Dive into one of the most buzzed-about topics of the year with these must-watch TED Talks on AI, showcasing groundbreaking advancements and thought-provoking perspectives on the future of this world-changing innovation.

To lose our jobs to our future supreme AI overlords ... or to not? That's the question (and we have some surprising answers).

From AI and technological innovation to climate change, social dynamics and global transformations, the most popular TED Talks of 2024 offer insights into the issues shaping the future.

A glimpse inside what we're teaching artificially intelligent machines and a cautionary tale of what could happen if we get it wrong.

AI has the power to bring your favorite fictional characters to life, says technologist Kylan Gibbs. Introducing Caleb, an "AI agent" with personality and internal reasoning, he demonstrates how AI-powered characters can interact with people in novel ways, generate unique video game outcomes and augment our ability to tell stories, opening up ne...

Domestic workers are entrusted with the most precious aspects of people's lives -- they're the nannies, the elder-care workers and the house cleaners who do the work that makes all other work possible. Too often, they're invisible, taken for granted or dismissed as "help," yet they continue to do their wholehearted best for the families and home...

Welcome to the new frontier in art and creativity -- and it's not human.

After 100 years of progress, AI bots have finally become too human for their own good. (Credits: Directors: Emerald Fennell & Chris Vernon; Director of Photography: Ben Kracun; Production Design: Jessica Sutton; VFX: Coffee & TV; Executive Producer, TED2018 Film Program: Sinéad McDevitt; Director of Production and Video Operations, TED: ...

When it comes to artificial intelligence, what are we actually creating? Even those closest to its development are struggling to describe exactly where things are headed, says Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, one of the primary architects of the AI models many of us use today. He offers an honest and compelling new vision for the future of AI,...

Can AI help catch oceanic outlaws? From drug smugglers to modern-day pirates, maritime crime fighter Dyhia Belhabib introduces Hava: an AI-powered tool that aggregates international criminal records to detect and stop crime that might otherwise get swept away in the tide.

On the TED@BCG stage, AI pathfinder Philipp Gerbert dispels the myth of AI as a complex and mysterious tool for business. In reality, he says, even those of us outside Silicon Valley can have an intimate understanding of AI and put it to work today. Gerbert walks us through the ABC's of AI and what it can mean for your organization.

AI won't kill us all — but that doesn't make it trustworthy. Instead of getting distracted by future existential risks, AI ethics researcher Sasha Luccioni thinks we need to focus on the technology's current negative impacts, like emitting carbon, infringing copyrights and spreading biased information. She offers practical solutions to regulate ...

Fixable Is AI your next hire? April 29, 2024 [00:00:00] Anne Morriss: Hey everyone. Before we get started, I have a request for you. We are looking for people to share stories of when they've quit their jobs, what happened, how did you do it, and where did life take you from there. Please send a voicemail to 234-FIXABLE. That's 234-349-2253. ...

In a wide-ranging conversation about the evolution of AI, entrepreneur and investor Reid Hoffman and technologist Kevin Scott discuss how recent breakthroughs in AI have changed the way people and machines interact. Unlike the previous era where AI required knowledge of complex code, new technologies now enable direct interaction, letting people...

Fei-Fei Li is a computer science professor at Stanford University and founding director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, an organization that aims to advance AI research, education, policy and practice to improve the human condition.

AI researcher Edo Liberty explores the distinction between what AI models "think" and what they "know," explaining how a new type of database known as a "vector database" can form the connective tissues between these two modes, powering long-term memory for AI systems.

Sure, some predictions about AI are just hype – but others suggest that everything we know is about to fundamentally change. Creative technologist Bilawal Sidhu talks with the world’s leading experts, artists, journalists, and more to explore the thrilling, sometimes terrifying, future ahead. Also available wherever you get your podcasts About t...

People are growing anxious about AI, believing it's going to amplify our worst impulses, take our jobs or even wipe out humanity. But the doomsayers have it wrong, says AI visionary Andrew Ng. He debunks each concern, suggesting we need more AI, not less, if we're to solve the world's most pressing problems.

What if AI could think and adapt like a real brain? TED Fellow and AI scientist Ramin Hasani shares how liquid neural networks — a new, more flexible AI technology inspired by physics and living brains — could transform how we solve complex problems.

The current explosion of exciting commercial and open-source AI is likely to be followed, within a few years, by creepily superintelligent AI – which top researchers and experts fear could disempower or wipe out humanity. Scientist Max Tegmark describes an optimistic vision for how we can keep AI under control and ensure it's working for us, not...

How can we harness the power of superintelligent AI while also preventing the catastrophe of robotic takeover? As we move closer toward creating all-knowing machines, AI pioneer Stuart Russell is working on something a bit different: robots with uncertainty. Hear his vision for human-compatible AI that can solve problems using common sense, altr...

Researcher-turned-entrepreneur Richard Socher dives deep into different kinds of existing AI systems and what they can teach us about ourselves — pointing out how, as AI advances, it mirrors both humanity's ingenuity and its flaws.

What happens when the data-driven capabilities of AI are combined with human creativity and ingenuity? Shining a light on the opportunities this futuristic collaboration could bring to the workplace, AI expert Shervin Khodabandeh shares how to redesign companies so that people and machines can learn from each other. Hear more after the episode f...

If there’s one AI company that’s made a splash in mainstream vernacular, it’s OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Former board member and AI policy expert Helen Toner joins Bilawal to discuss the existing knowledge gaps and conflicting interests between those who are in charge of making the latest technology – and those who create our policies a...

AI could propel the biggest transformation in the history of medicine, says physician-scientist Eric Topol. He explains how sophisticated AI models can interpret medical images as well or better than human experts can — and, beyond that, even pick up things that human eyes can't see. Learn all the ways AI is poised to make a difference for both ...

What is AI, really? Jeff Dean, the head of Google's AI efforts, explains the underlying technology that enables artificial intelligence to do all sorts of things, from understanding language to diagnosing disease -- and presents a roadmap for building better, more responsible systems that have a deeper understanding of the world. (Followed by a ...

2024 is the biggest election year in modern history, with over 50 countries going out to the polls across the globe. And artificial intelligence has fully seeped into global politics – from deepfakes to AI bots that can ingest thousands and thousands of documents to make policy decisions. Bilawal talks with journalist Vittoria Elliot, who’s been...

As companies introduce AI into the workplace to increase productivity, an uncomfortable paradox is emerging: people are often responsible for training the very systems that might displace them. AI ethics advocate Madison Mohns presents three leadership principles to embrace technological progress while prioritizing your coworkers' well-being — p...

Computers are being taught to learn, reason and recognize emotions. In these talks, look for insights -- as well as warnings.

Everyone is worried AI will replace them, but Grammy-winning record producer Oak Felder is pretty sure the computers won't cut it alone — at least not in the music industry. In an on-stage demo, he displays the difference between a live performance and AI-generated vocals, offering unique insight into the future of music.