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The rise of human-computer cooperation - Shyam Sankar

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Brute computing force alone can’t solve the world’s problems. Data mining innovator Shyam Sankar explains why solving big problems (like catching terrorists or identifying huge hidden trends) is not a question of finding the right algorithm, but rather the right symbiotic relationship between computation and human creativity.

Following the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, what task was efficiently completed with human and computer partnerships?

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