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Frontiers # 1: MIT Sloan Review Brasil Event Discusses Artificial Intelligence

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2025 5:34 am
by zakiyatasnim
Two women are in the entrance hall. The room is composed of tables adorned with a round aquarium full of water.

It’s surrounded by natural white flowers that contrast with the black lining that covers the furniture. Jazz and blues songs fill the room, featuring a velvety female voice.

Those who are present are eager to hear what the leaders who will take the stage have to say about the technology that’ll change everything.

The scene looks like part of a fictional world, but it’s the setting of Frontiers #1, an event created by MIT Sloan Management Review Brazil.

The event took place in the Plural room at Tomie Ohtake Institute, in São Paulo. Designed in 2001, the building was created to host national and international fine arts, architecture, and design exhibitions.

The idea behind the event was to promote an 8-hour knowledge exchange. The theme of Frontiers, the first in its history, was artificial intelligence.

A group of executives and researchers were carefully selected and invited to speak and participate in round tables.

The audience, who sat in classic wooden chairs with cream-colored uk cell phone number list padding, was also very select. Managers, directors, and decision-makers were all keen to understand more about AI and its applications.

The topic is also part of the first printed issue of MIT Sloan Management Review Brazil. Its articles bring discussions from experts in the AI field, and the event was conceived as an extension of such content.

Structured as a live magazine by Carlos Júlio, who played the role of Master of Ceremonies, Frontiers #1 brought several high-level discussions to the audience.

Do androids dream? The beginning of Frontiers #1
The morning speeches included several quotes from great contemporary and modern thinkers and entrepreneurs.

From Philip K. Dick to Henry Ford, the speakers were aware of how the audience saw Artificial Intelligence even before their presentations.

Answers from a survey sent to attendees before the event came back with valuable insights.

The replies to the questions provided information on how those companies handle technological innovations. We got to learn a few statistics, such as: