a lexer or Siri
have probably heard of a lexer or Siri
have probably heard of a lexer or Siri technologies like these are at the
technologies like these are at the
technologies like these are at the cutting edge of consumer voice
cutting edge of consumer voice
cutting edge of consumer voice technology they are screen ‘less
technology they are screen ‘less
technology they are screen ‘less interfaces and they utilize specific
interfaces and they utilize specific
interfaces and they utilize specific forms of artificial intelligence now
forms of artificial intelligence now
forms of artificial intelligence now let’s say I have a great day today I’m
let’s say I have a great day today I’m
let’s say I have a great day today I’m gonna go home and talk to Alexa and she
gonna go home and talk to Alexa and she
gonna go home and talk to Alexa and she will speak to me tonight the same way
will speak to me tonight the same way
will speak to me tonight the same way she spoke to me yesterday when I was
she spoke to me yesterday when I was
she spoke to me yesterday when I was super stressed she speaks to me the same
super stressed she speaks to me the same
super stressed she speaks to me the same way every day and it’s the same way she
way every day and it’s the same way she
way every day and it’s the same way she speaks to you and your neighbor she
speaks to you and your neighbor she
speaks to you and your neighbor she doesn’t care that we are different
doesn’t care that we are different
doesn’t care that we are different she doesn’t care if we are happy or sad
she doesn’t care if we are happy or sad
she doesn’t care if we are happy or sad because she was not designed to care
because she was not designed to care
because she was not designed to care about us and we must understand that
about us and we must understand that
about us and we must understand that when we invite technologies like these
when we invite technologies like these
when we invite technologies like these into our homes they are a guest they
into our homes they are a guest they
into our homes they are a guest they participate in all of our conversations
participate in all of our conversations
participate in all of our conversations and we don’t mind that they don’t care
and we don’t mind that they don’t care
and we don’t mind that they don’t care if we say please or thank you and it
if we say please or thank you and it
if we say please or thank you and it doesn’t upset us that they don’t say
doesn’t upset us that they don’t say
doesn’t upset us that they don’t say please or thank you or you’re welcome in
please or thank you or you’re welcome in
please or thank you or you’re welcome in return and our children hear them speak
return and our children hear them speak
return and our children hear them speak to us this way and that’s okay it’s not
to us this way and that’s okay it’s not
to us this way and that’s okay it’s not just voice products it’s actually every
just voice products it’s actually every
just voice products it’s actually every digital product that demands our
digital product that demands our
digital product that demands our attention because none of them have been
attention because none of them have been
attention because none of them have been designed with our emotions at the heart
designed with our emotions at the heart
designed with our emotions at the heart of the product linking none of them have
of the product linking none of them have
of the product linking none of them have been designed to care about us in fact
been designed to care about us in fact
been designed to care about us in fact they’ve been designed to tap into
they’ve been designed to tap into
they’ve been designed to tap into specific reward centers inside of your
specific reward centers inside of your
specific reward centers inside of your brain to release chemicals to make sure
brain to release chemicals to make sure
brain to release chemicals to make sure that you are so addicted that you cannot
that you are so addicted that you cannot
that you are so addicted that you cannot live without them and even though the
live without them and even though the
live without them and even though the value they promise you seems like a
value they promise you seems like a
value they promise you seems like a great idea at the time it’s largely
great idea at the time it’s largely
great idea at the time it’s largely intangible
intangible
intangible mostly they like slot machines we feed
mostly they like slot machines we feed
mostly they like slot machines we feed them with our time we feed them our
them with our time we feed them our
them with our time we feed them our money and we give them our precious
money and we give them our precious
money and we give them our precious personal data and we never win so you
personal data and we never win so you
personal data and we never win so you are all addicted to technology and
are all addicted to technology and
are all addicted to technology and technology doesn’t care about you and I
technology doesn’t care about you and I
technology doesn’t care about you and I see some people from you me I’m not an
see some people from you me I’m not an
see some people from you me I’m not an addict excuse me
addict excuse me
addict excuse me I’m not an addict yes I’m sorry this is
I’m not an addict yes I’m sorry this is
I’m not an addict yes I’m sorry this is an intervention you are any one of us
an intervention you are any one of us
an intervention you are any one of us who actively engages with one of these
who actively engages with one of these
who actively engages with one of these things is experiencing this problem and
things is experiencing this problem and
things is experiencing this problem and to cope with our addictions we’ve
to cope with our addictions we’ve
to cope with our addictions we’ve started to modify our own behavior we’ve
started to modify our own behavior we’ve
started to modify our own behavior we’ve started to change our expectations of
started to change our expectations of
started to change our expectations of ourselves and of others and of our
ourselves and of others and of our
ourselves and of others and of our technology you’ve seen the phone zombies
technology you’ve seen the phone zombies
technology you’ve seen the phone zombies right in restaurants and cafes they’re
right in restaurants and cafes they’re
right in restaurants and cafes they’re supposed to be with their friends and
supposed to be with their friends and
supposed to be with their friends and they’re just like this or what about the
they’re just like this or what about the
they’re just like this or what about the people walking down the street not
people walking down the street not
people walking down the street not looking where they’re going heads down
looking where they’re going heads down
looking where they’re going heads down staring at their phones they’ve actually
staring at their phones they’ve actually
staring at their phones they’ve actually started installing traffic lights on the
started installing traffic lights on the
started installing traffic lights on the ground in Al’s burg and Germany really
ground in Al’s burg and Germany really
ground in Al’s burg and Germany really because people are just walking into the
because people are just walking into the
because people are just walking into the road and dying we are turning into
road and dying we are turning into
road and dying we are turning into robots and I’ll tell you what’s got me
robots and I’ll tell you what’s got me
robots and I’ll tell you what’s got me really worried I’ve traveled the world
really worried I’ve traveled the world
really worried I’ve traveled the world and I’ve met many different kinds of
and I’ve met many different kinds of
and I’ve met many different kinds of people and I’m starting to see that we
people and I’m starting to see that we
people and I’m starting to see that we are exhibiting traits that remind me a
are exhibiting traits that remind me a
are exhibiting traits that remind me a lot of some of the symptoms of autism
lot of some of the symptoms of autism
lot of some of the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder now I’m not suggesting
spectrum disorder now I’m not suggesting
spectrum disorder now I’m not suggesting that everyone on the autism spectrum
that everyone on the autism spectrum
that everyone on the autism spectrum shares my opinion and I’m not suggesting
shares my opinion and I’m not suggesting
shares my opinion and I’m not suggesting that scientifically our technology is
that scientifically our technology is
that scientifically our technology is making our civilization autistic but I
making our civilization autistic but I
making our civilization autistic but I can’t deny I see a pattern forming here
can’t deny I see a pattern forming here
can’t deny I see a pattern forming here I see the similarities I went through a
I see the similarities I went through a
I see the similarities I went through a lot of cognitive training and therapy to
lot of cognitive training and therapy to
lot of cognitive training and therapy to learn how to behave more like a normal
learn how to behave more like a normal
learn how to behave more like a normal person so that I could live in this
person so that I could live in this
person so that I could live in this world without isolating myself but now
world without isolating myself but now
world without isolating myself but now what does the new normal look like let
what does the new normal look like let
what does the new normal look like let me ask you who here feels more
me ask you who here feels more
me ask you who here feels more comfortable today making eye contact
comfortable today making eye contact
comfortable today making eye contact with strangers
with strangers
with strangers than you did maybe ten years ago I want
than you did maybe ten years ago I want
than you did maybe ten years ago I want to talk to you later use the study what
to talk to you later use the study what
to talk to you later use the study what about facial recognition facial
about facial recognition facial
about facial recognition facial expressions when your friends and family
expressions when your friends and family
expressions when your friends and family kids are typing into their devices can
kids are typing into their devices can
kids are typing into their devices can you tell how they feel are they typing
you tell how they feel are they typing
you tell how they feel are they typing the poop emoji of a happy sad do they
the poop emoji of a happy sad do they
the poop emoji of a happy sad do they need help or hug I was thinking about
need help or hug I was thinking about
need help or hug I was thinking about this a lot recently and the universe it
this a lot recently and the universe it
this a lot recently and the universe it seemed wanted to prove a point to me in
seemed wanted to prove a point to me in
seemed wanted to prove a point to me in a very dramatic way I was catching a bus
a very dramatic way I was catching a bus
a very dramatic way I was catching a bus in Berlin a few months ago and a man
in Berlin a few months ago and a man
in Berlin a few months ago and a man next to me started shaking and then he
next to me started shaking and then he
next to me started shaking and then he had a seizure and he bit inside of his
had a seizure and he bit inside of his
had a seizure and he bit inside of his mouth I think because a lot of blood
mouth I think because a lot of blood
mouth I think because a lot of blood started pouring out of his nose and
started pouring out of his nose and
started pouring out of his nose and mouth and I caught him as he kind of
