Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode “Could AI help us, not replace us?“
Long before ChatGPT and Claude, Tom Gruber was building Siri and imagining AI that enhances humans, not replaces them. Now, he says, the stakes couldn’t be higher to choose our future path with AI.
About Tom Gruber
Tom Gruber was the co-founder, CTO, and head of design for the team that created Siri, which was acquired by Apple in 2010. He led Siri’s advanced development at Apple for eight years and is now an impact advisor, writer and speaker on ethical AI development. He is a founding board member of the Partnership on AI to Benefit People and Society and advocates for the Center for Humane Technology.
This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by Phoebe Lett and edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour and Manoush Zomorodi. You can follow us on Facebook @TEDRadioHour and email us at [email protected].
Web Resources
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