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We're on the edge of a new frontier in art and creativity — and it's not human. Blaise Agüera y Arcas demos new, astonishing imagery created by neural networks.

Discussion of large-scale generative models and their potential to reshape human creative workflows across art, design and storytelling.

Examines how tools like DALL·E and large language models are transforming artistic practice while raising new ethical questions.

Tan Le's astonishing new computer interface reads its user's brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts (and a little concentration).

Christian Herff presents advances in decoding brain signals for speech restoration, discussing both the life-changing promise and potential perils like privacy and misuse of neural data.

Jaimie Henderson shares clinical trials of brain-computer interfaces for paralysis patients, weighing the transformative benefits against risks such as security vulnerabilities and long-term brain health.

Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world's energy future, describing the need for 'miracles' to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he's backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The essential goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050.

Why is Al Gore optimistic about climate change? In this spirited talk, Gore asks three powerful questions about the man-made forces threatening to destroy our planet -- and the solutions we're designing to combat them.

Andrew Ng explores how artificial intelligence and machine learning can accelerate solutions to climate challenges.