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SUMMARY:Young Professionals Career Development Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join the World Affairs Council of Austin & San Antonio for a program on Future Careers in Foreign Service and Global Logistics! \nFeatured speakers Navy FAO Plans & Requirements Chief\, Jonathan Norris\, and President of Webber Air Cargo\, Michael Webber will share their fascinating journey’s and what it means to navigate highly complex scenarios in today’s interconnected world. \nChief Jonathan Norris experience previously included assignments in Azerbaijan\, Egypt\, as well as having been Military Advisor for the South-Central Asia Bureau. Currently\, Mr. Norris is the Federal Executive Fellow at the Clements Center for National Security at University of Texas at Austin. \nPresident of his own logistics company\, Michael Webber\, has provided cargo consulting to the largest U.S. international air cargo gateways\, such as LAX\, Chicago O’Hare\, Miami\, and New York JFK airports. Mr. Webber’s assignments included working in India\, Thailand\, the People’s Republic of China\, Kenya and Cape Verde. He has also worked in Jordan and Abu Dhabi\, as well as Brazil\, Costa Rica\, Ecuador\, Nicaragua and Panama.
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/young-professionals-career-development-webinar/
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SUMMARY:WorldNow: The Global AI Race with Sebastian Mallaby
DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence is reshaping the global balance of power. What does the AI race mean for security\, power\, and the world economy? \n\n\n\n\nArtificial intelligence is reshaping the global balance of power. Nations are racing for advantage\, companies are competing for dominance\, and the quest for superintelligence is moving faster than ever. \nJoin us on WorldNow with Jim Falk as we sit down with Sebastian Mallaby\, author of The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis\, DeepMind\, & the Quest for Superintelligence and Senior Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. \nFrom the rise of DeepMind and Silicon Valley to the intensifying global race for AI dominance\, we’ll explore what this technological competition could mean for security\, power\, and the future of the world economy. \nThe details:\nWhen: Wednesday\, May 20 | 6:15pm-7:15pm Eastern \nWhere: Zoom Webinar \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\n\nThe Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis\, DeepMind\, and the Quest for Superintelligence by Sebastian Mallaby\nFrom one of our leading chroniclers of the intersection of innovation and capitalism\, a landmark reckoning—based on unprecedented access—with one of the world’s most brilliant and driven tech visionaries\, and his game-changing company. \n“A fascinating portrait of Demis Hassabis\, the influential thinker heading DeepMind\, Google’s AI research laboratory…Mallaby captures Hassabis’ curiosity and relentless drive\, weaving a vivid tapestry of collaborators\, competitors\, and engineers of modern AI systems…A tantalizing glimpse inside the pursuit of machine superintelligence.”–Kirkus Reviews\, starred review \nGet yourself a copy of The Infinity Machine on Bookshop.org and support your local bookstore \n\n\n\n\nPartners
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