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Axios AI+ Summit NY
AXIOS AI EVENT IN NEW YORK ... JULY 5TH 2024
Axios reporters will host multiple fireside chat conversations
AXIOS AI EVENT IN NEW YORK ... JULY 5TH 2024
Axios reporters will host multiple fireside chat conversations
Mike Allen ... Axios Co-Founder
Peter Burgess COMMENTARY
This event was a lot of fun ... but in many ways was very superficial and essentially inconsequential ... it was interesting that tennis legend Maria Sharapova joined the AI+ Summit NYC lineup on June 5, and I was delighted she was on stage, but it raised the question about what AI is being deployed for.
In fact it made me think very hard about the priorities of all the decision makers in our modern world because it is very clear that the modern world is very clever but even more it is stupid!
The Axios event presentations ended with Signal Foundation's Meredith Whittaker talking with Ina Fried. For me, this was a great conversation because Meredith Whittaker called into question the core foundation of almost everything that the big organizations that dominate AI are doing.
On reflection, I realized that my 'choices' since I was a university student were very much aligned with the issues that Meredith Whittaker had identified and was calling attention to in her work.
I do not want to be labelled a 'luddite', but a lot ot what AI seems to be capable of seems to be of little importance relative to the totallity of the socio-enciro-economic system. AI seems to be the embodiment of the idea that 'we will know more and more about less and less until we know everything about nothing!'
I get invited to a variety of 'events' in and around New York (Washington and Boston) and it is bothering me that many ... in fact nearly all ... of these events seem to operating in an alternative reality from my own. The major decision makers and influencers in the USA seem to have assumed that the world outside the USA is of no consequence whatsoever and that what is good for the elite in the USA is what should be the priority. In my view this is dangerous and will be disastrous sooner rather than later.
I came away from the Axios event very happy that I had been able to attend, but deeply depressed that the world of AI at the present time is massively in 'total fail' mode and will accelerate problem growth much more than solutions!
Peter Burgess
Axios Events
May 30, 2024, 9:30 AM
Axios AI+ Summit NY
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Exciting news! There's still time to join us at the Axios AI+ Summit during #TechWeek for a half-day immersive experience that'll include conversations with top cutting-edge innovators, visionaries, and leaders who are shaping the future of AI across New York's leading industries.
RSVP today! We only have a limited number of invitations for this special event, so secure your spot today before space runs out.
When: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 | 1:30pm - 7:30pm ET
Where: The Altman Building | 135 W 18th St, New York, NY 10111
Axios reporters will host a mix of fireside chat conversations and interactive AI demos with:
Lisa Bryan
Founder & Creator Downshiftology
Jonathan Adashek*
Senior Vice President Marketing & Communications IBM
Richard R. Buery Jr.
CEO Robin Hood
Ali Farhadi
CEO Allen Institute for AI
Grace Isford
Partner Lux Capital
Xavier 'X' Jernigan
Voice Behind AI DJ & Head of Cultural Partnerships Spotify
Jake Loosararian
Co-founder & CEO Gecko Robotics
Jeff Miller Executive Vice President for Player Safety, Communications, Public Affairs and Policy NFL
Michael Sanchez
Co-founder & CEO Raptive
Julie Souza
Global Head of Sport AWS
Maria Sharapova*
Entrepreneur & Tennis Legend
Helen Toner
Director of Strategy and Foundational Research Grants, Center for Security and Emerging Technology Georgetown University
Meredith Whittaker
President Signal Foundation
Alex Wiltschko
CEO & Founder OSMO
*denotes View From the Top speakers
Hope to see you there! Axios Events
Know Before You Go ➡️ Axios' AI+ NY Summit | Wed. June 5th
Axios AI+ NY Summit:
By Axios Events
Notes from May 31, 2024
👋 We're thrilled to host you in person on Wednesday, June 5th at our annual AI+ NY Summit.
This brief newsletter will give you an overview of the event and inform what you need to know before you go.
If you are no longer able to attend, please respond to this email directly to adjust your RSVP.
Catch up quick: Next week, Axios is hosting an immersive experience that'll include conversations with top innovators, visionaries, and leaders who are shaping the future of AI and guiding its complex impact on humanity.
Axios’ AI+ NY Summit is sponsored by IBM and Meta.
This event is a part of #TechWeek, a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Brought to you in partnership with Tech:NYC.
