Nine companies, the same companies that control the lions share of patents, that of an extraordinary of money that are able to attract the best talent because of the best food, you know, that have the relationships with universities here it doesnt mean there are not other Companies Like salesforce or nvidia over for not doing Amazing Things but its through these Nine Companies that Everything Else flows. The entire ai ecosystem in some way or another touches these nine. In addition to all of the things i just mentioned, they are also building the frameworks and the custom silicone chips and they have the code bases. All roads lead to these Nine Companies, and the challenge that i have is that if its the case that Artificial Intelligence is not just being built to create a better microwave, although thats cool, but instead to optimize our lives using data as currency, what does it mean when we relegate that are just a handful of companies and handful of people working at these companies
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Time, dissents, wired, the globe, and many others. Shell be joined in conversation this evening with kendra alberta clinical instructor at Harvard Law School where they keep school at a Practice Technology law by working with pro bono clients. Covering topics such as facial recognition, on Online Harassment and freedom of expression tonight theyre going to discuss joanne lurking. Old resonate deeply with anyone who goes online and learned not shouting grandstand. Never cynical Joanne Mcneil trayce insightful ways. For what has been and what has been stolen and what utopian possibilities might still be discovered. We are so pleased to host this event here at Harvard Bookstore tonight, please welcome me joining Joanne Mcneil and kendra alberts. [applause] i thought to start i have a really brief reading id like to do . Should i read there . Or here . Or see that its up to you. Smack i will stand up its just a short passage but it will give you a sense of the style of the book. This is in
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