This one runs as a masterclass: Michell Zappa takes your colleagues through the research and the thinking behind it, with live questions throughout.
Born in Stockholm, raised in São Paulo – and having lived and worked around the world – Michell is global by default. Technology futurist, information designer and founder of Envisioning, a technology foresight institute. His work explores the causes and consequences of accelerating change and the effects technology has on society at large. He has given keynote presentations in more than 20 cities worldwide and worked with T-Mobile, LEGO, JWT, as well as the Swiss Army, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence, and the Government of Canada. His freely available information design work has been cited by Wired, Taschen, the Guardian, and Fast Company and been used by hundreds of organisations worldwide.
All sessions by Michell →In this expert session, renowned AI researcher and thought leader Zappa discusses the current state and future implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Over the past few years, Zappa has dedicated significant time to studying AI from an augmentation perspective.
He shares his perspective on the evolution of AI and the possibility that we may reach artificial general intelligence within the next thousand days.
During the expert session, Zappa engages the audience through a Q&A session, live demonstrations of AI models, and interactive exercises using the Mentimeter app. These activities facilitate discussions on the current state and future implications of Artificial Intelligence, as well as encourage participants to share their thoughts and ask questions about the topic.
Gain a clear understanding of how artificial intelligence is evolving, its potential implications, and the importance of staying updated on the state-of-the-art in this ever-changing field.
Learn about various types of AI models, their unique strengths and limitations, and how they can be used to augment human abilities in different industries, leading to improved performance and increased productivity.
Understand the ethical considerations surrounding the use of artificial intelligence, including potential risks, such as automation of jobs, the importance of robustness and alignment, and ensuring that AI values align with our own. Additionally, explore the importance of having a solid data strategy to gain an advantage in AI-related decisions.
In this expert session, renowned AI researcher and thought leader Zappa discusses the current state and future implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Over the past few years, Zappa has dedicated significant time to studying AI from an augmentation perspective.
He begins by sharing his perspective on the evolution of AI and the possibility that we may reach artificial general intelligence within the next thousand days. Zappa emphasizes that this presentation serves as a framework for non-experts to expand their understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of AI, without delving too deeply into technicalities.
He believes investment and interest in AI are on the rise, and it is essential for individuals to be informed about its impact on our lives and expectations.
The ideal audience for this session includes those with a basic understanding of technology but not necessarily builders or implementers of AI systems. Instead, they use these insights to make strategic decisions for their organizations or personal growth.
Zappa encourages active engagement and asks participants to ask questions and spend time with the right tools to expand their technical knowledge.
Zappa covers the underpinnings of technology, specifically exponential change, its potential implications if we reach artificial general intelligence, and technological somnambulism, where we assume technology will not affect us but ultimately shapes our perception of the world. He emphasizes seeing AI as a general-purpose technology that sits between various fields and disciplines, requiring an interdisciplinary approach to understand its impact on our lives.
Throughout the session, Zappa shares milestones in the field of AI over the past few decades, highlighting their significance and revolutionary nature. He also discusses the implications of AI's growth and development, addressing questions about who will control this technology and whether it will be accessible to everyone or limited to a select few organizations.
Zappa shares examples of how AI is being used to enhance human abilities in different industries, emphasizing the importance of embracing these technologies to level up skills and become above average on new areas. He also discusses the distinction between various types of AI and keeping an eye on the state-of-the-art in AI.
Furthermore, Zappa discusses the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence, emphasizing that they may reach a plateau in terms of their ability to match or even surpass human capabilities, leading to two scenarios: one where they remain equal and another where they continue to improve, resulting in superintelligence.
Throughout the session, Zappa discusses various examples of how AI is being used to enhance human abilities in different industries, such as Netflix's use of data-driven creative decisions or coding tools like Co-pilot. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the implications of this shift and encourages considering AGI's potential applications and ethical considerations.
Zappa concludes by encouraging professionals to start exploring AGI and its implications for their industries, with a call to action to ask thoughtful questions and extract maximum value from these powerful systems. The expert session offers valuable insights into the current state and future possibilities of Artificial Intelligence.
From the survey every participant gets when the session ends, in their own words.
Great lecture, thank you very much for joining our Learning Week and giving us the opportunity to broaden our view of the AI world we are living with. It was very informative, and very well put together.
Very usefull and informative, I will use information to inctrase my productivity. Thank you for making a daunting task seam simpler and attainable.
More info on breadth of AI possibilities with useful examples.
Very good presentation of the field of AI.
Great speaker and lecture.
In a normal Teams meeting, yes, and in Zoom or Google Meet just as well. Not in Teams Town Hall or Teams Live Event: those are broadcast formats where the audience cannot be seen or heard, and this session depends on people joining in. If that is the only option you have, tell us and we will host it on our own platform instead.
No prior knowledge is assumed. It is built for a general working audience, and people who already know the subject get the research and the practical side rather than an introduction. What the hour itself covers: In this expert session, renowned AI researcher and thought leader Zappa discusses the current state and future implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Over the past few years, Zappa has dedicated significant time to studying AI from an augmentation perspective.
A masterclass. Michell Zappa takes your colleagues through the subject and the reasoning behind it, and answers live questions. It is practical in what people take away, without the hour turning into an exercise class.
Michell Zappa is one of the experts we auditioned ourselves, and we produce every session so we see how each one lands. Participants rate this session 4.0 out of 5, across 90 responses, and rate Michell personally 4.3 out of 5.
It is interactive, and the block higher up on this page says exactly how for this session. Nobody has to speak up who does not want to: the chat and the polls carry most of it, and the questions can come in anonymously.
It runs 45 min / 15 min: the talk, then live questions. All you do is pick a date. We brief Michell, produce the session, host and moderate it, run the Q&A, and send you the report within an hour of the end.
A team, a department, an employee network or every single employee at once, with no cap and no per-seat price. It runs inside your own Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet, or on a branded page we build. No integration, no login, no company device or e-mail.
The session is delivered in English. You can add high accuracy live subtitles in 8, 16 or 24 languages, so everyone follows in their own. That is a paid option, priced by the number of languages you need.
No, and that is by design. There is nothing to install, nothing to integrate and no connection to your systems, so there is nothing for IT to validate: we join your own Teams, Zoom or Meet as a guest speaker, or we host a page and your people open a link. No software, no accounts, and no data of yours that we can reach. It is why hundreds of companies, among them some of the largest technology and financial firms in the world, were able to start within a day.
We never receive or hold personal data about your employees. Because the session runs in your own environment, attendance and identity stay with you, and what we report back is aggregated: numbers, ratings and survey answers, not people. That is also why IT approval usually takes minutes rather than weeks.
You keep the recording and can share it internally. You also get attendance over time, participant ratings for the content and the speaker, the survey answers, and the topics your people asked for next.
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