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The rise of human-computer cooperation - Shyam Sankar

2013-06-15

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Brute computing force alone can't solve the world's problems. Data mining innovator Shyam Sankar explains why solving big problems (like catching terrorists or identifying huge hidden trends) is not a question of finding the right algorithm, but rather the right symbiotic relationship between computation and human creativity.

Talk by Shyam Sankar.