Sebastian Thrun on the Future of AI in Business

Sebastian Thrun, founder of Udacity and leader of the Google Brain project for deep learning and natural language processing, shares why it is a strategic imperative to take advantage of AI technology today, and how to approach AI transformation in your business.

What You Will Learn

  • Why it is a strategic imperative to take advantage of AI technology
  • How to approach AI transformation in your business
  • Why your leaders should understand AI

Speaker:

SebastianThrun_Circle.png Sebastian Thrun is a scientist, educator, inventor, and entrepreneur. As the Founder, President, and Executive Chairman of Udacity, Sebastian’s mission is to democratize education by providing lifelong learning to millions of students worldwide. He is also the founder of Google X, where he led projects including the Self-Driving Car, Google Glass, and more. Previously, he led the Stanford Racing Team whose robot “Stanley” won the DARPA Grand Challenge. Sebastian has been named the 5th Most Creative Person in Business (Fast Company), among the 50 Smartest People in Tech (Fortune), and highlighted in 50 Best Inventions of 2010 (Time). He is the first recipient of the inaugural Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for Education, and is also featured in the recent film Lo & Behold: Reveries of the Connected World by award-winning writer and director Werner Herzog.