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Most of the technology powering life in Europe today — chatbots, the cloud, digital infrastructure — is owned by companies in the United States. Writer and curator Bruno Giussani makes the case that Europe's reliance on American technology has crossed the line from convenient to ...  Show more

Netflix cofounder and Anthropic board member Reed Hastings joins TED's Sal Khan to give a look inside the race to build AI. Hear his take on how the technology could accelerate education — including the possibility of an AI tutor for every student — and reshape the economy faster ...  Show more

Did you know the government can convict your house or car of a crime? Law researcher Dick M. Carpenter II describes the practice of civil forfeiture - a monetary incentive for law enforcement that threatens the rights and property of everyday citizens. This talk was filmed at TED ...  Show more

There's an active series of conspiracies taking place every single year in the United States -- through the practice of eminent domain, local governments can force private property owners to sell their stuff for "the greater good." It gets worse -- through the use of civil asset ...  Show more

  Is America a communist state, or are we still capitalists? Our rights as Americans are being eroded daily as more and more personal activity is being criminalized in the interest of National Security. Simon Black ( http://www.sovereignman.com/) joins us to discuss the reasons fo ...  Show more

Imagine a situation where the cops can take your car, your house, and your cash. You could be waiting years to get your possessions back, without an attorney to help you. And the police can ultimately keep or sell your belongings—for profit. How’d they get away with it? Civil ass ...  Show more