Alexandr Wang: War, AI and the new global arms race
Lethal drones with facial recognition, armed robots, autonomous fighter jets: we're at the dawn of a new age of AI-powered warfare, says technologist Alexandr Wang. He explores why data will be the secret weapon in this uncharted landscape and emphasizes the need to consider national security when developing new tech -- or potentially face all-o...
Sal Khan: How AI could save (not destroy) education
Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, thinks artificial intelligence could spark the greatest positive transformation education has ever seen. He shares the opportunities he sees for students and educators to collaborate with AI tools -- including the potential of a personal AI tutor for every student and an AI teaching assistant for ev...
Alexandr Wang: Why AI Will Never Replace Humans
Alexandra Wong: How to Tackle Tough Questions
For students accustomed to quickly identifying the correct answer in high school, Johns Hopkins's freshman seminar Common Questions Program can be a bit of a shock. Alexandra was one of those students: initially frustrated by open questions without straightforward answers. Yet, over the course of the seminar, she learned to embrace these questio...
Alexandra Wong: The Silence of Sound
Alexandra is a student at Johns Hopkins University studying neuroscience. In her free time, she conducts auditory system research with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and she co-founded a startup, Cognitivae (cognitivae.com), that destigmatizes mental health access with 4 chatbots that diagnose and treat 9 mental health illnesses. She was r...
Alex Wang: 了解对方,让沟通更有效
How can we communicate with students, colleagues, friends, and family members of different personalities? “Understanding, respect and tolerance are the cornerstones of communication.” As long as we associate with others according to their characters, communication will naturally become smooth and efficient. Alex is a communication expert who ha...