Pulling Back the Curtain on Deep Learning, Neural Networks, and Gen AI at LA’s MOCA
Columbia University, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Innovation Ecosystem Builders Joy Fairbanks Columbia University, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Innovation Ecosystem Builders Joy Fairbanks

Pulling Back the Curtain on Deep Learning, Neural Networks, and Gen AI at LA’s MOCA

Machines imitating life and life imitating machines.

The Columbia Alumni Club of Southern California gathered a couple of weeks ago at MOCA | The Museum of Contemporary Art in the city of Angels.

We welcomed Columbia Business School Professor Daniel Guetta who gave a lively presentation of the inner workings of Deep Learning, Neural Networks, and Gen AI models.  A docent-led tour of MOCA’s impressive exhibit of human artists simulating machine produced images followed.

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Executing Change
Female Founders, Entrepreneurship, Innovation Ecosystem Builders, Startups, Venture Capital Joy Fairbanks Female Founders, Entrepreneurship, Innovation Ecosystem Builders, Startups, Venture Capital Joy Fairbanks

Executing Change

Great panel promoting women founders and capital allocators in the Batgirl Cave 🦇🏍💥 at Google in San Francisco!

I was joined on the panel by Laura Lucas, GP of L'ATTITUDE VENTURES, Joy Mbanugo, J.D., MAcc., CFO of CXAI (NASDAQ CXAI), Julie Castro Abrams, Managing Partner of How Women Invest/CEO How Women Lead, and Azin Radsan van Alebeek, Co-Founder and GP of Emmeline Ventures. Giselle Valdez Jackson, Executive Director in the Wells Fargo Tech Banking group was a terrific moderator as usual.

Topics discussed ranged from personal journeys as founders, operators, and investors to advice for everyone on the role they can play in facilitating and benefiting from a more inclusive economy.

CAN YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

For sure.

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