Why we need to ask questions now about our high-tech future

Name: Why we need to ask questions now about our high-tech future
Uploaded: 2017-01-19T22:47:39Z
Duration: P165S
Description: Your phone probably knows more about the intimate details of your life you than your lover, says futurist Amy Webb. And you better get used to it -- we'll be spending the rest of our lifetimes in a world shaped by artificial intelligence. Webb gives her Brief But Spectacular take on the future.

Clip: 01/19/2017 | 2m 45s

Your phone probably knows more about the intimate details of your life you than your lover, says futurist Amy Webb. And you better get used to it -- we'll be spending the rest of our lifetimes in a world shaped by artificial intelligence. Webb gives her Brief But Spectacular take on the future.

Aired: 01/19/17

Rating: NR

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