In this eye-opening conversation, Nicole sits down with X Eyee, a renowned AI expert who brings a unique perspective to the artificial intelligence conversation. A high school dropout and self-taught coder, X has spent 17 years working at the forefront of AI development at companies like Microsoft, Google, and the Department of Defense. Now serving as CEO of AI consulting firm Malo Santo and Senior Policy Advisor at UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, X offers insights that bridge the gap between Silicon Valley innovation and real-world policy implications.
The conversation explores the dual nature of artificial intelligence - diving deep into both its transformative potential and its existential risks. X shares her experience navigating the complex world of responsible AI development while revealing the critical decisions that could determine our technological future.
From her military service in Afghanistan conducting data operations to becoming Microsoft's first blockchain ambassador, X brings a rare combination of technical expertise, policy knowledge, and real-world experience to this essential discussion. She even shares her candid advice on how she would guide Mark Zuckerberg and the Meta team on their AI strategy - insights that reveal the high-stakes conversations happening behind closed doors in Silicon Valley.
Whether AI will be humanity's greatest tool or its final mistake may depend on the choices we make today - and X Eyee is helping shape those decisions at the highest levels of tech and government, and teaching us how we can help shape our future as this new technology disrupts.