Announcing the complete AI Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

AI — the tech that's everywhere and touching everything — keeps evolving at a pace that’s surprising even in an industry where change is just about the only constant. It’s complicated, unregulated, thrilling and unnerving all at once.

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, we’re dedicating a day and a stage to this galloping industry — and today we’re announcing that the AI Stage agenda is 100% complete! (Go here for the full Disrupt agenda.)

You’ll hear from heads of major companies pivoting to AI, smaller startups determined to change the status quo, skeptics questioning its ethics, and investors looking to back winners. Do we even know what winning at AI looks like yet?

The complete AI Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

Big Fish, Little Pond: Can Investors Make 10-Figure AI Valuations Pay Off in Markets No One Is Sure Exist?

Everyone seems to have agreed that AI will revolutionize tech, but so far the kind of revenue and deals that would justify billion-dollar valuations are scarce. How do venture capitalists and institutional investors envision the next few years playing out — and paying out?

With Miles Grimshaw, general partner, Benchmark; Sonya Huang, partner, Sequoia Capital; and Saam Motamedi, partner, Greylock.

Stronger, Faster . . . Safer? Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei on Letting AI Find Its Best Self

Is it possible for AI to be built ethically, to operate safely, yet remain useful and perhaps even profitable? Anthropic aims to thread this needle by moving slow and avoiding breakage — and it has raised hundreds of millions to do so. Co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei speaks about taking on the most complex software ever attempted with one hand tied behind his back.

With Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO, Anthropic.

The Next AI Evolution Moves into Your Hands

Thousands of generative AI applications have bloomed over the past year, with large language models (LLMs) gaining the most buzz. In the next year, many of those applications will start to run on phones and PCs rather than in the public cloud. Join Qualcomm’s Alex Katouzian and partners to find out when and how generative AI will shift to devices in your hands, and what applications are likely to make the first move.