Technology makes us wealthier, healthier, and more knowledgeable. But does it help us live richer and more fulfilling lives? Prof Chris Summerfield argued the dominant trend over the past 200 years has been for technology to strip people of their personal agency. In this talk, he discussed this contention in the context of the 21st century AI revolution, and asked how we could train models to empower, rather than disempower, people.
