Welcome to the Augmented Age. Futurist Maurice Conti introduces viewers to his predictions of what to expect from the Augmented Age, an age of computers and robotic systems that work with humans to imagine, design, and build all sorts of new things.

Concepts

artificial intelligence, machines, robotics, inventions, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask groups to research current developments in AI as well as the progress of Joris Laarman's 3-D printed steel Amsterdam bridge

Classroom Considerations

• Some viewers may find the speaker's pacing back and forth across the stage distracting
• Resource posits that there are four major historical eras defined by the way we work

Pros

• Provides examples of projects that model the possibilities of augmented relationships between computers and humans

Cons

• None