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How Can Artificial Intelligence Be Human-Centered?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the social media giant needs the government’s help when it comes to making certain decisions.
![When is 'Big' Just Too Big?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null760ca8ec-e97e-41fd-b092-f73f448311f8/48151766581_b36787250c_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C87%2C3616%2C2028&w=400)
A large, unsettling question looming among Washington regulators, lawmakers, and now state Attorney’s General across the US is whether the time has come to break up the big fi...
![The Problem With Diversity in Computing](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nulla66ca7c6-a9d9-4565-b53e-83cdb2a4f467/AdobeStock_139592785.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=2413%2C0%2C4306%2C4304&w=400)
Computer systems don’t anticipate all the types of people who might use them. What are the innocuous, and more problematic, consequences of this?
![This App Tells You When You’re Mean](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullc0b71621-37b1-46b2-a3f2-15da5542d339/AdobeStock_169689652.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=251%2C0%2C4000%2C4000&w=400)
What if when you posted something on Twitter or Instagram or another service, the platform gave you feedback? For example, “You just upset 10,000 people.”
![Can We Trust Tech?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nulla90a500c-7bad-4889-ae8c-52383c815d2d/48145580226_d896521a52_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=600&q=80&rect=1001%2C2%2C598%2C897&w=400)
What is trust? “A firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.” (We googled it). How much, not to mention who, we should trust is more...
![Designing in New Dimensions](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null55cab8d9-d626-4cde-9723-a39760b00e62/designing_new_dimension_aif19.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C2560%2C1442&w=400)
As virtual and augmented reality technologies mature, the line between the physical world and a simulated world begins to blur. By way of amusing features like face filters an...
![Emotions and Tech: What Happens When We Code Our Inner Lives?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null1139d1bd-7560-4b76-ae77-85c4f2624e0b/48133268142_8e9bc777bd_o2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C5504%2C3096&w=400)
What if technology could read and respond to emotions the way humans do? It turns out that it already can, and in this session you’ll see a mind-bending live demonstration of...
![Thinking Machines and the Future of Humanity](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null175cdc85-a130-4b5d-a16a-04c453826dac/48126932877_5fbb58b580_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C4000%2C2254&w=400)
Within our lifetimes, AI will, by design, begin to behave unpredictably, thinking and acting in ways which defy human logic. Big tech companies may be inadvertently building a...
![AI and the Quest for Olympic Gold](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nulle749e339-f6bd-484a-9074-c8e17b58bae9/48127271743_0f75bc0e07_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C172%2C1499%2C845&w=400)
Artificial Intelligence is appearing in practically every facet of our lives, and Olympic sports is no exception. The US Olympic Committee is employing new technologies to sup...