In his book Raising AI, longtime AI trailblazer DE KAI brings decades of his paradigm-shifting work at the nexus of AI and society to help audiences make sense of our interactions with AI at both personal and collective levels—ethically and responsibly.

Giving us an accessible framework to navigate the enormous impact of AI upon human culture, values, and the flow of information, De Kai shows us that society can not only survive the AI revolution, but also flourish in a new world where we all play our part in a more humane, compassionate, and understanding society—alongside our artificial children. Invite De Kai for an engagement that will excite your audiences about technological breakthroughs, leaving them looking forward to a better future.

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As a leading researcher in artificial intelligence, particularly in natural language processing and machine learning, DE KAI offers deep insights into how AI is shaping industries, communication, and human interaction. De Kai invented and built the translation AI breakthroughs that spawned Google Translate and Microsoft Bing Translator; he has seen firsthand the path from innovation to widespread market adoption. With talks touching on AI, music, cognitive science, and cross-cultural communication, De Kai’s presentations are highly adaptable to diverse industries looking to connect technical breakthroughs to markets at scale.

HKUST Professor DE KAIexplains that when the rapidly coming AI advances start incorporating System 2 thinking, the technological structures underpinning our society will change significantly. In this unusually insightful talk, De Kai explains the balance between trustworthiness, consistency, and logical validity of an Artificial System 2 and the scope of knowledge of an Artificial System 1.

Dozens of times a day, AIs determine not only what few hundred things you see (in your social media feed and in search results), but more importantly, what billions of things you don’t see. And since we don’t know what we don’t know – we have no idea how this is manipulating us. DE KAI, the Statesman of AI, asks: What are the crucial existential question for society and democracy that keep getting swept under the rug, and how do we tackle them?

In the ongoing debates about new AI technologies – what they can be used for, who they will benefit, and how they will change society – there are many conflicting opinions. AI innovator DE KAI illuminates the various points of view, challenging our assumptions, and reveals how AI can evolve to be both a more effective and a safe tool in the long-run.

Today’s generative AI tools and products fool users into thinking they’ve become truly creative – producing visual art, content, writing, and more at breakneck speed. What are the tricks these AI tools are playing? What are the criteria we should be looking at instead? What kind of creative AI can we expect next?

In this revelatory talk, AI creator and professor DE KAI breaks down how these tools work and what it means for our artists, the creative process, and society as a whole.