Remarkable AI Fireside Chat with Guy Kawasaki

In an enlightening Fireside Chat held on March 13, 2024, Santa Cruz Work invited author and podcast host to Guy Kawasaki to moderate a compelling discussion with a distinguished panel of tech luminaries: Sam Schillace, Deputy CTO at Microsoft and the visionary founder of Google Docs; Lila Tretikov, the transformative former Executive Director of Wikipedia and recent Deputy CTO at Microsoft; Jim Whitehead, esteemed Professor of Computational Media at UCSC's Baskin School of Engineering; and Claire Delaunay, the innovative CTO at farm-ng, with a formidable background at NVIDIA. This gathering of minds delved into critical questions at the heart of technology and society's future.

A Strong Question is Better than a Weak Answer

During this event, the panelists navigated through a series of provocative inquiries:

• Can AI be humanity's savior, or will it precipitate a collapse in software as we know it?

• Is the era of platforms like Wikipedia coming to an end?

• As robots become increasingly sophisticated, are we paving the way for an AI that surpasses human intelligence?

The panel also tackled the challenging question of defining intelligence itself and provocatively discusses who would be more trustworthy with the power to launch nuclear weapons: Putin, Trump, or an AI like ChatGPT.

At the core of this debate was the importance of asking strong, thought-provoking questions rather than settling for weak answers—a theme that resonated throughout the discussion. Each panelist brought their unique perspective, grounded in years of experience at the forefront of technology and innovation. From the existential risks and promises of AI to the future of knowledge and intelligence, this Fireside Chat offered deep insights into some of the most pressing issues facing our world today.

See photos of Remarkable AI HERE. Next week, we will post additional videos of presenting companies: farm-ng, Foclarity, Horizon3.ai, and Midjourney.