From Models to Machines: Building AI That Actually Delivers with Ash Saxena

About this episode

Ash Saxena discusses his journey in building AI systems that enable robots to perform meaningful work.

From early experiments with dismantled electronics to building AI systems that power real-world machines, Ash Saxena has spent decades at the intersection of research, entrepreneurship, and applied intelligence. Now, as Founder & Chief AI Officer of TorqueAGI, he is focused on one of the most ambitious challenges in technology: enabling robots to perform meaningful work in the physical world. Ash brings a rare depth of experience, from his PhD work at Stanford alongside Andrew Ng to found...

People in this episode

Host: Greg Toroosian

Guest: Ash Saxena

Topics covered

• AI
• robotics
• entrepreneurship
• technology
• applied intelligence

Keywords

• AI systems
• robotics
• entrepreneurship
• applied intelligence
• TorqueAGI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TorqueAGI, Stanford

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