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Apple exec says computers should help people remember every person they've ever met

Apple's Tom Gruber, a cocreator of Siri, laid out his vision for computers helping with human memory enhancement at the TED 2017 conference

In the TV show "Black Mirror," there is an episode imagining a world where humans record every single thing that happens to them Apple's Tom Gruber has a vision for a similar future, albeit one where these computer memory aids are helpful rather than harmful.

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During his talk, Gruber also touched on other positive applications for AI, including cancer detection and, of course, the technology's usefulness in creating personal technology assistants.

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