The AI hype-machine is turned up to 11. But there is also a bit of fear and uncertainty around the topic. Let’s get back to reality. Hear from experts about how AI can actually make our lives better.
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Beyond the Hype: How AI Can Actually Make Our Lives Better
, CEO & Co-Founder, Adept
, Sequoia Professor of Computer Science; Co-Director, Institute for Human-Centered AI, Stanford University, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI
, Founder & CEO, You.com
, Editor in Chief, TIME
Role: Purchasing and Procurement
Industry: Nonprofit
Product: Einstein
Session Level: Introductory
- Wednesday, Sep 139:00 AM - 9:45 AM PDT(4:00 PM - 4:45 PM GMT)Yerba Buena Theater (Yerba Buena Center)
Session Summary by Einstein: The Dreamforce session featured a panel of AI experts including Sam Jacobs, Dr. Fei Fei Li, David Luan, and Richard Socher. The discussion revolved around the real-world applications of AI and how it is improving people's lives. Dr. Li highlighted the use of AI in healthcare, particularly in augmenting the work of doctors and nurses by assisting in tasks such as charting and medical summarization. Richard Socher, CEO of You.com, discussed how AI is improving search experiences and its potential in generating new medications by understanding protein structures. David Luan, CEO of Adept, emphasized the potential of AI in augmenting knowledge workers, helping with tasks ranging from tedious data shuttling to complex tasks like asset depreciation. The panel also addressed fears and misconceptions about AI, emphasizing that AI is a tool to augment human capabilities, not replace them. They also discussed the importance of a human-centered approach to AI, considering its impact at scale.
Key Takeaways by Einstein:
- • AI is a tool that should be augmenting people, not replacing them, especially in healthcare where it can save lives and money by improving healthcare delivery and reducing the time doctors and nurses spend on tasks like charting.
- • AI is improving search by summarizing content from web pages, providing up-to-date facts, and even programming to answer complex mathematical or scientific questions, thus pushing the definition of search beyond just providing a list of links.
- • AI can improve how we work by acting as a universal teammate for knowledge workers, helping with tedious tasks and tasks we don't know how to do, thus allowing us to focus on the uniquely human creative aspects of work.
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