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The growth of human-computer teamwork - Shyam Sankar

May 20, 202616 min
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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-rise-of-human-computer-cooperation-shyam-sankar

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.

Talk by Shyam Sankar.

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