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Alex Kantrowitz

Six bold predictions on the future of AI can help us thrive through the changes to come.

Reporter and Founder of Big Technology | Author of Always Day One | CNBC Contributor

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A new wave of artificial intelligence is upending business, education, the internet, and more—and there’s still no end in sight, says Alex Kantrowitz. Leaders who understand where this technology is headed will be uniquely able to position themselves and their companies to win in the AI future. Alex leans on his years of reporting and research—as the founder of Big Technology and author of Always Day One—to offer six bold predictions about the next developments in this tech, covering everything from the likely fall of an industry leader to a new product format that will take over. In fun, original, and revealing talks, he shares an AI roadmap that every organization must consider as it adapts to the new world of AI.

“Alex Kantrowitz is both thorough and critical while reminding us to remain optimistic about our future living alongside big tech.”—Scott Galloway, Bestselling Author of The Four and The Algebra of Happiness

Alex Kantrowitz is the founder of Big Technology, a leading independent media company with a 150,000-subscriber newsletter and a podcast with more than 1 million annual downloads. Alex has been covering artificial intelligence and AI bots since 2015, when he gained access to a limited Facebook experiment and dove deeply into the story. He’s since broken news and dissected major news events, helping audiences make sense of this fast-changing technology in plain English.

As the author of Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever, Alex reveals the inner workings of giants like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. He shares how they beat the competition—and how you can too. Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit, calls it “a must-read for anyone trying to understand how successful companies operate in the age of the tech giants, and anyone hoping to explore the secrets behind those giants’ dominance.”

Alex has held posts as a senior technology reporter at BuzzFeed News and a staff reporter at Ad Age. His work has been referenced by major publications across the board, from The New Yorker to The Wall Street Journal to Sports Illustrated. Business Insider named him one of their 54 most influential tech reporters. He’s a widely cited AI expert, a regular presence on CNBC, and a working reporter regularly unearthing fresh information. He’s a graduate of Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

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Speech Topics

ChatGPT and Generative AI

Six Bold Predictions on The Future of AIAnd What They Mean for You

The future of AI is full of possibility. With so many new technologies coming out every day, the future can also seem uncertain. But Big Technology author and podcast host Alex Kantrowitz has been following the tech industry for years now—and he says there are a few things we can predict. In this eye-opening, fast-paced talk, Alex shares his six research-backed predictions on the AI field.

Alex covers where true power is found in the AI field, which power player is destined to fade, the coming war over content rights, and plenty more. Drawing on a wealth of interviews with leaders inside Amazon, Meta, and the broader AI discipline, he offers an insider’s view of Silicon Valley and shares these bold but probable projections.

Innovation

Always Day OneHow the Tech Titans Plan to Stay On Top Forever

“Always Day One” is more than a mantra. It’s a way of life. At Amazon, the phrase is code for inventing like a start-up, and it’s embedded into the bedrock of the company’s culture. Day Two, warns Jeff Bezos, equals “stasis, followed by irrelevance, followed by excruciating, painful decline, followed by death.”

Unfortunately, most companies today operate from Day Two: they aggressively defend what they’ve already built, rather than continually reinventing themselves. Amazon and fellow tech titans Meta, Google, Apple, and Microsoft are the outliers. Despite their size and scope, they’ve stuck to the Day One mentality, prioritizing reinvention over tradition and collaboration over ownership. It may sound radical, but those who don’t act like it’s always Day One do so at their own risk.

Having conducted hundreds of interviews with everyone from Mark Zuckerberg to hourly wage workers, Alex Kantrowitz reveals the blueprint for sustainable success modeled by the world’s most powerful companies. In his scrupulously reported talk, he shows the way forward for everyone who wants to compete with—and beat—the titans.