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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.88,0:00:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world is filled\Nwith incredible objects
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.43,0:00:06.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and rich cultural heritage.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.28,0:00:09.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when we get access to them,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.44,0:00:11.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are blown away, we fall in love.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.65,0:00:14.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But most of the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.27,0:00:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world's population is living\Nwithout real access to arts and culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.95,0:00:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What might the connections be\Nwhen we start exploring our heritage,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.32,0:00:28.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the beautiful locations\Nand the art in this world?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.43,0:00:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before we get started\Nin this presentation,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.22,0:00:35.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just want to take care\Nof a few housekeeping points.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.65,0:00:38.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, I am no expert in art or culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.02,0:00:41.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I fell into this by mistake,\Nbut I'm loving it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.36,0:00:45.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Secondly, all of what\NI'm going to show you
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.38,0:00:49.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,belongs to the amazing museums,\Narchives and foundations
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.36,0:00:50.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we partner with.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.82,0:00:52.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,None of this belongs to Google.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.24,0:00:56.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And finally, what you see behind me
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.45,0:00:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is available right now\Non your mobile phones,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.82,0:01:00.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on your laptops.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.02,0:01:03.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is our current platform,\Nwhere you can explore
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.45,0:01:06.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thousands of museums\Nand objects at your fingertips,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.88,0:01:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in extremely high-definition detail.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.42,0:01:12.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The diversity of the content\Nis what's amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.34,0:01:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we just had European paintings,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.53,0:01:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we just had modern art,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.28,0:01:18.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it gets a bit boring.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.11,0:01:21.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, this month,\Nwe launched the Black History channel
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.99,0:01:24.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with 82 curated exhibitions,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.61,0:01:28.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which talk about arts and culture\Nin that community.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.20,0:01:31.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also have some\Namazing objects from Japan,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.84,0:01:35.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,centered around craftsmanship,\Ncalled "Made in Japan."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.97,0:01:39.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And one of my favorite exhibitions,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.12,0:01:41.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which actually is the idea of my talk,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.55,0:01:45.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is -- I didn't expect to become\Na fan of Japanese dolls.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.44,0:01:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I am, thanks to this exhibition,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.63,0:01:52.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has really taught me\Nabout the craftsmanship
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.14,0:01:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,behind the soul of a Japanese doll.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.28,0:01:56.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trust me, it's very exciting.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.53,0:01:57.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take my word for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.90,0:01:59.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, moving on swiftly.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.94,0:02:02.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One quick thing I wanted\Nto showcase in this platform,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.79,0:02:05.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which you can share with your kids\Nand your friends right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.75,0:02:10.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is you can travel to all these\Namazing institutions virtually, as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.03,0:02:13.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of our recent ideas was with\NThe Guggenheim Museum in New York,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.64,0:02:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you can get a taste\Nof what it might feel like
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.02,0:02:18.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to actually be there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.20,0:02:19.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can go to the ground floor
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.99,0:02:22.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and obviously, most of you,\NI assume, have been there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.70,0:02:25.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you can see the architectural\Nmasterpiece that it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.46,0:02:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But imagine this accessibility\Nfor a kid in Bombay
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.58,0:02:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who's studying architecture,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.33,0:02:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who hasn't had a chance\Nto go to The Guggenheim as yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.41,0:02:36.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can obviously look at objects\Nin the Guggenheim Museum,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.52,0:02:39.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can obviously get into them\Nand so on and so forth.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.26,0:02:41.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a lot of information here.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.16,0:02:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this is not the purpose\Nof my talk today.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.54,0:02:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This exists right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.33,0:02:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we now have are the building blocks\Nto a very exciting future,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.28,0:02:52.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to arts and culture
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.02,0:02:55.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and accessibility to arts and culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.66,0:03:00.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I am joined today onstage\Nby my good friend and artist in residence
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.15,0:03:02.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at our office in Paris, Cyril Diagne,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.52,0:03:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who is the professor of interactive design
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.67,0:03:07.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at ECAL University\Nin Lausanne, Switzerland.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.33,0:03:09.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What Cyril and our team\Nof engineers have been doing
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.97,0:03:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is trying to find these connections\Nand visualize a few of these.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.13,0:03:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm going to go quite quick now.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.96,0:03:18.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This object you see\Nbehind me -- oh, just clarification:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.59,0:03:20.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Always, seeing the real thing is better.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.56,0:03:23.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In case people think\NI'm trying to replicate the real thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.45,0:03:24.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, moving on.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.16,0:03:28.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This object you see behind me\Nis the Venus of Berekhat Ram.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.70,0:03:30.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's one of the oldest\Nobjects in the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.80,0:03:33.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,found in the Golan Heights\Naround 233,000 years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.99,0:03:37.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and currently residing\Nat the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.15,0:03:39.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is also one of the oldest\Nobjects on our platform.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.32,0:03:41.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's zoom.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.69,0:03:43.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We start from this one object.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.99,0:03:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if we zoomed out
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.55,0:03:51.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and actually tried to experience\Nour own cultural big bang?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.08,0:03:52.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What might that look like?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.47,0:03:57.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what we deal with on a daily basis\Nat the Cultural Institute --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.16,0:04:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over six million cultural artifacts\Ncurated and given to us by institutions,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.14,0:04:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to actually make these connections.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.11,0:04:05.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can travel through time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.53,0:04:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can understand more\Nabout our society through these.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.07,0:04:13.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can look at it\Nfrom the perspective of our planet,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.49,0:04:16.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and try to see how\Nit might look without borders,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.15,0:04:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we just organized art and culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.85,0:04:21.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can also then plot it by time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.10,0:04:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which obviously, for the data geek\Nin me, is very fascinating.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.20,0:04:28.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can spend hours\Nlooking at every decade
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.61,0:04:31.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the contributions\Nin that decade and in those years
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.95,0:04:34.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for art, history and cultures.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.31,0:04:37.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We would love to spend hours\Nshowing you each and every decade,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.71,0:04:39.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we don't have the time right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.60,0:04:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can go on your phone\Nand actually do it yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.88,0:04:46.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.37,0:04:49.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you don't mind,\Nyou hold your applause till later,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.49,0:04:51.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't want to run out of time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.06,0:04:53.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I want to show you\Na lot of cool stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.29,0:04:54.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, just very quickly:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.81,0:04:58.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can move on from here\Nto another very interesting idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.82,0:05:00.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyond the pretty picture,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.56,0:05:02.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beyond the nice visualization,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.37,0:05:04.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is the purpose, how is this useful?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.72,0:05:09.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This next idea comes\Nfrom discussions with curators
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.47,0:05:11.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we've been having at museums,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.13,0:05:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who, by the way, I've fallen in love with,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.18,0:05:16.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they dedicate their whole life\Nto try to tell these stories.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.40,0:05:19.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the curators told me,\N"Amit, what would it be like
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.35,0:05:21.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you could create\Na virtual curator's table
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.86,0:05:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where all these six million objects
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.18,0:05:28.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are displayed in a way for us\Nto look at the connections between them?"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.61,0:05:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can spend a lot of time, trust me,\Nlooking at different objects
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.66,0:05:34.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and understanding where they come from.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.64,0:05:36.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a crazy Matrix experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.87,0:05:37.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.91,0:05:39.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just moving on,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.22,0:05:42.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's take the world-famous\NVincent Van Gogh,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.42,0:05:46.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who is very well-represented\Non this platform.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.15,0:05:48.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks to the diversity\Nof the institutions we have,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.95,0:05:54.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have over 211 high-definition,\Namazing artworks by this artist,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.68,0:05:58.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now organized in one beautiful view.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.45,0:06:01.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as it resolves,\Nand as Cyril goes deeper,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.45,0:06:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can see all the self-portraits,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.68,0:06:05.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can see still life.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.13,0:06:07.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I just wanted to highlight\None very quick example,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.76,0:06:09.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is very timely:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.47,0:06:10.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Bedroom."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.81,0:06:13.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is an artwork\Nwhere three copies exist --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.13,0:06:15.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.48,0:06:17.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one at the Orsay in Paris
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.50,0:06:19.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one at the Art Institute of Chicago,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.45,0:06:21.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which, actually, currently\Nis hosting a reunion
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.98,0:06:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of all three artworks physically,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.78,0:06:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think only for the second time ever.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.94,0:06:30.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, it is united digitally and virtually\Nfor anybody to look at
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.88,0:06:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a very different way,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.83,0:06:35.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you won't get pushed\Nin the line in the crowd.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.89,0:06:40.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's take you and let's travel\Nthrough "The Bedroom" very quickly,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.65,0:06:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you can experience what we are doing\Nfor every single object.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.26,0:06:47.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want the image to speak\Nas much as it can
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.74,0:06:49.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a digital platform.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.41,0:06:52.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all you need is an internet\Nconnection and a computer
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.58,0:06:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.94,0:06:59.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, Cyril, if you can go deeper, quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.52,0:07:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sorry, this is all live,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.03,0:07:03.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you have to give Cyril\Na little bit of --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.40,0:07:06.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is available for every object:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.48,0:07:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,modern art, contemporary art,\NRenaissance -- you name it,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.22,0:07:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even sculpture.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.80,0:07:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, you don't know\Nwhat can attract you
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.42,0:07:20.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to an artwork or to a museum\Nor to a cultural discovery.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.67,0:07:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for me, personally,\Nit was quite a challenge
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.44,0:07:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because when I decided to make this\Nmy full-time job at Google,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.68,0:07:29.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my mother was not very supportive.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.31,0:07:30.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love my mother,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.58,0:07:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but she thought I was wasting my life\Nwith this museum stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.61,0:07:36.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for her, a museum is what\Nyou do when you go on vacation