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1 big thing: Event logistics
Axios AI+ NY Summit
Illustration: Peter Fowler/Axios
⏰ Doors open June 5th at 1:30 PM. Please check in to receive your badge, which includes a QR code with the wifi and full agenda of the day.
Where: The Altman Building, 135 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011
When: 2:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Go deeper: Check out our latest event agenda (subject to change)
- 1:30 PM | Doors open for mainstage conversations
- 2:00 PM | Opening remarks with Ina Fried
- 2:04 PM | Axios' Jim VandeHei and Axios HQ's Roy Schwartz
- 2:10 PM | Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner with Ina Fried
- 2:30 PM | View From the Top: IBM's Jonathan Adashek and Maria Sharapova with Nicholas Johnston
- 2:50 PM | Raptive's Michael Sanchez and Downshiftology's Lisa Bryan with Maria Curi
- 3:10 PM | Allen Institute for AI's Ali Farhadi with Ina Fried
- 3:30 PM | Spotify's Xavier Jernigan with Hope King
- 3:35 PM | Programming break: enjoy snacks and mingle
- 3:55 PM | Robin Hood's Richard Buery with Niala Boodhoo
- 4:10 PM | AWS' Julie Souza and NFL's Jeff Miller with Ina Fried
- 4:15 PM | Lux Capital's Grace Isford and Osmo's Alex Wiltschko with Hope King
- 4:35 PM | View From the Top: Meta's Connor Hayes with Nicholas Johnston
- 4:45 PM | Signal Foundation's Meredith Whittaker with Ina Fried
- 5:00 PM | Gecko Robotics' Jake Loosararian with Ina Fried
- 5:20 PM | Program concludes
- 5:30 PM | Reception with networking and cocktails
- 7:30 PM | Event concludes
AI+ Summit Speakers
Illustration: Peter Fowler/Axios
We will bring you exclusive conversations with people who are shaping the future of AI and applying it across all kinds of industries.
Here's our lineup, and why each of these visionaries matter:
Helen Toner (2:10 PM ET)
Former OpenAI board member who will speak to calls for action regarding greater transparency around AI practices, particularly within Big Tech.
Michael Sanchez + Lisa Bryan (2:50 PM ET)
We'll talk with Raptive's CEO about how the platform utilizes AI for online creators, and will also chat with recipe creator and founder of Downshiftology Lisa Bryan about how AI has taken her growth trajectory to the next level. We'll also talk about the layered aspect of AI within the creator economy and how search engine capabilities have a hand in that.
Ali Farhadi (3:10 PM ET)
As the CEO of the Allen Institute for AI we'll chat with Ali about where we are on open source and how the Institute sees themselves as a resource for academics, technologists, and beyond. Richard Buery (3:55 PM ET)
Richard will chat with us about how Robin Hood, where he is CEO, uses AI 'for good' and how it is being used to fight poverty within New York City today. Grace Isford + Alex Wiltschko (4:15 PM ET)
This panel will dive into what's hot and what's not around the venture capital climate for AI companies within NYC specifically. Isford, a partner at Lux Capital and Wiltschko the CEO of Osmo, an AI company who digitizes smell will lend us their individual insights around AI, venture capital, and more.
Meredith Whittaker (4:45 PM ET)
She's the CEO of the Signal Foundation where she has long called into play the impact AI has had on privacy. Jake Loosararian (5 PM ET)
Loosararian's Gecko Robotics where he is CEO and co-founder, uses AI powered data driven solutions that can fix corrosion or damage on high risk objects (think for example, a loose wheel on train or a damaged feature on a tank).
What to read
Axios Newsletters
In preparation for Wednesday, catch up quick on Axios’ recent AI+ coverage:
- Generative AI is still a solution in search of a problem
- Welcome to the generative AI election era
- Scarlett Johansson scandal puts OpenAI's Sam Altman back in the hot seat
- Allen Institute for AI releases fully open-source large language model
- Ex-OpenAI director calls for greater disclosure and auditing of AI companies
- In Davos, divided optimism about AI
Animated illustration of a robot thinking, with ellipses moving inside its thought bubble.
Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios
In addition to a robust agenda and star-studded lineup, this year’s stage will feature AI-powered robots in action! Be sure to stay for the full program – you won’t want to miss it.
🍹 Stick around after the show ends and enjoy an AI+ Spritz on us during the networking reception.
That should help you prepare for the event, and we can't wait to see you!
If you have any AI+ NY Summit mainstage questions, please e-mail events@axios.com.
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