Can AI preserve your most precious memories?

The promise of "synthetic memories" [TED Talks Daily]( [TED Talk]( Pau Aleikum Garcia - 11 min [Can AI preserve your most precious memories?]( "Memories are the architects of our identity," says technologist Pau Aleikum Garcia, but they're not permanent. Photos can be lost amid political unrest or natural disaster, while illnesses like Alzhemier's can rob people of their past. He puts forward a novel solution — "synthetic memories," or dreamlike visualizations of long-gone moments created through generative AI — and explores how it could reconnect families or even enhance cognitive abilities. ([Read transcript]() [Watch now]( [Watch now](   TED IS SUPPORTED BY ADS AND PARTNERS   Trending [TED Talk]( Vinod Khosla - 9 min [12 predictions for the future of technology]( [TED Talk]( Dave Sivaprasad - 8 min [Mangroves, storm walls and other ways to protect coasts from climate change]( [TED Talk]( Raymond Adkins - 5 min [How do airplanes actually fly?](   Tune in [Podcast]( [Why success isn't worth your assimilation]( How to Be a Better Human - 43 min Have you ever had to adapt to a new culture to achieve "success"? Author, speaker and social justice advocate Julissa Arce is redefining what success is — and if it matters. In today's episode, she rejects assimilation and asks what we can do instead to celebrate all that makes us unique. Listen on [Spotify]( | [Apple]( | [More](   Follow TED [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [TikTok]( Get the TED app [Download on the App Store]( [Get it on Google Play]( Copyright © 2024 TED, All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed to it through TED. Become a [TED Member]( to support [our mission]( and receive exclusive benefits. Our mailing address is 330 Hudson St Fl 12, NY, NY 10013. [Unsubscribe]( | [View in browser](