In this special episode of the Walker Webcast, we featured Marc Porat’s powerful keynote on the transformative role of artificial intelligence at the Walker & Dunlop Summer Conference.
Marc has spent his career at the intersection of technology and society, founding pioneering companies and anticipating the future of how we live and work. In this webcast, he shares his perspective on the exponential growth of AI and the exciting – and sometimes scary – possibilities shaping the next era of innovation.
Key Points In The Webcast:
00:00 Introduction
01:44 The digital landscape in the ‘90s
03:42 Using tech for the better and the paradigm shift
07:58 AI before vs. AI now
10:03 The birth of ChatGPT and what it can do
12:56 What is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?
14:12 The potential and fear of superintelligence
18:49 A life with superintelligence: Personal, business, and social
22:42 How AI can work as teachers, doctors, and lawyers
28:47 Having AI as a life coach
31:46 Dissecting discontinuities
32:51 Should we stop hiring people?
39:35 How robots are better at building things efficiently
41:41 The industries that can benefit from humanoids
44:12 How AI will intersect with human life
48:09 Who is building superintelligence and why?
52:04 The geopolitical power of artificial intelligence
53:16 Quantum computing is here
56:10 New fission, cheap energy, and its uses
59:44 The state of the China AI tech stack and what it means
01:03:22 Humanity’s Last Exam: Which LLMs have passed?
01:05:50 Building but no set boundaries for AI
01:07:04 Developing AI with human-like emotions
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