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A sci-fi vision of life in 2041

Chen Qiufan · TED

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Sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan doesn't fear a dystopian future. Instead, he believes developments in artificial intelligence will make all of our lives better, healthier and safer. He takes us on a tour of the next 20 years of AI and shares some astonishing predictions for the advancements in science and technology that could await us. "For every future we wish to create, we must first learn to imagine it," he says.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDMonterey
Speaker
Chen Qiufan
Year
2021
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Literature and writing
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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