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The catastrophic risks of AI — and a safer path | Yoshua Bengio 2025-05-20
Yoshua Bengio — the world's most-cited computer scientist and a "godfather" of artificial intelligence — is deadly concerned about the current…
The AI revolution is underhyped | Eric Schmidt 2025-05-15
The arrival of non-human intelligence is a very big deal, says former Google CEO and chairman Eric Schmidt. In a wide-ranging interview with…
Can AI help with the chaos of family life? | Avni Patel Thompson 2025-05-08
Tech innovator Avni Patel Thompson designed an app to shield busy parents from the chaos of scheduling school pickups, coordinating playdates,…
A parent's guide to raising kids after loss | Andy Laats 2025-05-08
Andy Laats had the textbook fairytale family setup ... a great job, a happy marriage, three wonderful kids and everything going for them. Until one…
Are we still human if robots help raise our babies? | Sarah Blaffer Hrdy 2025-05-06
AI is transforming the way we work — could it also reshape what makes us human? In this quick and insightful talk, evolutionary anthropologist Sarah…
The mental health AI chatbot made for real life | Alison Darcy 2025-05-05
Who do you turn to when panic strikes in the middle of the night — and can AI help? Psychologist Alison Darcy shares the vision behind Woebot, a…
Star Wars changed visual effects — AI is doing it again | Rob Bredow 2025-05-01
Jedi master of visual effects Rob Bredow, known for his work at Industrial Light & Magic and Lucasfilm, takes us on a cinematic journey through the…
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Talk to Me | Rich Benjamin 2025-05-01
Rich Benjamin is a cultural critic, anthropologist and author of the new memoir "Talk to Me: Lessons from a Family Forged by History." In this…
Why AI is our ultimate test and greatest invitation | Tristan Harris 2025-04-30
Technologist Tristan Harris has an urgent question: What if the way we’re deploying the world’s most powerful technology — artificial intelligence —…
The AI arsenal that could stop World War III | Palmer Luckey 2025-04-24
AI in warfare is no longer hypothetical; it's inevitable, says Palmer Luckey, an inventor and founder of the defense technology company Anduril…
OpenAI's Sam Altman talks ChatGPT, AI agents and superintelligence — live at TED2025 | Sam Altman 2025-04-15
The AI revolution is here to stay, says Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI. In a probing, live conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Altman…
Meet NEO, your robot butler in training | Bernt Børnich 2025-04-11
What if doing your chores were as easy as flipping a switch? In this talk and live demo, roboticist and founder of 1X Bernt Børnich introduces NEO,…
The best way to lower Earth’s temperature — fast | Daniel Zavala-Araiza 2025-04-04
There's an invisible super-pollutant heating up the planet — but it's surprisingly easy to reduce, if we try. Revealing how methane contributes…
How "Bluey" teaches adults to be playful again | Sarina Petersen 2025-04-01
"Bluey," the Australian children's show, is a global phenomenon. But how did a cartoon for kids become a smash hit with adults, too? Sarina…
A fresh approach to resolving conflicts | Darya Shaikh 2025-03-24
Conflict is an unavoidable part of any relationship. But what if the point of arguing isn't to win, but rather to grow from the experience?…
A survival guide for musicians in the age of AI | Harvey Mason jr. 2025-03-18
Artificial intelligence can write a song in seconds, but does that mean human songwriters will become obsolete? Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason…
A concrete plan for sustainable cement | Ryan Gilliam 2025-03-13
Cement is one of the most-consumed materials on Earth — second only to water — and it accounts for a whopping eight percent of the world's carbon…
How AI models steal creative work — and what to do about it | Ed Newton-Rex 2025-02-27
Generative AI is built on three key resources: people, compute and data. While companies invest heavily in the first two, they often use unlicensed…
Trump, Europe, Ukraine and the uncertain world order | Ian Bremmer 2025-02-27
Headlines have been swirling as President Trump enters his second month back in office and his policies come into focus. In this urgent, fast-paced…
A fresh approach to international development | Faisal Saeed Al Mutar 2025-02-19
Money for international development rarely makes it to the people it intends to help, says Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, the founder of Ideas Beyond…
Will AI make us the last generation to read and write? | Victor Riparbelli 2025-02-13
Technology is changing our world — and how we communicate — at an astonishing rate. So much so that entrepreneur Victor Riparbelli predicts that…
Embrace your main character energy with Natasha Rothwell | On the Spot | Natasha Rothwell 2025-02-11
Actor and writer Natasha Rothwell takes the stage for “On the Spot,” TED’s rapid-fire Q&A format. Answering a stream of unexpected questions, she…
Love, trust and marketing in the age of AI | Amaryllis Liampoti 2025-02-06
As AI chatbots become more personal and proactive, the line between tool and companion is beginning to blur, with some users even professing love…
Can AI match the human brain? | Surya Ganguli 2025-02-04
AI is evolving into a mysterious new form of intelligence — powerful yet flawed, capable of remarkable feats but still far from human-like reasoning…
What if AI could spot your lies? | Riccardo Loconte 2025-01-27
Humans are terrible at detecting lies, says psychologist Riccardo Loconte ... but what if we had an AI-powered tool to help? He introduces his…
How AI will answer questions we haven't thought to ask | Aravind Srinivas 2025-01-21
Human potential will only accelerate with AI answering questions better and faster than ever before, says Aravind Srinivas, cofounder and CEO of…
How AI is decoding ancient scrolls | Julian Schilliger and Youssef Nader 2025-01-17
AI researcher Youssef Nader and digital archaeologist Julian Schilliger share how they used AI to virtually "unroll" and decode the Herculaneum…
Can AI companions help heal loneliness? | Eugenia Kuyda 2025-01-08
AI companions could either be the cure to our loneliness epidemic … or humanity's final downfall, says Eugenia Kuyda, creator of Replika — an app…
How AI can bridge the Deaf and hearing worlds | Adam Munder 2025-01-07
Software engineer Adam Munder is on a mission to break down communication barriers between the Deaf and hearing worlds. In a live demo, he…
How to reclaim your life from work | Simone Stolzoff 2025-01-02
Where do you draw the line between work and life? Writer Simone Stolzoff explores the problem with defining yourself by your job — and shows what it…
The mind-reading potential of AI | Chin-Teng Lin 2024-12-18
Scientists are getting closer to giving humans the power to communicate with their thoughts alone. In a live demo, researcher Chin-Teng Lin shows…
What's our relationship to AI? It's complicated | AC Coppens, Kasley Killam and Apolinário Passos 2024-12-12
In a lively conversation from TED's brand-new Next Stage, social scientist Kasley Killam, technologist Apolinário Passos and futurist AC Coppens…
How AI is saving billions of years of human research time | Max Jaderberg 2024-11-26
Can AI compress the yearslong research time of a PhD into seconds? Research scientist Max Jaderberg explores how “AI analogs” simulate real-world…