# The rise of human-computer cooperation

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2012
- Speaker: Shyam Sankar
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Engineering
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/shyam_sankar_the_rise_of_human_computer_cooperation)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Brute computing force alone can't solve the world's problems. Data mining innovator Shyam Sankar explains why solving big problems (like catching terrorists or identifying huge hidden trends) is not a question of finding the right algorithm, but rather the right symbiotic relationship between computation and human creativity.

## Lectures

1. [The rise of human-computer cooperation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/shyam_sankar_the_rise_of_human_computer_cooperation/3c799273e83e), 12 min (TED's player)