Instructional Video10:27
TED Talks

TED: The rise of virtual humans — and what they mean for the future | Sara Giusto

12th - Higher Ed
Sara Giusto is a talent manager, but not in the sense you might imagine. Her biggest client is imma, an influencer with pink hair ... who isn't human. Giusto discusses what the rise of "virtual humans" means for the real world — and...
Instructional Video4:25
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Could AI predict the future? | Thomas Hofweber

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A couple has been considering getting engaged, but they’re worried about divorce statistics. An AI-based model was just released that can predict your likelihood of divorce with 95% accuracy. The only catch is the model doesn’t offer any...
Instructional Video14:06
TED Talks

TED: Why AI needs a "nutrition label" | Kasia Chmielinski

12th - Higher Ed
What do sandwiches have to do with AI? Data reformist Kasia Chmielinski helps us think about artificial intelligence with a useful food metaphor — and breaks down why AI systems should have "nutrition labels" to ensure the development of...
Instructional Video9:32
TED Talks

TED: 12 predictions for the future of technology | Vinod Khosla

12th - Higher Ed
Techno-optimist Vinod Khosla believes in the world-changing power of "foolish ideas." He offers 12 bold predictions for the future of technology — from preventative medicine to car-free cities to planes that get us from New York to...
Instructional Video15:12
TED Talks

TED: With spatial intelligence, AI will understand the real world | Fei-Fei Li

12th - Higher Ed
In the beginning of the universe, all was darkness — until the first organisms developed sight, which ushered in an explosion of life, learning and progress. AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li says a similar moment is about to happen for computers...
Instructional Video13:05
TED Talks

TED: Welcome to the world of audio computers | Jason Rugolo

12th - Higher Ed
In an exclusive preview of unreleased technology, designer and inventor Jason Rugolo unveils an entirely new kind of computer you can talk to like a friend. This "audio computer" — which can augment the sounds around you, translate...
Instructional Video11:16
TED Talks

TED: How to govern AI — even if it's hard to predict | Helen Toner

12th - Higher Ed
No one truly understands AI, not even experts, says Helen Toner, an AI policy researcher and former board member of OpenAI. But that doesn't mean we can't govern it. She shows how we can make smart policies to regulate this technology...
Instructional Video22:02
TED Talks

TED: What is an AI anyway? | Mustafa Suleyman

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video12:55
TED Talks

TED: How AI will step off the screen and into the real world | Daniela Rus

12th - Higher Ed
The convergence of AI and robotics will unlock a wonderful new world of possibilities in everyday life, says robotics and AI pioneer Daniela Rus. Diving into the way machines think, she reveals how "liquid networks" — a revolutionary...
Instructional Video7:03
TED Talks

TED: What if a simple blood test could detect cancer? | Hani Goodarzi

12th - Higher Ed
Catching cancer at its earliest stages saves lives. But in a body made up of trillions of cells, how do you spot a small group of rogue cancer cells? Biomedical researcher Hani Goodarzi discusses his lab's discovery of a new class of...
Instructional Video12:16
TED Talks

TED: Can AI help solve the climate crisis? | Sims Witherspoon

12th - Higher Ed
AI can be a transformational tool in our fight against climate change, says Sims Witherspoon, a leader at the AI research lab Google DeepMind. Using wind power as her case study, she explains how powerful neural networks can help us...
Instructional Video6:34
TED Talks

TED: In the age of AI art, what can originality look like? | Eileen Isagon Skyers

12th - Higher Ed
What happens when human and machine creativity meet? From an AI model trained on classic works to generate a seemingly infinite stream of portraits to a neural network that envisions otherworldly life-forms in impossible detail, media...
Instructional Video10:33
TED Talks

TED: Will superintelligent AI end the world? | Eliezer Yudkowsky

12th - Higher Ed
Decision theorist Eliezer Yudkowsky has a simple message: superintelligent AI could probably kill us all. So the question becomes: Is it possible to build powerful artificial minds that are obedient, even benevolent? In a fiery talk,...
Instructional Video16:03
TED Talks

TED: Why AI is incredibly smart -- and shockingly stupid | Yejin Choi

12th - Higher Ed
Computer scientist Yejin Choi is here to demystify the current state of massive artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, highlighting three key problems with cutting-edge large language models (including some funny instances of them...
Instructional Video39:22
TED Talks

TED: TikTok's CEO on its future — and what makes its algorithm different | Shou Chew

12th - Higher Ed
TikTok CEO Shou Chew dives into how the trend-setting video app and cultural phenomenon works — from what distinguishes its algorithm and drives virality to the challenges of content moderation and digital addiction. In a wide-ranging...
Instructional Video30:10
TED Talks

TED: The inside story of ChatGPT's astonishing potential | Greg Brockman

12th - Higher Ed
In a talk from the cutting edge of technology, OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman explores the underlying design principles of ChatGPT and demos some mind-blowing, unreleased plug-ins for the chatbot that sent shockwaves across the world....
Instructional Video13:07
TED Talks

TED: The incredible creativity of deepfakes -- and the worrying future of AI | Tom Graham

12th - Higher Ed
AI-generated media that looks and sounds exactly like the real world will soon permeate our lives. How should we prepare for it? AI developer Tom Graham discusses the extraordinary power of this rapidly advancing technology, demoing...
Instructional Video13:55
TED Talks

TED: The disappearing computer -- and a world where you can take AI everywhere | Imran Chaudhri

12th - Higher Ed
In this exclusive preview of groundbreaking, unreleased technology, former Apple designer and Humane cofounder Imran Chaudhri envisions a future where AI enables our devices to "disappear." He gives a sneak peek of his company's new...
Instructional Video14:03
TED Talks

TED: The urgent risks of runaway AI -- and what to do about them | Gary Marcus

12th - Higher Ed
Will truth and reason survive the evolution of artificial intelligence? AI researcher Gary Marcus says no, not if untrustworthy technology continues to be integrated into our lives at such dangerously high speeds. He advocates for an...
Instructional Video10:29
TED Talks

TED: Does AI actually understand us? | Alona Fyshe

12th - Higher Ed
Is AI as smart as it seems? Exploring the "brain" behind machine learning, neural networker Alona Fyshe delves into the language processing abilities of talkative tech (like the groundbreaking chatbot and internet obsession ChatGPT) and...
Instructional Video55:11
TED Talks

TED: Deep learning, neural networks and the future of AI | Yann LeCun

12th - Higher Ed
Yann LeCun, the chief AI scientist at Facebook, helped develop the deep learning algorithms that power many artificial intelligence systems today. In conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, LeCun discusses his current research into...
Instructional Video6:40
TED Talks

TED: Can we learn to talk to sperm whales? | David Gruber

12th - Higher Ed
Animals are communicating -- but what are they saying? And can we talk back? Marine biologist David Gruber introduces Project CETI: a team of scientists, linguists and AI specialists hoping to decode sperm whale language. Using...
Instructional Video14:56
Crash Course

Supervised Learning

12th - Higher Ed
Today we’re going to teach John Green Bot how to tell the difference between donuts and bagels using supervised learning! Supervised learning is the process of learning WITH training labels, and is the most widely used kind of learning...
Instructional Video17:42
TED Talks

TED: Machine intelligence makes human morals more important | Zeynep Tufekci

12th - Higher Ed
Machine intelligence is here, and we're already using it to make subjective decisions. But the complex way AI grows and improves makes it hard to understand and even harder to control. In this cautionary talk, techno-sociologist Zeynep...