As generative AI gets faster, cheaper, and more convincing, the ethical stakes aren’t just some theoretical mumbo jumbo anymore. Like, what happens when everyone can easily access tools to deceive? And how do we even begin to create systems that are powerful but safe enough to actually trust?
So, like, at this cool event called TechCrunch Sessions: AI going down on June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall, Artemis Seaford, who’s the Head of AI Safety at ElevenLabs, and Ion Stoica, who’s a co-founder of Databricks and a professor at UC Berkeley, will be spilling the tea on the ethical challenges of AI today. They’re gonna dive deep into one of the most pressing questions in tech: What are we unleashing here, and can we even control it?
Artemis is like a total boss with her academic knowledge and real-world experience. She’s leading the charge on AI safety at ElevenLabs, focusing on keeping media legit and preventing abuse. With a background that includes stints at OpenAI, Meta, and global risk management, she’s gonna give us the lowdown on how deepfakes are getting scarier, what new risks are popping up, and which fixes are actually doing something useful.
On the flip side, Ion is all about that big picture view. He’s not just a hotshot in AI research — he’s been building the very infrastructure that makes it all happen. From Spark to Ray to ChatBot Arena, his open source projects are powering the most advanced AI out there. As the executive chairman of Databricks and a founder of a bunch of AI-driven companies, Ion knows what it takes to scale responsibly and where our current tools are kinda dropping the ball.
Together, they’re gonna break down the ethical blind spots in today’s AI development cycles, dig into how safety can be built right into the core structures, and talk about the roles that industry, academia, and regulations need to play in the coming years.
If you wanna get in on this AI action, make sure to snag a ticket for this day-long event. You’ll hear from speakers from OpenAI, Google Cloud, Anthropic, Cohere, and more. Get ready for some real talk, insider info, and a mix of techies, researchers, and founders all in one spot. Plus, you’ll have the chance to chat it up with these brainiacs during breaks and high-end networking sessions.
The tools in AI are moving fast, but the ethics need to catch up. Don’t get left behind — figure out how to stay on the right side of the rules.
