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TEDx

Are You A Robot?

TEDx via YouTube

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Explore the impact of digitalization on human qualities in this thought-provoking TEDx talk by Dr. Anastasia Dedyukhina. Examine how increasing reliance on technology may lead to unintentional robotic behaviors, sacrificing essential human traits like memory, focus, compassion, creativity, and internal body awareness. Discover the importance of prioritizing human skills over digital ones in education, the workplace, and daily life to remain relevant in an increasingly digitized world. Learn from Dedyukhina's experiences, including living without a smartphone for over a year, and gain insights into maintaining a balance between online and offline existence. Consider the implications of creating more human-like machines while simultaneously relinquishing our own human qualities.

Syllabus

Intro
What makes us human
Empathy
Digitalisation
Free Will

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