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“Collective intelligence requires a broader reimagining of technology and democracy” #TEDTalks

We don’t have to sacrifice our freedom for the sake of technological progress, says social technologist Divya Siddarth. She shares how a group of people helped retrain one of the world’s most powerful AI models on a constitution they wrote — and offers a vision of technology that aligns with the principles of democracy, rather…

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We don’t have to sacrifice our freedom for the sake of technological progress, says social technologist Divya Siddarth. She shares how a group of people helped retrain one of the world’s most powerful AI models on a constitution they wrote — and offers a vision of technology that aligns with the principles of democracy, rather than conflicting with them.

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  1. @user-cm5py1vg5c

    February 17, 2026 at 5:11 pm

    10/10

  2. @youtubeloveTed

    February 17, 2026 at 6:11 pm

    Every step is important even if we sometimes need to walk backwards to find the right road home. 👍

  3. @richardmcclung6710

    February 17, 2026 at 8:03 pm

    Collective intelligence. When tech can source our collective intelligence instead of a hard drive, super intelligence will be possible. Not until then. AI is a money pit without a bottom. Our own minds are the source of wisdom.

  4. @TeraMiah-r8u

    February 17, 2026 at 11:58 pm

  5. @vultureculture7707

    February 18, 2026 at 12:34 am

    AI needs to be highly regulated and not used to make decisions of any kind.

  6. @MrJeffrey938

    February 18, 2026 at 3:23 am

    I thought “Why do we tell AI whether to be racist or not?”; then I remembered what these models learning from the internet have put out and started to laugh – then I suddenly stopped laughing. If we have to tell it not to be racist aren’t there countless other issues we won’t think of and shouldn’t it have a much much more general sense of how to approach important issues? Do we have to choose between giving it no guidance whatsoever, or telling it whether to be racist or not. It’s late. I don’t think I’m presenting this clearly. maybe I’ll come back to it when I’ve slept. I’m still posting this though.

  7. @GreenMindsetShow-z

    February 18, 2026 at 11:44 am

    Don’t always look at the bad parts of AI. It will make our lives significantly more efficient. Yeah it’s going take some jobs, but more will be created. This is just a new era we must adapt to and maximize its benefits. It’s the same when the internet was made and google was up and coming. People feared google the same way people fear AI. It’s just a part of society, new things will be made and old things will fall apart. It’s just a new beginning.

  8. @aliannarodriguez1581

    February 19, 2026 at 8:11 am

    This aligns with the observations of people who organize committee work. It’s not easy, but when designed and managed carefully, the whole is indeed greater than the sum of the parts. Sometimes much greater.

  9. @urielrangel305

    February 19, 2026 at 2:58 pm

    It doesn’t matter if people choose to ignore them

  10. @TheDeclanmcgee

    February 19, 2026 at 6:55 pm

    Control ai and when you use it.

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