Berkeley Forward: Conversations on AI - Democratizing AI Through Platforms

How have software platforms transformed who can learn and build with artificial intelligence? Join us for a conversation exploring how modern tools have made AI more accessible to students, engineers, and novice learners. We’ll reflect on what the landscape looked like before these innovations, how it has evolved, and where it’s headed next.

Featuring insights from leading voices who helped shape this transformation — Professor Ion Stoica (UC Berkeley Professor; Co-Founder of Databricks, Chatbot Arena, and other democratizing platforms), Dr. Fernando Pérez (Creator of Jupyter Notebook; UC Berkeley Associate Professor), and Darren Kimura (CEO of AI Squared; VC Founder and Inventor of MicroCSP). The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Napoleon Paxton (Chief Innovation Officer at AI Squared; UC Berkeley lecturer).

Join us to explore the past, present, and future of accessible AI innovation.

Light refreshments will be available.