Key technologists from Digital Domain, Nvidia and Axle AI will discuss trends
axle ai, Inc will be partnering with Nvidia, Digital Domain and the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Association to host a panel at Santa Monica’s Expert Dojo the evening of August 19th. The panel consists of Darren Handler of Digital Domain’s Digital Humans group, Rick Grandy from Nvidia, and Sam Bogoch, CEO of axle ai. The event is from 6:30-8:30pm at Santa Monica’s Expert Dojo (located in the Santa Monica Place mall, directly across from the 3rd Street Promenade), and drinks and snacks will be provided. Signup is at https://tinyurl.com/ai819la ; admission is $20 in advance, $30 at the door.
About the Event: The $15 billion AI industry is taking hold in Hollywood transforming every aspect of the media and entertainment business.
Trend watchers are projecting large impacts on the world economy for AI and machine learning technology, with estimates as high as $15 billion worldwide. One of the segments where AI’s impact is starting to be felt is the media industry, partly because video and other media files, as well as their searchable metadata, are already ripe for analysis by AI algorithms. Online providers such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime are already using AI-driven recommendation engines to suggest content to their subscribers. Add in the huge universe of ad tech, where consumption and viewership are closely analyzed and fed back into the content being provided, and you can see that an end-to-end AI revolution in media is already underway.
Our panel of seasoned media technology executives will cover the current state of the art of AI in media, discuss where things are headed, and provide their thoughts during an open exchange with audience members. Panelists:
Sam Bogoch, CEO, axle.ai – axle is one of the companies spearheading adoption of AI technology in the media space. The company’s software allows media teams to rapidly search and select relevant video content based on AI-driven transcription, face and object recognition, and powerful search tools. axle ai has over 550 customers worldwide including WB (the Ellen De Generis Show), Paramount, NBCU and Turner/CNN. Sam was previously Director of Product Management at Avid, overseeing its Interplay and Media Central product lines.
Rick Grandy, Senior Solutions Architect, NVidia – with over two decades of experience in visual effects including “Transformers 2”, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and over 30 motion pictures, Rick brings massive real-world experience to applying Nvidia technology to AI applications in media. NVIDIA‘s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world.
Darren Hendler, Director of Digital Domains' Digital Human Group – a 20+ year veteran of the visual effects industry, where he has contributed his talents to over 18 feature films. Most recently Darren completed work on Marvel’s Avengers: End Game (2019), where he was responsible for overseeing creature development as well as developing new technology to bring Thanos to life. Darren and his group are responsible for spearheading new technology to create photo-real creatures and digital humans across all platforms.
- 5-6PM – early arrival and networking
- 6PM – cocktail reception, light refreshments
- 6:30PM – presentations (15 minutes each)
- 7:15PM – Question and Answer session
- 8-8:30PM – wrap-up and networking reception
Signup is at https://tinyurl.com/ai819la
“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
With a string of festival appearances across the globe, including CineGlobe at CERN (Switzerland/France), Oscar®... Read More