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I let algorithms randomize my life for two years | Max Hawkins
Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. What if everything in your life was randomized: from the food you ate to the things you did and the places you traveled? Computer scientist Max Hawkins created algorithms to make decisions like these for him — and got…
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agent prismarine
March 13, 2021 at 5:03 pm
Me living in Mumbai who doesn’t do yoga, maybe I should do yoga . Lol jk.
Louis Schneidt
March 13, 2021 at 5:18 pm
What is that app called?
Roberto Buenafe
March 13, 2021 at 5:24 pm
*Where are the apps?*
Apocalyp Snow
March 13, 2021 at 5:27 pm
This talk has inspired me. After the public receives vaccinations, I want to try this in my city every week, barring midterms and exams. There’s so much in my city that I haven’t explored yet 🙂
The Internaut
March 13, 2021 at 5:44 pm
This is the best ted talk I have ever seen
Wigadama
March 13, 2021 at 5:54 pm
To whoever is out there reading this message, if you are having a hard time just remember you are not alone and never give up ! The person who is reading this message, I wish you success, health, love and happiness!
Dan H.
March 13, 2021 at 5:59 pm
I like to algorithm
ROBERTO OROZCO
March 13, 2021 at 6:38 pm
Peak first world stuff.
Shawn Shahpari
March 13, 2021 at 6:38 pm
Captain obvious ted talk
1Haxorus
March 13, 2021 at 6:46 pm
Man spends lots of time and effort to discover the idea of “driving somewhere new”
Antonio Alonzo
March 13, 2021 at 6:57 pm
I did that too except I didn’t use an algorithm.
45-Patil Ujwal
March 13, 2021 at 7:05 pm
We are meant to be unrestricted, and we all are stuck in an uneventful life. We should have this randomness
Lorie Therman
March 13, 2021 at 7:08 pm
The spotty cirrus possibly sneeze because bite inferiorly copy except a squalid taxi. poor, frequent clerk
Dhruv Gulati
March 13, 2021 at 7:49 pm
YT algorithm recommended this video and I saw it.
Ben Beatson
March 13, 2021 at 7:59 pm
I want the random app
Try to be More
March 13, 2021 at 9:07 pm
Ok. Be spontaneous & switch it up every once in a while? I don’t really understand what point he was trying to make…
Fam Fam
March 13, 2021 at 9:07 pm
Very disappointing anti climax, no story at all… no idea.
Boba Fête
March 13, 2021 at 9:16 pm
So, when exactly is Ted gonna show up, haven’t seen him in a single video yet.
Bojack Horseman
March 13, 2021 at 10:46 pm
Good one lol
Ma C. Guedes
March 13, 2021 at 10:03 pm
AMAZING!
Vivian Tristesse
March 13, 2021 at 10:21 pm
I really like the things I like and really don’t like the things I don’t like. So for me, I at first despair whenever I’m forced to step outside of my comfort zone. But now, though I still despair a bit, I relish it because it’s so enriching to gain a new skill that unlocks a capability or to meet new people. I don’t think I would want to go to random locations sight unseen, but I’m a fan of following other people’s suggestions and trying to see life through their eyes.
Heather
March 13, 2021 at 10:36 pm
Very interesting, thank you!!
Lorenzo S.
March 13, 2021 at 10:42 pm
Is it me or does he have a very understandable pronounce? I’m not an English mothertongue of course
J R
March 13, 2021 at 11:11 pm
How many of you are here by a random algorithm?
Marius Seifferth
March 14, 2021 at 12:38 am
Funny coincidence: I was born in Essen, Germany
Tanisha Park
March 14, 2021 at 12:59 am
Love the ending
Samuel Adu
March 14, 2021 at 4:34 am
Radiolab did an episode on this dude.
code valley
March 14, 2021 at 5:29 am
isn’t there any error occurs randomly
TED
March 14, 2021 at 6:28 am
Thanks for commenting, I will refer you to my trade analyst and accountant to make good income, go more on digital assets
TED
March 14, 2021 at 6:29 am
Plus one, four, zero, four, seven, nine, six, nine, nine, five, five
Grayjing Hutongz
March 14, 2021 at 8:04 am
I wonder if he ever ended up at a hate group event LOL. This tech nerd standing at a skinhead rally with the Curb theme playing is the image that comes to mind.
