PYMNTS.com November 1, 2024
Silicon Valley’s brightest minds gathered in San Francisco this month to tackle the down-to-earth challenges of artificial intelligence adoption rather than debate robot apocalypse scenarios.
The annual TED AI conference signaled a maturing industry ready to confront pressing real-world issues. Leading technologists and researchers presented solutions for workplace AI integration, individual data rights and guidelines for human-AI interaction. The shift in focus suggests the AI sector has moved beyond theoretical discussions of existential risk toward addressing immediate societal needs and business applications.
“Amazon might be the best example of a company that has invested heavily in AI and come out way ahead,” business strategist Amit Patel told PYMNTS. “Amazon uses AI in so many ways to personalize customer experiences, make...