Introducing the Ultimate AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

We’re excited to announce that our dedicated AI stage program presented by Google Cloud at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is complete and able to launch! It joins fintech, SaaS, and space as other industry-focused stages — all under one big roof.

We couldn’t do TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 with out a deep dive into all points of AI. So without further ado, here’s our final plan for the AI ​​Stage, which can happen all day on Wednesday, October 30. As a classic TechCrunch stage, we’ve got a few of the industry’s emerging powerhouses like Perplexity, Meta, Hugging Face, and Zoox, alongside academics, thought leaders, and our partners like Nebius AI, MongoDB, HP, and Thomson Reuters.

AI Stage program at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

How Generative AI Is Flooding the Web with Disinformation

with Imran Ahmed (CCDH), Brandie Nonnecke (UC Berkeley) and Pamela San Martin (Supervisory Board)

As generative AI tools turn out to be more widely available—and cheaper and even free to make use of—they’re being misused by a spread of actors, including state actors, to create deepfakes and spread disinformation online. In this session, we’ll hear from experts about the varieties of deepfakes currently circulating online and a few possible ways to combat this threat.

“Open” or “Closed” AI — is one really higher?

with Ali Farhadi (Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence), Irene Solaiman (Face hugging), and Shane Witnov (Finish)

There’s a war raging in the AI ​​industry between advocates of open-source AI models—models released under a permissive license that may be tuned and reused across applications—and closed-source models, or models locked behind paid services and APIs. Is one approach higher than the other? The answer isn’t as straightforward because it might sound.

AI Cloud Race: What’s Happening Behind the Scenes

with Roman Chernin (Nebius AI)

The rapidly growing AI market will not be only giving rise to latest AI startups, but additionally fostering the emergence of specialised providers. The competition between cloud providers in the AI ​​space is fierce. Roman will discuss how Nebius is doing on this race, what’s driving the company’s rapid growth, and what it takes to support AI innovators.

AI on Wheels with Zoox

with Jesse Levinson

Before generative AI became mainstream, the burgeoning autonomous vehicle technology industry was home to many machine learning and AI experts. Zoox Co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson, who has been on the subject for a decade, is now preparing Amazon’s autonomous vehicle company for its next big adventure.

Navigating the Legal and Ethical Minefield of Artificial Intelligence

with Aleksandra Pedraszewska (ElevenLabs), Sarah Myers West (AI now), Jinna Zhang (Tsar)

The explosion of AI has created latest ethical dilemmas and exacerbated old ones, while lawsuits are pouring in left and right. This threatens each latest and established AI corporations, in addition to the creators and employees whose work powers the models. A panel of experts on AI, copyright, and ethics weighs in on this complex and rapidly evolving issue.

What does artificial intelligence management appear to be today, tomorrow and in the future?

with Elizabeth Kelly (US Department of Commerce) and Scott Wiener (California Senate)

AI advances at a breakneck pace, but how briskly is just too fast? In this focus, US AI Safety Institute Director Elizabeth Kelly and California State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), architect of California’s controversial AI safety bill SB 1047, discuss the must balance AI innovation with safeguards.

From Search Engines to Knowledge Engines: Perplexity Moves Towards an AI-Enabled Web

with Aravind Srinivas (Embarrassment)

Perplexity’s AI-powered search engine could also be the next step in how we interact with the web and knowledge on the whole—or it might not. But the company is actually risking every part to make that future a reality, even when it does cause a number of irritations along the way. Hear how the CEO plans to tackle all comers on this latest tech category.

But is it art? The evolving role of generative AI in music and video production

with Amit Jain (Forward AI), Mikey Shulman (sunny) and Kakul Srivastava (Tangle)

Generative AI is increasingly capable of making video, music, and other media on demand. But who actually wants it, and why? This panel of AI startups will discuss the growing markets for generative media and the way they will serve them without harming or displacing the artists they supposedly empower.

About TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is the place to seek out innovation at every stage of your startup journey. Whether you’re a first-time founder with a revolutionary idea, a seasoned startup seeking to scale, or an investor in search of the next big thing, TechCrunch Disrupt offers unparalleled resources, connections, and expert insights to assist your enterprise thrive. More than 10,000 startup, tech, and VC leaders will attend this 12 months’s event October 28–30 at Moscone West in San Francisco.

We can’t wait to listen to from these AI leaders at this 12 months’s show. Get your tickets here before prices go up at the door.