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Calling all AI & Data people: 🚀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘! 🚀 – your new home has arrived! 🎉 Whether you’re a pro at solving complex business challenges with AI or just a fan of cutting-edge tech, this is where you belong. 👾 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆? It’s the ultimate hub for AI and data enthusiasts who want to share, learn, and collaborate in a fun, informal space. From deep industry insights to AI memes, we’ve got it all. Here’s why you should join: 💡Connect with fellow AI leaders and collaborate on innovative solutions. 💡Engage in fun challenges, polls, and AMA sessions with experts. 💡Stay ahead of the curve with fresh resources, case studies, and exclusive content. 💡Get your daily dose of AI memes – because learning and fun go hand in hand! 🔑 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻? Click here to join us on Slack https://lnkd.in/dRwAGDrh and become part of the AI Overlords! It’s time to bridge the gap between business needs and AI innovation, one conversation at a time. #DatapreneursCommunity #DatapreneursAssemble #InAIWeTrust #Datapreneurs

🚀 I’m looking forward to the insights from TC's annual Disrupt conference happening in San Francisco. This week’s TechCrunch AI newsletter highlights an exciting lineup of AI panels that promise to address the latest advancements and applications in our industry. These discussions are vital as they gather innovators, thought leaders, and practitioners to share their perspectives on AI's burgeoning role in technology. As we all know, AI continues to reshape how we approach problem-solving and business strategy. The trends showcased at Disrupt could have lasting implications for how organizations leverage these technologies to enhance productivity and customer engagement. I'm particularly interested in how these new insights might navigate the challenges many businesses face, from ethical AI usage to integrating machine learning into existing infrastructures. The evolving landscape also presents numerous opportunities—whether that's the rise of AI-driven startups or established companies re-engineering their services. For those in our network, it's essential to stay ahead by anticipating these changes, adjusting strategies accordingly, and identifying new avenues for growth. I encourage everyone to engage with the discussions happening at Disrupt this week. Sharing thoughts and strategies in our community can help all of us navigate this transformative phase in tech. How do you see AI impacting your work or industry? Let’s connect and discuss! 💡 https://buff.ly/40menEL #TechCrunch #AI #Newsletter #Disrupt2024 #SanFrancisco #AITech #TechConference #Innovation

Day 2 of TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off with an animated panel discussion about the future of go-to-market in the #AI era, led by CapitalG partner Jane Alexander who was joined by Chris Klayko (#CapitalGfamily company Databricks), Jessica Arnold (Amplitude), and Austin Hughes 🤝 (Unify). Key takeaways: ➡ AI is enhancing, not replacing, sales roles: AI is automating mundane tasks, making reps more efficient and effective and freeing time for strategic, creative and relationship-driven work. ➡ The human touch is irreplaceable: Personalization and genuine connection remain key differentiators in the AI era. As Jane aptly put it, "AI is great to automate, but humanity still matters." ➡ Data-driven decisions are the future: Chris highlighted how AI-powered tools like Databricks provide actionable insights, akin to having a "personal analyst always at your disposal." ➡ AI adoption should be strategic and incremental: The panelists advised a measured approach. As Austin put it, “The best way to win the marathon is sprint by sprint.” #TechCrunchDisrupt2024 #AI #GTM #sales #futureofwork

To all Marketers in SF today! This one is for you: CMOs are navigating an expanded, data-driven role in a digital world. But the data only tells part of your story. 40% of ad spend is offline. Brand can't be fully measured. Science & Technology + Mathematicians & Marketers have united. To transform marketing data complexity into Predictive Intelligence for CMOs. Marketers can now measure all marketing data, offline and online, observe it and identify all casual relationships. Come meet the marketers that monitor and predict all their marketing to grow revenue and ROI! RSVP & join leaders at NVIDIA and Orby AI today at #SFTechWeek 📆 Thursday, Oct 10 🕕 6:00pm – 8:00pm 📍 SOMA/FiDi: American Book Bindery ➡ Register: https://lnkd.in/gZWG4-AF Parsing the AI Paradigm: Hype, Hope, and Hello World Join our expert panel as we navigate the AI hype cycle, exploring why artificial intelligence seems simultaneously overhyped and vastly underestimated. This provocative discussion will pinpoint where various AI technologies fall on the hype cycle—from inflated expectations to the trough of disillusionment and beyond. By cutting through the noise, our panelists will offer a clearer vision of AI's role in shaping the future. (This event is a part of TECH WEEK by a16z—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.) Panelists: • Jeremy Krinitt, Strategic Alliances/Dev Relations at NIVIDIA • Bella Liu, Co-Founder & CEO at OrbyAI | Ex-UiPath Product Leader • Abby Kearns, CTO at Alembic Technologies | Board Director at Lightbend, Invoke, Stackpath • Ben Metcalfe, Founder & General Partner at Monochrome Capital | Kauffman Fellow Gregory Kennedy, VP of Marketing at Alembic | Ex Sojern, AdRoll, InMobi

