Three Perspectives on Longevity
The quest to live longer, happier lives is about far more than outrunning death, this inspiring DLD26 session makes clear. Longevity demands a fundamental redesign of how we live, work,…
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When AI Becomes “Smarter than Its Developers”
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“We have done studies that show that people, when they have AI at their fingertips, are less creative. They come up with fewer different solutions to problems than when they don’t have AI available.”
“Computers and human beings speak entirely different languages. Generative AI is changing this profoundly. In a way, English, German, Bavarian dialects have become the programming language of the day.”
“I can tell you what will happen with solar electricity pricing for the next 20 years. It’s going to come down.”
“I’m strongly convinced that we will see fusion energy in the next 10 to 15 years. It’s real, it’s happening and for many of you, this will impact your business.”
“I had faith in this idea that chess could give a child from the slums and poverty an intellectual identity. And I picked up a chess board and I put it in front of them.”
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