Siri co-founder talks about superhuman computer-assisted memory at TED conference

 

We reckon most of you would have watched ‘Lucy’, starring gorgeous Scarlett Johansson, where she was able to attain all knowledge of the world and access each memory of every experience in her life. Top Apple AI expert and Siri co-founder Tom Gruber spoke about pretty much a ‘Lucy’ type of scenario in the foreseeable future, in relation to the evolving field of AI, at TED this Tuesday.

Mr Gruber painted a picture, where computers not only help and assist people with simple tasks, but also enhance their cognitive and recall potential. Human robots, folks, that’s what Apple’s exec ...