mouth and I caught him as he kind of
mouth and I caught him as he kind of fell and I held his hand his head in my
fell and I held his hand his head in my
fell and I held his hand his head in my hands and I was trying so hard to just
hands and I was trying so hard to just
hands and I was trying so hard to just keep his airway clear and keep him alive
keep his airway clear and keep him alive
keep his airway clear and keep him alive I was screaming for help for anyone to
I was screaming for help for anyone to
I was screaming for help for anyone to come and help and the bus was full of
come and help and the bus was full of
come and help and the bus was full of people and no one came to help and what
people and no one came to help and what
people and no one came to help and what horrified me about that day wasn’t the
horrified me about that day wasn’t the
horrified me about that day wasn’t the blood dripping through my fingers and
blood dripping through my fingers and
blood dripping through my fingers and getting onto my shoes or the man’s face
getting onto my shoes or the man’s face
getting onto my shoes or the man’s face that was turning blue because he was
that was turning blue because he was
that was turning blue because he was dying when I looked back what really
dying when I looked back what really
dying when I looked back what really horrified me was the apathy of all of
horrified me was the apathy of all of
horrified me was the apathy of all of the other people on the bus who didn’t
the other people on the bus who didn’t
the other people on the bus who didn’t help and I remember because of my
help and I remember because of my
help and I remember because of my adrenaline I could see every detail I
adrenaline I could see every detail I
adrenaline I could see every detail I have remember seeing Facebook and
have remember seeing Facebook and
have remember seeing Facebook and Instagram and Twitter logos on device
Instagram and Twitter logos on device
Instagram and Twitter logos on device screens of the people looking down and
screens of the people looking down and
screens of the people looking down and not helping me save the man why didn’t
not helping me save the man why didn’t
not helping me save the man why didn’t they help why didn’t they rise to the
they help why didn’t they rise to the
they help why didn’t they rise to the occasion was it because they were afraid
occasion was it because they were afraid
occasion was it because they were afraid we have a saying in English that when
we have a saying in English that when
we have a saying in English that when we’re scared or anxious we just want to
we’re scared or anxious we just want to
we’re scared or anxious we just want to retreat to the comfort and the safety of
retreat to the comfort and the safety of
retreat to the comfort and the safety of our own homes but now whenever we’re
our own homes but now whenever we’re
our own homes but now whenever we’re scared we can retreat to the comfort and
scared we can retreat to the comfort and
scared we can retreat to the comfort and safety of our own phones we take them
safety of our own phones we take them
safety of our own phones we take them with us everywhere
with us everywhere
with us everywhere and inside of them we are completely
and inside of them we are completely
and inside of them we are completely safe from physical harm and we are in
safe from physical harm and we are in
safe from physical harm and we are in complete control so when something bad
complete control so when something bad
complete control so when something bad happens in real life now instead of
happens in real life now instead of
happens in real life now instead of rising to the occasion we just hide in
rising to the occasion we just hide in
rising to the occasion we just hide in our devices and hope for the bad thing
our devices and hope for the bad thing
our devices and hope for the bad thing to end looking back on that day I can’t
to end looking back on that day I can’t
to end looking back on that day I can’t help but wonder what would have happened
help but wonder what would have happened
help but wonder what would have happened if no one on the bus had a phone would I
if no one on the bus had a phone would I
if no one on the bus had a phone would I have been the only one trying to save
have been the only one trying to save
have been the only one trying to save the man he survived by the way he
the man he survived by the way he
the man he survived by the way he actually just like reanimated and came
actually just like reanimated and came
actually just like reanimated and came back to life and the blue went away and
back to life and the blue went away and
back to life and the blue went away and he started breathing again and in the
he started breathing again and in the
he started breathing again and in the commotion he had dropped some
commotion he had dropped some
commotion he had dropped some possessions so his first words to me
possessions so his first words to me
possessions so his first words to me when he came to wasn’t thank you it was
when he came to wasn’t thank you it was
when he came to wasn’t thank you it was where is my phone so if this continues
where is my phone so if this continues
where is my phone so if this continues to be the normal the new normal for us
to be the normal the new normal for us
to be the normal the new normal for us what does the future look like well
what does the future look like well
what does the future look like well first we need to understand something
first we need to understand something
first we need to understand something most of the big companies that control
most of the big companies that control
most of the big companies that control our data are not interested in solving
our data are not interested in solving
