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AI uses too much energy—nanotech is the solution
TEDxChicago, TEDx Editor's Pick, awe agency Featured Dustin Huibregtse TEDxChicago, TEDx Editor's Pick, awe agency Featured Dustin Huibregtse

AI uses too much energy—nanotech is the solution

Mark Hersam is a nanotechnologist who believes that understanding materials at the shortest of length scales can provide solutions to the world’s largest problems. Using an interdisciplinary approach at the intersection of neuroscience and nanoelectronics, Hersam presents a solution to the greatest societal threat posed by AI.

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The case for alien AI
TEDxChicago, TEDx Editor's Pick, awe agency Featured Dustin Huibregtse TEDxChicago, TEDx Editor's Pick, awe agency Featured Dustin Huibregtse

The case for alien AI

James Evans asks a critical question as we ponder our AI-driven future: "What AI do we deserve?" He then takes us on a journey making the case that alien intelligence and thus alien AI that we grow and care for will be the most impactful on us as a human society. On the way, he also outlines the surprising science behind his lab's AI models and algorithms: That diversity is at the heart of the greatest scientific discoveries.

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