How will new tech shape your life? A roboticist and a political strategist answer | Bradley Tusk and Ali Kashani
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🗓️ 13 September 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Should you be polite to robots? Political strategist Bradley Tusk and roboticist Ali Kashani explore how new technology is poised to make your life easier — from voting on your phone to having a robot deliver your lunch. They discuss the best ways to use technology to meet people where they are and the challenges that come with disrupting the status quo. (This conversation is part of “TED Intersections,” a series featuring thought-provoking conversations between experts navigating the ideas shaping our world.)
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