Anni M.
March 14, 2021 at 9:17 am
*White girl voice
“I’m sooo random! Hihi”
No but really, great & interesting talk
Bob Swanson
March 14, 2021 at 9:43 am
Um. WHY didn’t you record all of this and make a YouTube or Netflix series!?!?
F. E.
March 14, 2021 at 10:38 am
I mostly browse a channel then see the video list and watch either in the chronological order or at least read the titles to pick one.
Sandeep Deb Varman
March 14, 2021 at 10:51 am
Discount Ryan Reynolds is wise.
groove9tube
March 14, 2021 at 11:14 am
Most interesting stuff in life is usually what you’re not looking for.
Lisa Love Ministries
March 14, 2021 at 11:48 am
Seek God’s will daily.
Luke 10:27
Master Yoda
March 14, 2021 at 2:18 pm
Wow, not having a message at the end was interesting and thought provoking.
Anne Wayman
March 14, 2021 at 4:09 pm
Outstanding! I’ll listen again. Thanks.
PeaceWithDefenseOnly
March 14, 2021 at 4:21 pm
“I was working at google as a software engineer… what if you look at people’s GPS traces”… we call that a smoking gun in hand. However you look at it, YOU ARE BEING FOLLOWED! Thus, no need to place RFID chips in people anymore, since they have smartphones.
Ella De Mesmaeker
March 14, 2021 at 6:16 pm
Also congratulations for pulling off the “psychiatric emergencies” joke, very 2021, all the people laughing at it proves that we’re just not there yet
Ignacio Ferrentino
March 14, 2021 at 7:02 pm
Si dejas tu vida al azar. Estas le estas robando a tu grandeza. Hay que encontrar el punto justo entre salir de la zona de confort y con lo que uno quiere de la vida
Robert Grant
March 14, 2021 at 7:11 pm
Replace that algorithm with God, and you’re living a good life
Romanski
March 15, 2021 at 5:57 pm
Which god?
Shreyas JV
March 14, 2021 at 7:22 pm
I’m disappointed tbh.
His speech should’ve only had a bunch of random words strung together from a bunch of TED talks
Ron Sykes
March 14, 2021 at 7:34 pm
RAMBLIN RONS DIELECTRIC GEAR VORTEX YouTube
Haydn Griffiths
March 14, 2021 at 8:08 pm
I’m here because of the algorithm
Lukas Langer
March 14, 2021 at 8:13 pm
He looks like Jimmy Neutron.
Sylvie Walker
March 14, 2021 at 8:36 pm
“We got eaten by algorithms,
We got eaten by algorithms,
We got eaten by algorithms,
And the truth went marching away…”
PresidentialWinner
March 14, 2021 at 9:27 pm
I want to have his app.
Manuel Skollër
March 14, 2021 at 10:33 pm
If you liked that idea, read The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart ( George Powers Cockcroft )
SURLOOKMEDIA
March 14, 2021 at 11:59 pm
Like a real life, older and wiser Jimmy Neutron.
Канал Family
March 15, 2021 at 2:53 am
Come and get russian live level experience dude, if you seemed boring. Try to keep living with 100$ monthly, eating, studying, generally fulfilling your life. Suppose you wouldn’t waste people’s time talking about random generated activity.
BIG Jumbo
March 15, 2021 at 2:55 am
6:36
Imagine being that rich.
1UX1 Academy
March 15, 2021 at 4:53 am
incredible
Cybernet Activities
March 15, 2021 at 5:45 am
Listning to you felt like.. 🤢
Shivam Gupta
March 15, 2021 at 9:59 am
Not gonna lie, the unprepared ending was awesome!
Baby Dong
March 15, 2021 at 11:14 am
It’s actually a touching story he is trying to convey to us
box walk
March 15, 2021 at 11:28 am
I would like to ask why the video speed of visiting ted’s website in China is very slow. I can’t see the video. It is the same even when I have overturned the wall. Thank you
Shubham Maurya
March 15, 2021 at 11:36 am
This video makes no sense
MyRagha
March 15, 2021 at 11:48 am
harry kane
Joseph Turner
March 15, 2021 at 1:30 pm
note to self: avoid san francisco.
Kevin Smith
March 15, 2021 at 6:20 pm
You can’t escape from the Matrix.
BuildingCenter
March 15, 2021 at 6:50 pm
I would like to apply these algos.
John Kesich
March 15, 2021 at 10:25 pm
As a google engineer, couldn’t this guy afford a real taxi rather than exploiting some poor Uber gig worker?
jonniboye
March 15, 2021 at 11:39 pm
I’m curious to know what the GPS analytics would predict during all of his randomness.
Scottie guru
March 16, 2021 at 2:24 am
Kind of like an acid trip.
Alina Rehman
March 16, 2021 at 2:24 am
He decided to give this talk a random ending too. xD loved it!
Trent Hansen
March 16, 2021 at 2:24 am
10:02 someone says morny hop
Fernanda Moraes
March 16, 2021 at 4:16 am
I do this with movies, it’s amazing how the way I perceive them change when I don’t know what to expect!
Daniel Polyakov
March 16, 2021 at 6:41 am
where is the APP you are talking about?!:)
Zed Numar
March 16, 2021 at 10:46 am
So, is he a Xaositect or more of a Sensate? Hmmm…
veronica baker
March 16, 2021 at 11:54 am
Well, that was DIFFERENT!
At first, he probably left home from his parents- chose to do whatever he wanted. He thought that was freedom! I know I did that.
But then we tend to box ourselves up in our own prisons, habits- strange how the mind works. We can end up limiting ourselves and our own lives. Interesting how the brain works.
He’s a very intelligent man! We tend to need challenges in our lives- especially smart people do- or they get bored and unhappy.
veronica baker
March 16, 2021 at 12:01 pm
And then there’s the other side to that. If you let Google or apps decide for you- they could choose things they already know about you- from your phone app activities- according to your likes, patterns, activities your phone knows about you.
Or the possibly exists- that allowing some other entity to control you- could actually HAPPEN- like the government, or dictator or something.
Lúcia Pedrosa
March 16, 2021 at 1:42 pm
Non-random algorithms do manipulate our behaviour. I personally hate that fact. I hate to be manipulated and ultimately seen as a product. Nowadays tech can really diminish our curiosity and criticism by comforting us all the time. Pretty convenient for a political system that’s ruled by few and subjugates the majority. Even minimal changes do impact a lot. We all know the butterfly effect. This individual showed that we should be aware and how to counteracting by using a random algorithm instead! Freedom is priceless!
Ralph Olynyk
March 16, 2021 at 2:35 pm
now this sounds like the kind of algorithm that social media should be employing…. instead of the ‘give you what you already know or support’ style currently….
Akash Pawar
March 16, 2021 at 3:30 pm
Nice
Yayang nb
March 17, 2021 at 8:14 am
Some how I hope that RM the leader of the BTS can be TED speaker someday😃
keshab kaflay
March 17, 2021 at 3:25 pm
Free Will and Destiny! But is there free will? it seems that every thing is planned by a PROGAMMER.
I will follow the 10 commandments and start believing in God!
keshab kaflay
March 17, 2021 at 3:33 pm
Bye the way thank you! A very interesting explanation of a difficult topic! I was always confused when I use to write to my friend in New Delhi that I would be visiting them in few weeks time- but surprisingly on my left side list of hotels in New Delhi would appear. So what you say to any one or receive from any one is all been viewed!
