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There's a prevailing narrative that AI’s trajectory is set — the techniques are proven, the finish line in sight. Peter DeSantis joins Nick Thompson to challenge that framing. We’re at the beginning of a massive transformation, not the end of a short one, and the breakthroughs that will define AI haven't happened yet. This session digs into what it will actually take to get there: the silicon, the systems, and the economics needed to make AI both capable and affordable enough to unlock applications and businesses that don’t yet exist today. And why the people who see this moment as a starting line will be the ones who shape what comes next.
Every AI platform you use is quietly building a file on you. They call it "memory" and say it improves the experience. Maybe, but your preferences, finances, relationships, and intentions are accumulating inside systems you don't control and can't see into. We've watched this pattern before, with the web itself. Sir Tim Berners-Lee saw the web's centralization coming and built an alternative. Now he's pointing it at AI. With Inrupt CEO John Bruce, he'll walk through Charlie — an agent that sits between you and the tools you already use, deciding what each one actually needs to know and keeping your data portable rather than locked to one platform. The premise is simple and far from settled: AI can be useful without owning you.
Kai-Fu Lee, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, gives AI a B- for its performance during the pandemic. It's far from perfect, ...