AUSTIN, Texas — The first World AI Summit is happening in Austin.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is growing at a very fast pace. The goal of the World AI Summit is to help close the knowledge gap for business owners and any professional looking to use AI to increase efficiency.
Co-founder Joshua Pellicer said there are 18 expert speakers from around the world and hands-on workshops. They will discuss a wide range of topics, and Pellicer himself plans to talk about how he used AI to launch a business in just six hours.
Pellicer said AI gave him the idea for his app and everything else needed to make it happen. Within two weeks, he said he had an offer to buy the company.
"So anybody that has $20 a month and can pay for ChatGPT and knows how to ask the right questions, is going to be competing in every industry in the world coming up. And it's going to blow entire industries out of the water," Pellicer said.
He said he chose to host the first summit in Austin because it's a booming tech city.
According to Flatworld Solutions research, Texas already has over four AI jobs for every 100,000 residents and that number is growing daily.
The summit is going on at Brazos Hall until June 8, but ticket sales end June 7.
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