Everyone talks about AI, but what is it exactly? Are there different types of AI? Is it going to change the world overnight? Join Jefferson as he explores the fundamentals of AI, what AI needs to flourish while also dispelling the rumors, exploring the benefits and, more importantly, diving into the risks AI poses to itself and our ever connected world.

Meet Your Presenter: Jefferson Gardner

As a Certified Blockchain Expert and researcher, Jefferson is lauded as 'one of the biggest names in blockchain and AI' by international educational non-profit, Cryptochicks, and presented at their conference in Toronto with Ben Goertzel (Singularity Net) and Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum).

He has worked in ten industries and seven countries, consulting with foreign governments and large corporations in the areas of operations, strategy, marketing, automation, concept development and technology. Jeffersons focus has now turned to how advanced converging technologies will shape our future.

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