Devin Krotman, Director of the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE

It's been nearly 14 years since XPRIZE disrupted the space aviation landscape by awarding the $10 million Ansari XPRIZE. The winning technology from this competition kick-started today’s multi-billion-dollar commercial space industry. Not only was this a landmark moment for commercial space exploration, but this first XPRIZE established a proof point for how large crowd-sourced competitions can push technological boundaries. Flash forward to today and XPRIZE continues to pursue moonshots across a wide array of domains — everything from education and renewable energy to women’s safety and health.

Countries, like companies, are fighting to be the best in AI. 

 Whether San Francisco, or Amsterdam, London or Montreal, governments know that if they can position their big cities as the global AI epicentre, their national economy will grow exponentially.

As reported in CB Insights, JPMorgan Chase is rebuilding its consumer business model to create a "digital everything" strategy. With $2.6 trillion in total assets, it's the largest bank in the US.

As reported in the South China Morning Post, a person can walk into a store in the lobby of JD.com’s south Beijing headquarters, select some snacks and leave the store. While it might seem as if no one paid for the items, the customer looked up at the camera while she walked out, paying with facial recognition.

July 10th 2018

WORLD SUMMIT AI ANNOUNCES ITS EXPANSION

World Summit AI, 10-11 October 2018, Amsterdam

After its sell-out debut last year, World Summit AI just announced its expansion to 6,000+ attendees and released additional tickets to accommodate for high demand.