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Convenience may make your life easier. But what does it cost? #TEDTalks

What does it take to stay in control of your life online? AI ethicist Jen Golbeck and TED Fellow Shalini Kantayya discuss how algorithms, data collection and AI shape the choices you make every day. They explore whether it’s possible to use the internet without giving up your privacy, how to push back against big…

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What does it take to stay in control of your life online? AI ethicist Jen Golbeck and TED Fellow Shalini Kantayya discuss how algorithms, data collection and AI shape the choices you make every day. They explore whether it’s possible to use the internet without giving up your privacy, how to push back against big tech and what AI should never be allowed to decide.

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  1. @citizen9790

    July 10, 2026 at 4:06 pm

    Vote out officials who support mass survillance via flock or other camera trackers.

    • @IngrianDane

      July 10, 2026 at 7:06 pm

      @citizen9790 unfortunately that’s very hard in flawed, liberal democracy

  2. @iltrist

    July 10, 2026 at 4:22 pm

    Not many ways…

  3. @DS-pe8tt

    July 10, 2026 at 8:15 pm

    Tracker blocker don’t work. there’s nothing that there’s nothing to get rid of the locator and everything. I’ve tried. Every suggestion doesn’t matter I go and search it says oh you know your location so no there is no way to hide.

    • @PasticheofSkin

      July 10, 2026 at 8:18 pm

      @DS-pe8tt you give ‘a’ location ain’t gotta be your real one

    • @DS-pe8tt

      July 10, 2026 at 8:21 pm

      @PasticheofSkin no it picks up your location so if you like try to go into something that’s based off your location. I tried every option every option that you’re not trying they’re all liars.

    • @aasdfasdfasdfdfragdf

      July 11, 2026 at 1:13 pm

      I haven’t seen ads on internet since like 2000, always use Ghostery at the minimum, install adblocker and script blocker. Or use Brave. Even Google until this day still has trouble pinpointing my location and it’s pretty random every time they try and I’m using the same IP for about 20 years.

  4. @mainStream-user

    July 11, 2026 at 4:00 am

    For one thing, turn off the recommendations in the YouTube app.

  5. @chrismasters1978

    July 11, 2026 at 8:52 pm

    Easy, dont use it

  6. @BrentNorris

    July 12, 2026 at 6:23 am

    Fallacy

  7. @TheBeccabus

    July 13, 2026 at 2:30 pm

    I used an AI notes app for a year at work. It spat out notes about 3 times the length of what I’d just usually write myself. Which was good for a time, detail was helpful.. But… I’ve still gotta read and edit them to make sure it is accurate. Then if I want to pass the case along to someone else they have 3 times the amount to read and it’s just… Not that helpful to have huge amounts of detail.

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“A single piece of paper can hold endless possibilities” #TEDTalks

14-year-old student Miles Wu is obsessed with origami, transforming everyday scraps of paper into unexpected creations. In a joyful talk, he explores the ancient art form — from making Christmas ornaments and pigeons to folding patterns that can hold 10,000 times their weight — and shows all the possibilities hiding inside a single piece of…

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14-year-old student Miles Wu is obsessed with origami, transforming everyday scraps of paper into unexpected creations. In a joyful talk, he explores the ancient art form — from making Christmas ornaments and pigeons to folding patterns that can hold 10,000 times their weight — and shows all the possibilities hiding inside a single piece of paper.

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The genre-defying band Turkana Sessions takes us on a musical tour through the soundscape of northwest Kenya, with Elizabeth Korkel singing and Eddie Grey shredding on guitar. (Recorded at TED Countdown Summit 2025 on June 16, 2025) Join us in person at a TED conference: Become a TED Member to support our mission: Subscribe to…

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The genre-defying band Turkana Sessions takes us on a musical tour through the soundscape of northwest Kenya, with Elizabeth Korkel singing and Eddie Grey shredding on guitar. (Recorded at TED Countdown Summit 2025 on June 16, 2025)

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What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a universal question — and yet at some point, people stop asking you. Drawing on a nationwide survey across the Philippines, consumer researcher Lance Katigbak makes the case that countries should keep track of their citizens’ ambitions and aspirations. His radical proposal: What if…

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What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a universal question — and yet at some point, people stop asking you. Drawing on a nationwide survey across the Philippines, consumer researcher Lance Katigbak makes the case that countries should keep track of their citizens’ ambitions and aspirations. His radical proposal: What if governments didn’t just track GDP but also started measuring dreams? (Recorded at TED@BCG on October 23, 2025)

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