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Zack Kass's talk challenges us to rethink the narrative around technological progress, innovation, and impact- through the lens of historical events.
His talk explores how we can become an active participant in the future that delivers more agency, dignity, and time. Zack Kass has spent more than sixteen years at the forefront of artificial intelligence.
As Head of Go-to-Market at OpenAI, he led the teams responsible for sales, partnerships, and customer success, turning the company’s cutting-edge research into real-world business solutions, and growing revenue from millions to billions.
Since then he has advised more than 500 of the Global 5000, taught at University of Virginia and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and published his first book, an international bestseller, The Next RenAIssance: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential.
His mission is to ensure everyone can be an active participant in future that delivers more agency, dignity, and time. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
Zack Kass's talk challenges us to rethink the narrative around technological progress, innovation, and impact- through the lens of historical events.
His talk explores how we can become an active participant in the future that delivers more agency, dignity, and time. Zack Kass has spent more than sixteen years at the forefront of artificial intelligence.
As Head of Go-to-Market at OpenAI, he led the teams responsible for sales, partnerships, and customer success, turning the company’s cutting-edge research into real-world business solutions, and growing revenue from millions to billions.
Since then he has advised more than 500 of the Global 5000, taught at University of Virginia and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and published his first book, an international bestseller, The Next RenAIssance: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential.
His mission is to ensure everyone can be an active participant in future that delivers more agency, dignity, and time. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
