Human Machines & Mechanical Humans | Christian Howard | TEDxCharlottesville

As robotics and autonomous systems flourish, human-robot relationships are becoming increasingly important. Researcher Christian Howard explores the curious ways in which we engage with our talking, walking and sometimes flying tech counterparts. Christian Howard is a current PhD Candidate in English literature at the University of Virginia, where she is specializing in contemporary global fiction and digital humanities.
Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Christian received her BA in English and Comparative Literature from the University of Dallas in 2012. In 2014, she received her MA in English from the University of Tulsa, where she specialized in modern literature and began working on digital humanities. As a PhD candidate at UVA, Christian has worked as a Makerspace Technologist in the Scholars' Lab and as a graduate student assistant for Alison Booth's digital project, The Collective Biographies of Women. Christian is currently a Praxis Scholar, and she is one of the Principle Investigators for the podcast series, Circulating Spaces: Literary and Language Worlds in a Global Age.
In her spare time, Christian enjoys fencing, playing the piano, and frequenting art museums. She lives in Charlottesville. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@willgagnon8810]

How does his have less than 1000 views??? That was excellent.

[@aureliustratos3268]

amazing talk.

[@fallnplays]

this does not have nearly enough views or likes on it im also interested in why sophia chose the words "dream" to be come human and not hope or something reminds me of all the theories from the old blade runner movie and do robots dream of robotic sheep or what ever that book was called lol. interesting choice of words perhaps it was the only description that would make sense to humans or perhaps more

[@leocardenas383]

My issue is there won’t be no jobs for humans. Ai will definitely be in every company across the world