Inside the Minds Shaping AI’s Future at the World’s Hottest Summit
Every technology era has its gathering places. For personal computing, it was Silicon Valley garages and Stanford lecture halls. For social media, it was startup lofts in San Francisco. Today, for artificial intelligence, the center of gravity has shifted again—this time to invitation-only conferences where the world’s most influential AI researchers, founders, and policymakers converge. At one such event in San Diego, the atmosphere was strikingly unlike the sterile image often associated with academic research. Instead of whiteboards and fluorescent lights, attendees mingled on yachts, sipped carefully crafted cocktails, and held intense discussions on rooftop terraces overlooking the Pacific Ocean. … Read more
