You Can Only Design a System to the Limit of What You Can Plan For
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In this 20-minute talk from the USC Information Sciences Institute, Senior Research Engineer Joe Barnes explores how systems thinking extends beyond professional work into personal life. Barnes discusses competition as a catalyst for innovation and reflects on the importance of building more as a practice he would recommend to his younger self. He shares insights on the future relationship between humans and artificial intelligence, emphasizing how our ability to design systems is fundamentally limited by what we can anticipate and plan for. The presentation offers valuable perspectives on systems thinking, innovation drivers, and the evolving human-AI collaboration landscape.
Syllabus
"You can only design a system to the limit of what you can plan for"
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USC Information Sciences Institute