What Will Usher in the Next Renaissance with Zack Kass, Author & Former OpenAI GTM Lead

About this episode

Zack Kass discusses the potential of AI to drive the next Renaissance and its implications for businesses and healthcare.

It’s about time for the next age of human flourishing. Will AI get us there? Today, we're talking to Zack Kass, author and former OpenAI Go-to-Market Lead. We discuss why AI will likely cure cancer before autonomous vehicles dominate our roads, how mid-market and family-owned businesses can survive the AI consolidation wave, and why the future of AI is invisible infrastructure rather than apps. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Zack Kass, check out his website here. To learn more about Zack's latest venture, Korza, check out their website here.

People in this episode

Guest: Zack Kass

Topics covered

• AI
• business
• healthcare
• technology
• infrastructure
• Renaissance

Keywords

• AI
• cancer
• autonomous vehicles
• invisible infrastructure
• mid-market businesses
• family-owned businesses

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Korza

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