INBOUND 2015

1. Couples Therapy for
Humanity and
Technology
Andrew McAfee, MIT
amcafee@mit.edu
@amcafee
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3. Geeks
TossupExperts Clearly Better Algorithm Clearly Better
65 (48%) 63 (46%)8 (6%)
136 studies of expert vs. algorithmic prediction
(HiPPO) (geek)

6. Where Humans Still Win

7. Common Sense

8. Social Skills

9. Creativity

10. Combining the Strengths

11. A/B Testing

12. Structure

13. Joint
Creativity

14. Together, Humanity and Technology
are Winning

15. http://ourworldindata.org/data/growth-and-distribution-of-prosperity/world-poverty/

18. Measles Non-vaccination Rates:
Cuba 1%
Gambia 4%
Mongolia 3%
Libya 2%
Marin County 7.6%

19. “Technology is a gift of God. After the
gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of
God's gifts. It is the mother of
civilizations, of arts and of sciences.”
— Freeman Dyson

22. Thank You!
Andrew McAfee, MIT
amcafee@mit.edu
@amcafee
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