AI Cafe: Stanley Bishop & Zach Sekar
AI Cafe: AI Agents, Rare Compute Foundation, Smarter with Science
This week's AI Cafe explores what it takes to design agents that make human lives easier.
Discover how AI is evolving beyond simple automation to become a powerful tool for decision-making, scientific discovery, and advanced problem-solving. You'll learn about AI agents that can act independently, the Rare Compute Foundation's role in shaping AI access, and how scientific advancements are making AI smarter. This session will show you how to leverage AI for deeper insights and more intelligent solutions in both business and life.
Agenda
8:45 - 10am • Coffee and Socialize
10 - 11am • Talk and Presentation
February 13th, 2025
Guest: Stanley Bishop
Stanley Bishop, aka Science Stanley, is just your friendly neighborhood AI scientist.
With a passion for machine learning and a drive to make a difference, Stanley has made significant contributions to the field of artificial intelligence. From designing multi-GPU deep learning clusters for natural language processing at Google to founding a startup studio in Venice Beach, Stanley's expertise and leadership have been instrumental in advancing the field of AI.
Currently, Stanley is affiliated with 'Research to the People,' a joint program between Stanford Genetics and Stanford Medicine, where he contributes his AI expertise and leadership to the program's practice of uniting a diverse set of collaborators to tackle unaddressed problems in rare genetic illness medicine and precision oncology. His research specialties revolve around "scientific foundation models," which are LLMs trained on natural data such as proteins, DNA, or chemicals.
As a rare disease patient himself, Stanley is deeply committed to using his skills and knowledge to improve patient care and advocate for patients' rights. He is a research mentor and architect for the AI-based Open chemistry project DeepChem, where he works closely with contributors and students to build open-source drug discovery tools and integrate next-generation multi-omic AI into clinical practice. Stanley's unique mix of experience in large-scale cloud-based HPC, bioinformatics, and scientific data operationalization has made him a valuable asset to a number of scientific computing projects.
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