🌟 NoCode4Change Spotlight: Empowering Founders with AI + No-Code 🚀 At NoCode4Change, we believe in the transformative power of accessible technology. That's why we're excited to share key insights from Bubble's "Zero to One With AI + No-Code" event! 💡 Did you know that combining no-code with AI allows founders to put their products in front of people extremely fast? 🏃♀️💨 This is crucial for creating valuable solutions for customers, as highlighted by Emmanuel Straschnov, co-founder and co-CEO of Bubble. The event also showcased the success stories of three inspiring founders who leveraged AI within their Bubble apps. 🌟 From personalized build guides to AI-generated effort scores, Bubble's new AI toolkit is set to save founders time and effort in building their applications. 🛠️⏰ "By integrating AI directly into the Bubble Editor, we aim to make it easier for anyone to build with technology," says Straschnov. 🙌 Join the conversation and let us know how you plan to incorporate AI in your no-code journey! Together, we can create a more inclusive and empowered community. 🌍💜 #NoCode4Change #AIforGood #BubbleAI Share your thoughts in the comments below! 👇

Thank you to Financial Times for inviting me to the Future of AI Summit last week in London! Not only did I speak on a panel, I also met up with former Microsoft and Google colleagues who I haven’t seen in awhile. The world has shifted since we were building CoPilot together, and now it’s in the market! Always wonderful to catch up with Navrina Singh, Founder and CEO of Credo AI, and Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub. At the summit, I had the pleasure of joining Tim Bradshaw, Tikiri Wanduragala, Rosanne Kincaid-Smith, MBC, and Dr. Seth Dobrin on-stage. We shared an insightful discussion on AI market strategy, as establishment tech companies and bold new startups are seeking to own the next wave of innovation. A few key points from our panel: ✴ Today’s leading AI companies are on top thanks to a strategic mix of tech, data and talent. ✴ Every AI player is looking to expand their market share and either acquire or innovate their way to own the space. Companies like Microsoft are partnering with the start-ups that they believe can integrate into the culture while also pushing the boundaries of AI’s potential. ✴ The next 5 years are crucial for shaping the future of AI, as everyone is building foundational knowledge and testing the public’s appetite for more dynamic tools. If you missed the live event, sessions are still available to access on-demand: https://ai.live.ft.com/ Stephen Morris, Madhumita Murgia, Camilla Hodgson, Murad Ahmed, Andrew Hill, Soumaya Keynes, Clare Barclay, Ryan Patel, Zoubin Ghahramani, Anna Gross, Danny Tobey, M.D., J.D., Sanjay Puri, Jeff Bullwinkel, Bivek Sharma, Richard Hasslacher #FTFutureofAI #FutureTech #GenerativeAI #GenAI #DigitalTransformation  #TechTrends

You know that feeling as an entrepreneur when you meet a group of industry leaders, and it turns out they’re totally on the same page with your vision? 😊 That’s exactly what happened at the "AI at Scale" panel during the VentureFizz AI Wave Conference in Boston. Huge shout-out to the panelists Bob Mason, Raj Aggarwal, Sumita Palanisamy, Chris Puzzo and David Xiao, and organizers Keith Cline, Christopher Morrison, SVB  and everyone who made it such a memorable and energizing event! The AI Conversations I Keep Having Lately Over the past few months, I’ve been talking with a lot of tech and AI leaders, and the conversations all seem to go a little something like this: Them (introducing themselves): “I lead the AI/ML team, or I oversee our AI strategy. These days, we’re all about GenAI.” Me: “No surprise! What are you doing with GenAI?” Them: “We’re using it for [chatbots, apps, customer support, etc.].” Me: “GenAI is awesome! We use GenAI heavily, but at FeatureByte, we’re mainly focused on Predictive AI. We’re building an AI Data Scientist to make Predictive AI as accessible and easy to use as GenAI.” Them: “Funny you say that—Predictive AI is where most of our effort actually goes. GenAI serves as a great interface, icing on the cake; the real heavy lifting is with PredAI.” Me: “Exactly! Let’s dive into that 🙂” Back to the Panel The "AI at Scale" panel was like a breath of fresh air. Very smart folk who get the reality of GenAI and how best to apply it. No grand promises about GenAI being a cure-all; instead, they highlighted real, practical use cases where GenAI and PredAI work together. And on top of that, they dug into how GenAI is reshaping data science and software teams—something every tech leader has on their mind. Highlights and Takeaways in the next post ..

📢🎉It’s #ShoutoutFriday! 🎉 Sending a BIG 🔥𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨🔥 to The Ravit Show for featuring Shirshanka Das as he shares his thoughts on ‘AI Readiness with Acryl’ 🚀 AI is transforming the landscape! Learn how new AI use cases like fine-tuning and prompt engineering are driving fresh demands on infrastructure. DataHub is stepping up with Control Plan implementations that ensure not just governance, but also reproducibility and explainability. 📢 Remember to 'Join Us' in Slack to be a part of our DataHub Community. . . . #AI #DataHub #TechInnovation #AIInfrastructure #Governance #Reproducibility #Explainability

🎉 Closing Out the Week with Big Ideas and Bold Ambitions 🎉 As we wrap up another exciting week at Ahead Innovation Laboratories, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the incredible progress being made in synthetic data, generative AI, and their transformative potential across industries. From inspiring events like QuantMinds to trailblazing innovations like the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Generative AI Trophy for F1, the buzz around AI is undeniable. It’s not just about technology—it’s about reimagining what’s possible. Some thoughts as we head into the weekend: 🔍 How can we keep pushing boundaries to make synthetic data the backbone of smarter, more resilient decision-making? ✨ What does the future hold when creativity and data-driven innovation meet at scale? 🤝 And most importantly — how can we collaborate to make these ideas a reality? To everyone who has connected with us, shared ideas, or sparked new opportunities this week: thank you. Your input drives our mission forward. Let’s keep the momentum going into next week! 🚀 #GenerativeAI #SyntheticData #Innovation #Collaboration #AheadInnovationLabs