Every week, it seems like a newer AI model is a more impressive one. Given the rapid pace, how can founders occupy the best place to build in addition to this technology? TechCrunch Sessions: AI, June 5th, at Zellerbach Hall in UC Berkeley, will host a panel on “How Founders Building on Existing Fundamental Models” to answer some existential questions facing AI startups.
Google Deepmind, Cohere and 12 labs (three companies at the forefront of AI model development) are excited to help answer these questions.
Participants can hear directly from the source about what AI model developers are trying to build next, how AI models are improving, and what startup founders shouldn't (and shouldn't) build. If you learn how to grow with AI model developers and don't get crushed or left behind by them, this is the panel for you.
About the speaker
TC Session: AI will be joined by Logan Kilpatrick, senior product manager at Google Deepmind. Kilpatrick is the leading product of Google AI Studio, helping developers build on Google Gemini, one of the industry's top performance AI models. Kilpatrick previously led developer relations at Openai.
Also joined by Sara Hooker, head of AI Cohere, an AI lab located within one of Silicon Valley's hottest AI startups. Cohere, a company specializing in AI at Enterprises, has unique insights into how today's companies use the AI Foundation model today. Hooker is a widely respected AI researcher who spent many years at Google and was named one of 100 of AI's most influential people in 2024.
Finally, the panel features Jae Lee, founder and CEO of Twelve Labs, a startup building AI foundation model that allows you to analyze and search videos. Backed by Nvidia, Samsung and Intel, 12 labs build AI models that help you find accurate moments in videos, simply seek them out in simple English. Startups have raised over $100 million so far, and their backers believe the video model will create new business and use cases for AI in the video world.
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A lot of money has been poured into AI startups these days, but not all of them survive. One key to success is learning where the industry moves next. TC Sessions: Join 1,200 AI leaders and enthusiasts in what we believe will be an engaging discussion in AI. Tickets are available at the earliest bird rates now, saving you up to $210. To save, please register here.
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