Welcome to the 21st century!
alen george
March 17, 2021 at 5:15 pm
This guy made his point clear… We are only choosing from the list that is right in front of us… In the end it is all about control…
Freeborn Floor 1
March 18, 2021 at 12:54 am
I have never laughed so hard watching a TED talk
This was fucking hilarious!!! great work
and then such a heartwarming ending <3
Kado
March 18, 2021 at 2:02 pm
why Ted talk is no longer inspiring? Literally you can come with any story
Khushrui Aks Productions
March 18, 2021 at 5:21 pm
The app name is “Randomizer”.
Santa KD
March 18, 2021 at 5:55 pm
I let YouTube algorithm control me
AB CD
March 19, 2021 at 8:30 am
I always thought of this. Maybe the modern world is set up today where you have way too many choices to feel in control of yourself. Maybe that’s why we felt life was better when we were kids and our parents took care of most things unrelated to what they wanted for us, like studying for school. Sure, maybe a stage into maturity is to make our decisions ourselves, but after a point, so many choices for what to wear today, what breakfast to eat, what mode of transportation, (and we’re still starting the day) can make us feel that we’ve done a lot for the day and feel tired and confused later (with a tinge of regret).
Elisa Dittborn
March 19, 2021 at 1:11 pm
I would be scared to death, as a woman, to get in an uber without knowing where it’s taking me.
Pavel S
March 19, 2021 at 2:56 pm
Making an algorithm to “randomize” your biased preferences, while acknowledging that the algorithm is biased in its preferences – sounds like the same thing with extra steps.
Adam Harris
March 19, 2021 at 3:06 pm
I don’t think we need those random audience shots.
Elianor Anouk
March 19, 2021 at 7:01 pm
Facebook and Twitter stick pretty questionable creatures after innocent women.
Deniz Ege Boz
March 19, 2021 at 7:26 pm
I listened to your story with interest all the way. But the conclusion was so disappointing Max. You live this life style consistently for 2 years, you do a ted talk about it, and you don’t even compare the two different life styles before and after. You are saying you felt more in control, why? What else was feeling different? Did you fulfill your purpose in this experiment, did those experiences change anything on how you perceive the world, yourself, your relationships with other people? From my perspective, I did not get any fulfilling answers to any of those questions, and the remaining opinion is that what a fun experience with no real content, feels like a waste of 11mins after all.
Joseph Nazarian
March 19, 2021 at 11:54 pm
Is there a list of applications that he used?
Adarsh Mishra
March 20, 2021 at 12:22 am
Wonderful man
TL
March 20, 2021 at 10:54 am
Fantastic story. Thanks for sharing
Nietzsche's No-Things
March 20, 2021 at 5:13 pm
app idea someone should make, random event generator more big cities, but also like tinder or some friend matching thing
r2dxhate
March 20, 2021 at 5:13 pm
This TED talk made me want to smash my head in a toilet seat.
Hemant sharma
March 20, 2021 at 5:19 pm
Good that he didn’t experiment it on dating apps
Tigran Sargsyan
March 20, 2021 at 7:27 pm
you missing totally biological part any living organism tries to create and follow pattern because its most energy efferent way to archive tasks
Henning Sommer
March 20, 2021 at 10:00 pm
Isn’t it funny how people from Silicon Valley rediscover questions about life and the nature of things that have been discussed by philosophers, artists and intellectuals during the last 3k years? It’s like children reinventing math on their own. Somehow beautiful.
Hansel Mae Jampit
March 21, 2021 at 7:44 am
Why is there always a friend named kelly?
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March 21, 2021 at 12:48 pm
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March 21, 2021 at 12:50 pm
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March 21, 2021 at 12:51 pm
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Lasley James
March 21, 2021 at 12:51 pm
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Rye Rye
March 21, 2021 at 7:00 pm
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