LOCATION EVENT DETAILS The Austin Forum on Technology & Society in partnership with Austin Public Library presents Artificial Intelligence: How Machine Learning Will Transform (Almost) Everything with Jay Boisseau (Dell EMC & Vizias) & Jeff Kirk (Dell EMC) Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Austin Central Library - Event Center 710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 787015:45 p.m.- Doors & Cash Bar Open6:15 p.m.- Presentation, Q&A7:30 p.m.- Networking reception Artificial intelligence has been a vision almost since the dawn of computing, but stymied by technology limitations, as well as lack of understanding of how intelligence works. However, one approach-machine learning-has gained tremendous traction in the past two decades, aided by advances in our ability to collect digital data & in the algorithmic techniques of developing systems that learn from data. More recently, the explosive upturn in digital data production & the exponential increase in computing power, enabled by computing processors, has enabled researchers to develop & optimize algorithms im deep neural networks on rich data to achieve astounding successes in AI. From systems that can now recognize objects & speech better than humans can, to systems that can out-strategize experts in complex games such as poker, chess, & go, the new AI applications are exceeding human performance in many areas-and we're at the very beginning of the revolution. AI is considered by many to be the most the most important technology of our time, & will disrupt, transform, & accelerate almost every field, from healthcare to transportation, retail to finance, manufacturing to agriculture everything. Come learn what AI, machine learning, & deep learning are, why they are so important (and will be even more so), & the opportunities for Austin in being a leader in the AI revolution. We welcome your participation! Please send us your questions, answers & prognostications in advance at info@austinforum.org. Admission to the Austin Forum is always free. The Austin Forum accepts donations ofused cell phones & smart phones at all our events. All devices will have a factory reset & be set up as new by the team at Austin Pathways' nationally-recognized Unlocking the Connection initiative, which will connect every public housing resident with a digital device, digital literacy, & a free or very low-cost internet connection. Your donated phone can change lives & help close Austin's digital divide, thanks to Austin Pathways. Thanks to Austin Public Library for their partnership. Fasten is the official ridesharing partner of the Austin Forum. For $10 off your first ride, use the code AFRides - & Fasten will donate $5 to the Austin Forum!