Beyond AGI: A 40-Year AI Insider Reveals the Human-Centered Future We Must Build - Light DAO Salon (SF)
Join Light Dao and our community of conscious entrepreneurs and investors for a salon evening filled with connection, deep conversations, and a fireside chat with De Kai and Ruby Yeh, Co-Founder of Light Dao.
Light Dao is a fast-growing "friends of trusted friends" global network of over 3,000+ entrepreneurs, including 650+ investors, with curated in-person and online gatherings and experiences in LA, NYC, SF, Lisbon, Taipei, Puerto Rico and Australia.
Our heartfelt mission is to expand the collective consciousness and co-create a thriving regenerative future for humanity.
Special Salon Guest: De Kai
De Kai is a leader in the contemporary AI field as known today--three decades ago he invented and built the world’s first global-scale online language translator. De Kai continues to push boundaries in AI research, while speaking to philosophical questions about the fears and possibilities of humanity's new technology and how we can be empowered to shape our future.
De Kai is Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at HKUST and Distinguished Research Scholar at Berkeley’s International Computer Science Institute. His cross-disciplinary works relating AI, cognition, language, music, creativity, media arts, ethics and society centers on enabling cultures to relate, and stems from a liberal arts perspective emphasizing creativity in both technical and humanistic dimensions.
He has done research at Berkeley, UCSD, University of Toronto, Bell Laboratories, Columbia University, TU Munich, and Toronto. He founded HKUST's internationally funded Human Language Technology Center. He serves on the board of AI policy think tank TFS (The Future Society), which is heavily involved in drafting the European Union’s forthcoming AI Act. In 2018, Google named De Kai as one of eight inaugural members of its AI Ethics council, ATEAC (Advanced Technology External Advisory Council).
Talks and media this year have included New York Times, Dun & Bradstreet, TEDx, global news channels like NDTV and i24 News, and dozens more.
This will be another cutting-edge, signature Light Dao talk you won't want to miss.
SALON AGENDA:
6:00-7:00pm - Welcome and healthy snacks served (no entry after 7:00PM)
6:15 -7:00pm - Dao Owner Members' only, private time with De Kai7:00-7:30pm - Light Dao's signature Connection Experience
7:30-8:15pm - Fireside chat with De Kai and Ruby
8:15-8:30 - 1-liner business intros from each guest
8:30-9:30pm - Hang out & Wrap-up
VENUE DETAILS: The salon is at an intimate co-working space in the Mission. The exact address will be sent to confirmed guests.
SALON REGISTRATION GUIDELINES: This is more than your typical, professional networking event.
Light Dao is a private membership club for leaders seeking to join a like-valued global tribe and excited to deeply connect with fellow entrepreneurs and investors on a "whole person level," beyond just business networking.
We respectfully ask everyone to arrive before 7:00PM when the door will be closed, for our signature "Connection Experience," which has been a favorite among past guests.
If you are not a Light Dao Member Owner yet, please be thorough with your registration answers to help us understand how you might be valued-aligned with our community as an EXPERIENCED FOUNDER OR INVESTOR, which allows us to quickly approve you.
Please note, friends or Plus 1s must RSVP individually.
JOIN US: We are excited to welcome you to our global community! http://wearelight.one/
Our past San Francisco Salon Guests have included:
Tim Chang, Mayfield Fund with $4B in exits, and a pioneer in human potential
Chris Yeh, Co-author with Reid Hoffman of Blitzscaling, on scaling impactful tech startups
Jeremy Nixon, Architect of the famed SF Bay Area AGI Hacker Houses
Ani Chahal Honan, Founder & MP of the $1Billion "Beneficial AI Fund" IMAGINE Ventures
Vivienne Ming, Co-founder of Socos and an AI and neuroscience visionary and scientist
Ashley Bell, Leading a $500M fund focused on underserved communities
AJ Keller, Founder of Neurosity funded by Adam Draper, at the cutting edge of BCI technology
Agnieszka Pilat, Robotics artist & "artist in residence" at XPrize, Boston Dynamics & Seoul airport exhibition
Tom Chi, GoogleX Founding Team Leader & Founder of $500M+ ClimateTech Funds at AtOne Ventures