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.94,0:07:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you tick-mark and it's over, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.93,0:07:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it took around four and a half years
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.49,0:07:43.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for me to convince my lovely Indian mother
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.73,0:07:45.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that actually, this is worthwhile.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.40,0:07:48.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the way I did it was,\NI realized one day that she loves gold.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.87,0:07:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I started showing her all objects\Nthat have the material gold in them.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.47,0:07:57.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the first thing my mom asks me is,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.14,0:07:59.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"How can we buy these?"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.59,0:08:01.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.44,0:08:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And obviously, my salary is not that high,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.60,0:08:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I was like, "We can't\Nactually do that, mom.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.00,0:08:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you can explore them virtually."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.14,0:08:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so now my mom -- every time\NI meet her, she asks me,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.58,0:08:16.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Any more gold, any more silver\Nin your project? Can you show me?"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.07,0:08:18.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's the idea\NI'm trying to illustrate.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.27,0:08:20.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It does not matter how you get in,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.43,0:08:21.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as long as you get in.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.82,0:08:23.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once you get in, you're hooked.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.45,0:08:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moving on from here very quickly,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.82,0:08:28.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is kind of a playful idea, actually,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.70,0:08:30.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to illustrate the point of access,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.36,0:08:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm going to go\Nquite quickly on this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.80,0:08:38.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all know that seeing the artwork\Nin person is amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.23,0:08:40.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we also know\Nthat most of us can't do it,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.84,0:08:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the ones that can afford\Nto do it, it's complicated.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.62,0:08:47.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So -- Cyril, can we load\Nup our art trip, what do we call it?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.45,0:08:49.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't have a good name for this.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.24,0:08:54.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But essentially, we have\Naround 1,000 amazing institutions,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.24,0:08:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,68 countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.43,0:08:57.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But let's start with Rembrandt.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.15,0:08:59.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We might have time for only one example.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.42,0:09:01.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But thanks to the diversity,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.67,0:09:05.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've got around 500 amazing\NRembrandt object artworks
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.60,0:09:07.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from 46 institutions and 17 countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.89,0:09:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's say that on your next vacation,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.47,0:09:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you want to go see\Nevery single one of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.54,0:09:13.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is your itinerary,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.90,0:09:17.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will probably travel\N53,000 kilometers,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.58,0:09:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,visit around, I think, 46 institutions,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.19,0:09:24.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just FYI, you might release\N10 tons of CO2 emissions.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.40,0:09:25.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.89,0:09:27.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But remember, it's art,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.39,0:09:30.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you can justify it,\Nperhaps, in some way.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.84,0:09:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moving on swiftly from here,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.78,0:09:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is something a little bit\Nmore technical and more interesting.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.74,0:09:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All that we've shown you so far\Nuses metadata to make the connections.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.70,0:09:42.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But obviously we have\Nsomething cool nowadays
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.84,0:09:45.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that everyone likes to talk about,\Nwhich is machine learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.77,0:09:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what we thought is,\Nlet's strip out all the metadata,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.87,0:09:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's look at what machine learning can do
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.51,0:09:56.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based purely on visual recognition\Nof this entire collection.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.85,0:10:01.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we ended up with\Nis this very interesting map,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.07,0:10:05.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these clusters that have\Nno reference point information,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.40,0:10:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but has just used visuals\Nto cluster things together.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.39,0:10:12.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each cluster is an art to us\Nby itself of discovery.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.00,0:10:15.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But one of the clusters we want\Nto show you very quickly
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.69,0:10:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is this amazing cluster of portraits
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.36,0:10:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we found from museums\Naround the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.79,0:10:22.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you could zoom in\Na little bit more, Cyril.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.100,0:10:26.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just to show you, you can\Njust travel through portraits.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.85,0:10:29.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And essentially, you can do nature,\Nyou can do horses
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.65,0:10:31.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and clusters galore.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.31,0:10:33.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we saw all these portraits,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.88,0:10:37.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were like, "Hey, can we do\Nsomething fun for kids,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.56,0:10:39.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or can we do something playful
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.26,0:10:41.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get people interested in portraits?"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.31,0:10:43.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I haven't really seen
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.52,0:10:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,young kids really excited\Nto go to a portrait gallery.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.36,0:10:49.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to try to figure something out.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.31,0:10:51.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we created something\Ncalled the portrait matcher.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.80,0:10:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's quite self-explnatory,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.14,0:10:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'm just going to let Cyril\Nshow his beautiful face.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.91,0:11:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And essentially what's happening is,\Nwith the movement of his head,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.06,0:11:04.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are matching different portraits\Naround the world from museums.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.25,0:11:06.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.44,0:11:19.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I don't know about you,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.18,0:11:21.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I've shown it to my nephew and sister,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.22,0:11:23.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the reaction is just phenomenal.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.09,0:11:25.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All they ask me is,\N"When can we go see this?"
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.49,0:11:29.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And by the way, if we're nice,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.09,0:11:31.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe, Cyril, you can smile\Nand find a happy one?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.70,0:11:34.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.12,0:11:36.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the way, this is not rehearsed.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.47,0:11:39.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Congrats, Cyril. Great stuff. Oh wow.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.08,0:11:42.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,OK, let's move on; otherwise,\Nthis will just take the whole time.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.58,0:11:44.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.32,0:11:46.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, art and culture\Ncan be fun also, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.90,0:11:51.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For our last quick experiment --
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.32,0:11:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we call all of these "experiments" --
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.11,0:11:55.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our last quick experiment\Ncomes back to machine learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.02,0:11:58.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We show you clusters, visual clusters,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.89,0:12:03.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what if we could ask the machine\Nto also name these clusters?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.81,0:12:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if it could automatically tag\Nthem, using no actual metadata?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.59,0:12:12.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what we have is this kind of explorer,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.71,0:12:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we have managed to match,\NI think, around 4,000 labels.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.35,0:12:19.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we haven't really\Ndone anything special here,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.54,0:12:21.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just fed the collection.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.22,0:12:22.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we found interesting categories.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.01,0:12:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can start with horses,\Na very straightforward category.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.94,0:12:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You would expect to see\Nthat the machine has put
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.26,0:12:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,images of horses, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.03,0:12:33.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it has, but you also notice,\Nright over there,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.49,0:12:35.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it has a very abstract image
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.60,0:12:38.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it has still managed to recognize\Nand cluster as horses.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.82,0:12:42.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also have an amazing head\Nin terms of a horse.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.53,0:12:46.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And each one has the tags\Nas to why it got categorized in this.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.56,0:12:50.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's move to another one\Nwhich I found very funny and interesting,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.55,0:12:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I don't understand\Nhow this category came up.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.07,0:12:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's called "Lady in Waiting."
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.84,0:12:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If, Cyril, you do it very quickly,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.48,0:13:01.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will see that we have\Nthese amazing images
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.04,0:13:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of ladies, I guess, in waiting or posing.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.83,0:13:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't really understand it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.30,0:13:07.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I've been trying to ask\Nmy museum contacts,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.56,0:13:09.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, "What is this?\NWhat's going on here?"
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.83,0:13:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's fascinating.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.47,0:13:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coming back to gold very quickly,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.18,0:13:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to search for gold
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.77,0:13:17.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see how the machine\Ntagged all the gold.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.90,0:13:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, actually, it doesn't tag it as gold.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.32,0:13:21.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are living in popular times.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.86,0:13:23.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It tags it as "bling-bling."
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.99,0:13:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.20,0:13:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm being hard on Cyril,\Nbecause I'm moving too fast.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.14,0:13:32.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Essentially, here you have\Nall the bling-bling
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.80,0:13:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the world's museums organized for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:35.98,0:13:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And finally, to end this talk\Nand these experiments,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.52,0:13:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what I hope you feel after this talk\Nis happiness and emotion.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.86,0:13:45.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what would we see\Nwhen we see happiness?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.32,0:13:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we actually look at all the objects
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.51,0:13:50.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have been tagged under "happiness,"
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.48,0:13:53.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you would expect happiness, I guess.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.56,0:13:59.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there was one that came up\Nthat was very fascinating and interesting,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.69,0:14:04.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was this artwork\Nby Douglas Coupland,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.09,0:14:06.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our friend and artist\Nin residence as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.21,0:14:08.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called, "I Miss My Pre-Internet Brain."
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.49,0:14:12.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know why the machine feels like\Nit misses its pre-Internet brain
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.13,0:14:13.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's been tagged here,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:13.43,0:14:15.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's a very interesting thought.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.36,0:14:17.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I sometimes do miss my pre-Internet brain,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.57,0:14:20.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not when it comes to exploring\Narts and culture online.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.60,0:14:22.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So take out your phones,\Ntake out your computers,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.93,0:14:24.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go visit museums.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.11,0:14:26.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just a quick call-out\Nto all the amazing archivists,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.82,0:14:28.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,historians, curators,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.22,0:14:30.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are sitting in museums,\Npreserving all this culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.02,0:14:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the least we can do is get\Nour daily dose of art and culture
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.36,0:14:35.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for ourselves and our kids.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.72,0:14:36.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.90,0:14:47.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)