A.I. and Society Conversation Series THE RACE TO CASH IN ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Conversation / Q&A with Gary Rivlin, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. Gary Rivlin is the author of AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence (March 2025), an exclusive, behind-the-scenes account of the world of AI development in Silicon Valley. Over the course of more than a year, Rivlin shadowed LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, whom the Wall Street Journal once called, “the most connected person in Silicon Valley.” Through Hoffman, Reid enjoyed access to numerous founders and venture capitalists during this pivotal moment in the evolution of AI technology. Rivlin has been writing about technology since the mid-1990s and the rise of the internet. Event is free and open to the public. Cosponsored by the UAlbany Honors College and the AI Plus Institute, UAlbany's hub for interdisciplinary AI research.

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