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What does it mean to be human in the 21st century?
Ari explores the human ability to increase empathy and compassion, what values we are instilling into artificial intelligence technologies, and the need to create both a better world and a better humanity for life to flourish on this planet.
Supported by the Hoveida Family Foundation and The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation.
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Ari explores the human ability to increase empathy and compassion, what values we are instilling into artificial intelligence technologies, and the need to create both a better world and a better humanity for life to flourish on this planet.
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What It Means to Be Human
A Brief History of the Future explores the human ability to increase empathy and compassion, what values we are instilling into artificial intelligence technologies, and the need to create both a better world and a better humanity for life to flourish on this planet.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- What it meant to be human may be different going forward.
- We are adapting ourselves already so much technologically.
- I think the universe is empty and quiet and it wants to be woken up and filled with beautiful things.
- Is this actually the way I want to be human?
- Every single interaction you have with every other human has the opportunity for an experience of grace and connection and wonder.
How AI is Transforming How We Create and Engage with Art
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Ari explores the powerful potential of AI to transform how we create art going forward. (8m 1s)
How New Forms of Human Augmentation Could Affect Our Brains
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Ari tries a “third thumb” and explores how new tech is reshaping our idea of being human. (9m 9s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipSupported by the Hoveida Family Foundation and The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation.