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We're building an artificial intelligence-powered dystopia, one click at a time, says techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci. In an eye-opening talk, Tufekci explains how the same algorithms companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon use to get you to click on ads are also used to organize your access to political and social information.

A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies steer the thoughts of billions of people every day, from running elections to what we see and think. Tristan Harris argues that technology is hijacking our attention and what we can do about it.

Journalist Carole Cadwalladr investigates how data analytics and targeted ads on Facebook influenced the Brexit vote and the 2016 US election, highlighting the dangers of AI-driven misinformation in democratic processes.

Political scientist Ian Bremmer argues that the world is entering a new era of technopolarism, where technology companies hold unprecedented power, reshaping global geopolitics.

Many people think the lines on the map no longer matter, but Parag Khanna says they do. Drawing on maps and history, he forecasts a world of hybrid identities, new city-states and reconfigured borders.

Economist Mike O'Sullivan explores the shift from globalization to a multipolar world, discussing how nations and alliances must adapt to new economic and political realities.

Historian Yuval Noah Harari warns that data and AI could enable totalitarian regimes, threatening democracy by manipulating human behavior.

Refugee expert Alexander Betts discusses the rise of populism through the lens of Brexit and offers ways to navigate divided societies.

How can the US recover after the negative, partisan presidential election of 2016? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the morals that form the basis of our political choices. In conversation with TED Curator Chris Anderson, he describes the patterns of thinking and historical causes that have led to such sharp divisions in America -- and provides a vision for bridging the divide.