In his talk, Kristian Hammond discusses the evolution of communication by artificial intelligence. Hammond mentions potential future uses, as well as practical applications of machine-generated language that are already affecting, and improving, our day-to-day lives. In addition to being Chief Scientist, Kris is a professor of Computer Science at Northwestern University. Prior to Northwestern, Kris founded the University of Chicago’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. His research has always been focused on artificial
intelligence, machine-generated content and context-driven information systems.

Kris previously sat on a United Nations policy committee run by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR). Kris received his PhD from Yale. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx