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IN THE WEST WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD. WE ARE CONNECTED TO OUR CELL PHONES, ALWAYS ONLINE. IN THE REST OF THE WORLD, THERE IS DARKNESS AS FAR AS ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY. MORE THAN HALF OF CHINA'S POPULATION IS ONLINE AND ONE THIRD OF INDIA'S. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, 3 BILLION MORE, COMING ONLINE. NEVER BEFORE HAVE WE BEEN CONNECTED THIS WAY. NOW, THE POOREST FARMERS IN KENYA HAVE ACCESS TO THE SMARTEST SCIENTISTS IN PALO ALTO. IT IS AN AMAZING CHANGE. COREY: ISIS HAS CONNECTIONS TO THE MENTALLY DISTURBED OF THE WORLD. THAT IS ANOTHER ASPECT. >> YOU ARE DEAD RIGHT . WITH A GOOD COMES THE BAD. I TRY TO BALANCE, BUT IT IS HARD. WITH EVERY GOOD IS A BAD. WITH EVERY DESTRUCTIVE POWER TO THE TECHNOLOGY WE ARE CREATING -- IF WE COME TOGETHER AND USE IT IN THE RIGHT WAY, WE COULD UPLIFT MANKIND. COREY: ON THE TOPIC, I'M CURIOUS ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT MARK ZUCKERBERG'S PROPOSAL TO OFFER A FREE BASIC THAT LIMITED SERVICE IN INDIA. >> HIS TRYING TO TELL THEM, TAKE WHAT I GIVE YOU AND BE HAPPY. I LOVE MARK ZUCKERBERG, HE HAS EVOLVED, BUT HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND. PEOPLE WANT THE FREEDOM TO READ WHAT THEY WANT, GO WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. THEY DO NOT WANT A RICH AMERICAN COMPANY TELLING THEM WHAT TO SEE AND DO. MARK ZUCKERBERG IS WRONG. CAROL: IS IT ALL ABOUT A LAND GRAB IN INDIA? VIVEK: I THINK MARK ZUCKERBERG MEANS WELL, BUT THE BIGGER PLAN HE HAS, HE IS WORKING ON DRONES WHICH WILL PROVIDE WI-FI ACCESS. GOOGLE IS WORKING ON BALLOONS. WE HAVE SATELLITES. WE ARE TWO TO THREE YEARS AWAY FROM BEING ABLE TO BLANKET THE PLANET WITH CHEAP INTERNET . I WOULD RATHER HAVE FACEBOOK BATTLE TO GET THAT TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTED RATHER THAN WASTING BULLETS ON WHAT THEY ARE DOING. IT IS MISGUIDED. HE IS GETTING BAD ADVICE. COREY: ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT IS THE NOTION OF E HEALTH. WHAT IS IMPORTANT NOW THAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT FOR YEARS? CAROL: IMA HEART PATIENT. ON MY SMART PHONE I HAVE A HEART MONITOR. ANYTIME I FEEL STRESSED OUT, MY PHONE DOES AN ANALYSIS OF MY ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH WAYS -- ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH WAVES AND TELLS ME IF I AM OK. WITHOUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GET AN EKG. IT WOULD TAKE DAYS TO SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT ALONE. THIS IS THE TECHNOLOGY WE WILL HAVE. THE APPLE WATCH IS A VERSION OF A MEDICAL DEVICE. IN THREE OR FOUR YEARS IT WILL TELL US HOW WE ARE DOING. IF YOU ARE ABOUT TO EAT AN EXTRA PIECE OF CHEESECAKE IT WILL SAY OF FOUR. -- IT WILL SAY, ABORT. CAROL: I'M TAKING THE WATCH OFF, FOR SURE. WE HAVE SEEN THE PLUSES AND MINUSES OF THAT COIN. -- OF BITCOIN. YOU SAY THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS CHANGING THE WORLD. NOT ONLY IN THE FINANCIAL COMMUNITY? VIVEK: I'M NOT A FAN BECAUSE IT IS UNREGULATED AND UNCONTROLLED. THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND IT IS TRANSFORMATIVE. YOU CAN REMOVE THE MIDDLEMAN. I CAN HAVE A CONTRACT WITH YOU THAT I WILL PAY YOU MONEY BASED ON SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENING. IT TAKES CARE OF IT. IF YOU BUY A PROPERTY, YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH ESCROW. IT IS A RIPOFF. ALL ACROSS THE BOARD, ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES TRUST, WE CAN NOW START HAVING DIGITAL LEDGERS THAT COME WITH THE BLOCK CHAIN. HUNDREDS OF COMPANIES ARE BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES AROUND IT. IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS WHEN IT TRANSFORMS COMMUNITIES, AND DECIMATING INDUSTRIES, IT WILL BE DRAMATIC FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES OVER THE NEXT MAY BE FIVE YEARS . DIGITAL CURRENCIES WILL IMPACT THE BANKING SYSTEM LIKELY HAVE NEVER SEEN. DIGITAL LECTURES WILL STRETCH INTO OTHER INDUSTRIES. IT IS A BIG DEAL. CORY: WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE IMPACT. WE HAVE SEEN SO MUCH INVESTMENT IN SILICON VALLEY AND BITCOIN IS ARGUABLY THE MOST ACTIVE SECTOR. WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE BIG IMPACTS. VIVEK: EVENTUALLY YOU COME UP WITH A TECHNOLOGY LIKE FACEBOOK, LOOK HOW IT CHANGES THE WORLD. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN TECHNOLOGY. YOU HAVE A LOT OF ACTION, THEN A FEW SUCCESSES. CAROL: YOU TALK ABOUT CHANGING THE WORLD. GENE MODIFICATION MAKES ME A LITTLE SCARED. HOW MUCH CAN WE CONTROL IN TERMS OF GENETIC MAKEUP. IF THAT WILL LEAD TO DESIGNER BABIES. WHERE DOES THIS GO, POTENTIALLY? VIVEK: I'M ALSO WORRIED. I WROTE AN ARTICLE SAYING THAT THE ABILITY -- NEVERTHELESS IT IS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE. YOU HAVE LABS EDITING ANIMALS. IN CHINA THEY HAVE EDITED TAKES TO MAKE THEM HOUSEHOLD PETS. THEY ARE EDITING PLANTS. THEY ARE EDITING EVERYTHING AROUND THE WORLD. THERE WILL BE MANY BREAKTHROUGHS. LEAVE THE DARK SIDE ALONE FOR THE MOMENT. WE COULD COME OUT WITH NEW SOURCES OF BIOFUELS, PLANTS THAT WILL PRODUCE HEALTHIER FOOD. THIS COULD HAPPEN IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS TO FOUR YEARS, BECAUSE OF THE TECHNOLOGY, WHICH ALSO HAS A DARK SIDE. COREY: SPEAKING OF THE DARK SIDE, THE IMPORTANCE OF DRONES. WE HAVE SEEN THAT WITH THE PREDATOR DRONES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. DRONES HAVE YET TO ENTER THE WORLD OF COMMERCE. CAROL: 10 SECONDS. VIVEK: THEY ARE GROWING GLOBALLY. THEY HAVE BEEN SLOWED AND THEY WILL TRANSFORM. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING MY MORNING LATTE DELIVERED BY STARBUCKS. CAROL: CLEAN ENERGY. TECHNOLOGY CHANGING THE WORLD. THANK YOU FOR CHECKING IN WITH US. A TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEUR AND FELLOW AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY, JOINING US FROM STAMFORD.