The world is changing and artificial intelligence will be a fundamental driver of the 21st century. As autonomous systems start gaining greater control in decision-making, how will they change the face of aviation, war and power? Amir sheds light on the nature of A.I and how it simplifies the complexity of the world around us through its ability to be a universal function learner.

Thanking Driss Elmeloud (@iamdriss) for the opening gears animation reel. Amir Husain is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, and author based in Austin, Texas. Husain is the founder and CEO of SparkCognition, an award-winning artificial intelligence company. His book “The Sentient Machine: The Coming Age of Artificial Intelligence” was published in 2017. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Center for a New American Security Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and National Security. He was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Award, has been named Austin's Top Technology Entrepreneur of the Year, and received the Austin Under 40 Technology and Science Award. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx