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Tri-Valley AI Summit Panel Discusses Risks and Benefits of AI Uses and Controls
DUBLIN, CA – August 28, 2024 – On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, the 2nd Annual Tri-Valley Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit offered over 150 attendees unprecedented expertise on guardrails, bias, privacy, and transparency measures for AI from industry leaders with expertise in AI technology, national security, legislation, and health care applications.
Hosted by Patelco Credit Union and presented by Rezolve.ai and the City of Dublin, attendees enjoyed a hosted reception that included facilitated networking with tabletop discussions on transparency, bias, guardrails, privacy, and legislation, facilitated by Cindy Gonzales, Deputy Director, Data Science Institute, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory & Group Leader, Intelligent Detection, Exploitation, and Analysis Group; DV Subramanyam Dronamraju, CEO of Essert; Heidi Lorenzen, Executive Producer, The Humanity Code; Shaila Ruparel, Global Privacy Officer & General Counsel Networking, Coherent Corp.; and Slater Sharp, Science Fellow for the CA Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, respectively.
Bhavani Palukuri, Vice President of Data and Architecture for Patelco Credit Union, opened the event with a warm welcome to attendees, followed shortly by remarks from the City of Dublin Mayor Michael McCorriston. Mayor McCorriston highlighted the significance of this critical discussion occurring in the Tri-Valley, facilitated by AI experts from the Tri-Valley. He noted, “Our ability to host this discussion here in the Tri-Valley with home grown expertise points to the growing significance of our region in the broader San Francisco and Silicon Valley landscape.”
The keynote event, a panel discussion about the topic, “Making AI Serve Us,” moderated by Saurabh Kumar, CEO of Rezolve.ai, included panelists Chun Jian, CEO and co-founder of Monterey AI; Chiranjeevi “IC” Ikkurthy, Interim IT Administrative Director for Stanford Health Care; and Brian Spears, Director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories AI Incubator. This was followed by a robust discussion prompted by audience Q&A.
The diversity of backgrounds represented by the panel revealed important perspectives regarding AI safety, including trade-offs between making AI safer to use and the real security threat of over-regulating AI in a way that makes the United States lose the global battle for AI dominance; the inherent need for companies like Monterey AI to offer their customers transparency for how their product data insights in order for their customers to best use them to make decisions; and the importance of having standards and guidelines that are use specific, so that it is easier for AI to be safely and securely implemented in health care.
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About the Host
About Patelco Credit Union
Dublin, California-based Patelco Credit Union is a not-for-profit credit union committed to serving the financial health and well-being of its membership. With more than 450,000 members, primarily in and around Northern California, Patelco is dedicated to improving its members’ financial health and well-being by offering personalized solutions, advice, and expertise that empower members to live their best financial lives. Founded in 1936 with $500 in assets by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company employees, Patelco now has more than $9 billion in assets. For more information, visit https://www.patelco.org/.
About the Organizers
About Startup Tri-Valley
Startup Tri-Valley is an initiative to grow and strengthen our region by helping more startups succeed. We do this by connecting founders and innovators to a tightly networked ecosystem of resources built specifically for science-based startups. The initiative is sponsored by the Tri-Valley cities of Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, the Town of Danville, and i-GATE Innovation Hub partners Lawrence Livermore and Sandia National Laboratories. To learn more, visit https://startuptrivalley.org.
About i-GATE Innovation Hub
i-GATE Innovation Hub is a non-profit organization focused on increasing economic prosperity through entrepreneurship in the Tri-Valley. i-GATE provides startup incubation resources through Daybreaks Labs and connects the regional innovation ecosystem through the Startup Tri-Valley initiative. To learn more, visit https://igatehub.org.
About Rezolve.ai
Rezolve.ai is a GenAI-powered modern Employee Service Desk that brings instant employee support within Microsoft Teams, reducing enterprise friction and enhancing the employee experience. Rezolve.ai infuses conversational knowledge, conversational automation, and advanced support capabilities into the fabric of employee assistance. This powerful combination not only automates employee support but also transforms your IT and HR support teams into superheroes with its GenAI SideKick. Visit https://www.rezolve.ai.
City of Dublin, California
From a population of approximately 14,350 in 1982, the City of Dublin has become a highly diverse city with a resident population of nearly 73,000, and a thriving community with over 2,100 businesses.
Caption: The 2024 Tri-Valley Artificial Intelligence Summit presented by the City of Dublin, Rezolve.ai, and Startup Tri-Valley was hosted by Patelco Credit Union in Dublin, CA, on August 21 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. The networking event included a panel (from left to right) moderated by Saurabh Kumar, CEO and co-founder of Rezolve.ai, and featured panelists include Brian Spears, Director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories AI Innovation Incubator; Chun Jian, CEO and co-founder of Monterey AI; Chiranjeevi “IC” Ikkurthy, Interim IT Administrative Director for Stanford Health Care.*
*A high-resolution copy of this image is available upon request.