Our keynote session, AI: Best Janitor or Worst Superhero?, will be given by Adrian Sanabria.
Emerging technology tends to follow a common trend: we see a glimpse of what it could be in the future, and overlook the less exciting (and more accessible) success it could have right now. Hundreds of entrepreneurs aim for the stars. Most fail. The lucky ones pivot, often to the next overhyped, buzzwordy tech innovation. Useful technology can get blacklisted because it didn’t deliver on overhyped promises. How does this happen? Overhyped promises are exciting and inspiring. These ideas get funded. The boring, unsexy ones don’t.
However, the AI movement has one significant difference from other tech innovations that have impacted cybersecurity: it’s extremely accessible. For this reason, it doesn’t have to die the death of an overhyped, overfunded pipe dream.
In this presentation, I’ll argue that we should be using AI to solve small, mundane, but annoying problems - not the large, critical, high-stakes problems. I’ll explain why this should be the goal, how we can set about doing amazing things with AI today, and what needs to be solved before AI can tackle some more high-stakes use cases in the future.
FAQs
Where is the summit located?
- The summit will be held on the first floor of 2445 M St. NW in Washington, DC. The office is located in the West End neighborhood and is walkable from the Dupont Circle and Foggy Bottom Metro Stations.
Is there on-site parking?
- Yes, there is parking underneath 2445 M St. The entrance to the parking garage is on 25th St., north of M St. To get there from M St., take a right onto 25th St. All day parking is $20, $14 if you arrive before 9am.
Will you be serving lunch?
- Yes! We’ll break for lunch around 12:15. If you have any dietary restrictions, please let us know when you register.
What's the deal with the after-summit reception?
- The reception will be a chance to have a drink and connect with other attendees. It will be held right in the conference space so there’s no need to go anywhere.
Is there a dress code? What should I wear?
- Let’s keep it somewhere on the spectrum of business casual to smart casual. If you want to test out your Halloween costume early, we won’t object.
