Singularity Future of AI Program - May 2024

Issued by Singularity

Singularity's Future of AI program explored business opportunities and risks over 5-15 year horizons through AI and other exponential technologies. Held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, experts taught attendees to separate AI hype from reality, understand future implications, and apply a futurist lens to their strategy. Non-technical leaders from any industry learned to navigate AI's transformational effects and gained tools and connections to build a competitive adva

Type Experience
Level N/A
Time Days
Cost Paid

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Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Exponential Mindset
Future Strategy

Earning Criteria

On the first day, participants explored the current state of AI, including the latest developments, opportunities, risks, and expectations. They learned to situate AI technologies through the Singularity lens of exponential technology and the 6Ds of disruption. Participants differentiated aspects of AI, such as Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Generative AI, and anticipated oncoming disruptions and the changes these would bring.
The second day we further unpack AI by looking through the lenses of specific applications and current utilizations. After day two, participants will be able to:Distinguish AI approaches on their relevance for their organizational, professional, or personal use cases.Outline what ethical considerations need to be addressed in their and other applicationsExplore opportunities in the future of computing and simulated environments, powered by various AI technologies
On the final day, participants began planning their next steps in bringing their learning into practice. They charted their strategy for AI implementation or augmentation, positioned their leadership vis-a-vis upcoming challenges and opportunities in the AI landscape, and addressed future AI applications with a response situated in an exponential mindset.
Every day during the program, participants had the option to join workshops designed for hands-on experience with AI technologies in smaller groups. In these workshops, participants explored numerous generative AI tools for different use cases, designed and trained responsible AI while avoiding pitfalls of exclusion and bias, imagined possible futures in the AI landscape, and strategized organizational implementation for AI projects.