our data are not interested in solving this problem they’re not motivated to do
this problem they’re not motivated to do
this problem they’re not motivated to do it because to do so would mean a
it because to do so would mean a
it because to do so would mean a dramatic reduction in revenues generated
dramatic reduction in revenues generated
dramatic reduction in revenues generated by user engagement so we aren’t measured
by user engagement so we aren’t measured
by user engagement so we aren’t measured by Facebook for example on our health or
by Facebook for example on our health or
by Facebook for example on our health or our happiness or how kind we are to
our happiness or how kind we are to
our happiness or how kind we are to others we are measured by how many
others we are measured by how many
others we are measured by how many minutes per day we are staring at this
minutes per day we are staring at this
minutes per day we are staring at this thing
thing
thing we are measured by how many
we are measured by how many
we are measured by how many advertisements we see and the more data
advertisements we see and the more data
advertisements we see and the more data we give them the more specific those
we give them the more specific those
we give them the more specific those advertisements become make no mistake
advertisements become make no mistake
advertisements become make no mistake they know this is a problem but they
they know this is a problem but they
they know this is a problem but they cannot fix it all they can do is offer
cannot fix it all they can do is offer
cannot fix it all they can do is offer us deeper longer and better distractions
us deeper longer and better distractions
us deeper longer and better distractions Mark Zuckerberg recently wrote an
Mark Zuckerberg recently wrote an
Mark Zuckerberg recently wrote an article where he mentioned social
article where he mentioned social
article where he mentioned social isolation for the first time and
isolation for the first time and
isolation for the first time and community he forgot to mention
community he forgot to mention
community he forgot to mention conveniently that Facebook may have in
conveniently that Facebook may have in
conveniently that Facebook may have in fact contributed to the largest global
fact contributed to the largest global
fact contributed to the largest global wave of social and emotional isolation
wave of social and emotional isolation
wave of social and emotional isolation in the history of our species we have
in the history of our species we have
in the history of our species we have never been more
never been more
never been more connected than we are today and
connected than we are today and
connected than we are today and simultaneously we have never been more
simultaneously we have never been more
simultaneously we have never been more alone so sad stuffs over I’m a solution
alone so sad stuffs over I’m a solution
alone so sad stuffs over I’m a solution oriented person I like fixing things and
oriented person I like fixing things and
oriented person I like fixing things and solving puzzles so how can we fix this
solving puzzles so how can we fix this
solving puzzles so how can we fix this problem we can’t I can’t take away your
problem we can’t I can’t take away your
problem we can’t I can’t take away your phones and throw them out that would
phones and throw them out that would
phones and throw them out that would create a riot and we’re not going to go
create a riot and we’re not going to go
create a riot and we’re not going to go back to posting each other letters and
back to posting each other letters and
back to posting each other letters and sending them in the mail although my
sending them in the mail although my
sending them in the mail although my grandma and I still do that
grandma and I still do that
grandma and I still do that so if Elan musk for example was right
so if Elan musk for example was right
so if Elan musk for example was right maybe this won’t be a problem for very
maybe this won’t be a problem for very
maybe this won’t be a problem for very long because apparently artificial
long because apparently artificial
long because apparently artificial intelligence is coming to destroy us all
intelligence is coming to destroy us all
intelligence is coming to destroy us all and while I don’t agree with him 100% I
and while I don’t agree with him 100% I
and while I don’t agree with him 100% I can say that one part of that statement
can say that one part of that statement
can say that one part of that statement is very true and that is that artificial
is very true and that is that artificial
is very true and that is that artificial intelligence is coming there are AI
intelligence is coming there are AI
intelligence is coming there are AI systems available right now that are so
systems available right now that are so
systems available right now that are so advanced they can predict the traffic of
advanced they can predict the traffic of
advanced they can predict the traffic of the Internet
the Internet
the Internet minute by minute on a global scale days
minute by minute on a global scale days
minute by minute on a global scale days ahead and combined with very acute
ahead and combined with very acute
ahead and combined with very acute meteorological modeling they can raise
meteorological modeling they can raise
meteorological modeling they can raise or lower the temperatures of giant data
or lower the temperatures of giant data
or lower the temperatures of giant data centers days ahead to make sure that we
centers days ahead to make sure that we
centers days ahead to make sure that we have a consistent temperature inside of
have a consistent temperature inside of
have a consistent temperature inside of them or year-round and using a complex
them or year-round and using a complex
them or year-round and using a complex system like this Google was able to save
system like this Google was able to save
system like this Google was able to save 40 percent on their power bills so these
40 percent on their power bills so these
40 percent on their power bills so these systems exist this isn’t science fiction
systems exist this isn’t science fiction
systems exist this isn’t science fiction they’re available they’re ready and
they’re available they’re ready and
they’re available they’re ready and waiting to be put to good work on
waiting to be put to good work on
waiting to be put to good work on complex puzzles and that got me thinking
complex puzzles and that got me thinking
complex puzzles and that got me thinking well human beings with all of our
well human beings with all of our
well human beings with all of our emotions and our desires and our fears
emotions and our desires and our fears
emotions and our desires and our fears we are complex puzzles what would happen
we are complex puzzles what would happen
we are complex puzzles what would happen if we put a very powerful AI system in
if we put a very powerful AI system in
if we put a very powerful AI system in charge of managing our digital daily
charge of managing our digital daily
charge of managing our digital daily lives to take most of the heavy lifting
lives to take most of the heavy lifting
lives to take most of the heavy lifting off of our plate to free us up again to
off of our plate to free us up again to
off of our plate to free us up again to spend time with people to smell see
spend time with people to smell see
spend time with people to smell see touch and hear each other again using
touch and hear each other again using
touch and hear each other again using artificial intelligence we can measure
artificial intelligence we can measure
artificial intelligence we can measure the moods and emotions of humans on a
the moods and emotions of humans on a
the moods and emotions of humans on a micro scale and use this data in a
micro scale and use this data in a
micro scale and use this data in a synergy to augment our existing digital
synergy to augment our existing digital
synergy to augment our existing digital products
products
products so that they respond to our emotional
so that they respond to our emotional
so that they respond to our emotional needs in real time what I’m saying is
needs in real time what I’m saying is
needs in real time what I’m saying is using artificial intelligence we can
using artificial intelligence we can
using artificial intelligence we can teach technology to care about us truly
teach technology to care about us truly
teach technology to care about us truly when we raise children for example we
when we raise children for example we
when we raise children for example we teach them to care by caring about them
teach them to care by caring about them
teach them to care by caring about them we imbue in them a sense of right and
we imbue in them a sense of right and
we imbue in them a sense of right and wrong so that they understand how their
wrong so that they understand how their
wrong so that they understand how their actions might make other people feel and
actions might make other people feel and
actions might make other people feel and we do this to reinforce social bonds and
we do this to reinforce social bonds and
we do this to reinforce social bonds and improve the harmony of the pack
improve the harmony of the pack
improve the harmony of the pack I dream of a time where we could use
I dream of a time where we could use
I dream of a time where we could use artificial intelligence systems to
artificial intelligence systems to
artificial intelligence systems to augment our products to help us
augment our products to help us
augment our products to help us reconnect with reality again I dream of
reconnect with reality again I dream of
reconnect with reality again I dream of a time where new digital companies
a time where new digital companies
a time where new digital companies create products from the ground up with
create products from the ground up with
create products from the ground up with our emotions at the centre of their
our emotions at the centre of their
our emotions at the centre of their thinking not to distract us from reality
thinking not to distract us from reality
thinking not to distract us from reality but to help us truly live in it and the
but to help us truly live in it and the
but to help us truly live in it and the time that I’m dreaming of is not far
time that I’m dreaming of is not far
time that I’m dreaming of is not far ahead in the future that time is now we
ahead in the future that time is now we
ahead in the future that time is now we are the mothers and fathers of
are the mothers and fathers of
are the mothers and fathers of Technology it’s our baby and with
Technology it’s our baby and with
Technology it’s our baby and with artificial intelligence around the
artificial intelligence around the
artificial intelligence around the corner our babies growing up really fast
corner our babies growing up really fast
corner our babies growing up really fast it’s time that we take responsibility
it’s time that we take responsibility
it’s time that we take responsibility over what kind of adult we want our
over what kind of adult we want our
over what kind of adult we want our technology to be it’s time that we teach
technology to be it’s time that we teach
technology to be it’s time that we teach technology to care about us while we
technology to care about us while we
technology to care about us while we still remember how to care about each
still remember how to care about each
still remember how to care about each other thank you
other thank you
other thank you [Applause]
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