Thread by @jowyang

1/ 🤖 I attended a milestone moment in AI movement, "Woodstock of AI" last night in SF, and it's clear that AI is about to accelerate.

Let me show you my front row view in the rocketship: 🚀

#WoodstockAI #ai

2/ About me: I've experienced many tech cycles and can spot signs of a new movement. The AI revolution is emerging with the right elements: energy, market conditions, tech, user adoption, and narratives. 🔥

3/ Last night: "Woodstock of AI," a meetup for open-source AI, challenging the idea of a single corporate monopoly. Social media buzz led to 3 venue changes, finally landing at SF's large Exploratorium on the waterfront. 🌉

hosted by @ClementDelangue

4/ 5k attendees – builders, devs, entrepreneurs – all gathered to drive AI forward. Cocktail tables for demos, networking, and investors. The energy was reminiscent of Web 2.0 mass meetups ⚡

See @emmanuel_2m showcase generative art

5/ This week, 1k signed a global petition for a 6-month AI moratorium, including notable figures, but 5k showed up IRL to build.

futureoflife.org/open-letter/pa…

6/ Read that alarming TIME article about AI threatening humanity? 🌍 I've contemplated and meditated on it, and here's the deal...

time.com/6266923/ai-eli…

7/ Stopping AI would require global regulation. If not, devs will flock to unrestricted countries. We saw this with Web3. 🌐

pic: demo tables scattered thru event showcase the next-gen builders

8/ SF remains the epicenter of the AI movement. Pandemic slowed things down, but the nexus of emerging tech continues in SF. More events, meetups, and builders are exploding in the region. 🐝

pic: LLaMas greeted attendees.

9/ To avoid obsolescence, we must embrace AI! Understand it, use it, adopt it. I've helped companies transition before and will do it again. 🤝

Pic: @huggingface greeted folks, the icon for an open source AI repo.

10/ Andrew Ng, @AndrewYNg famed AI pioneer, gave an impromptu lecture on AI and engaged the attendees. Every movement has its heroes! 🦸

11/ To get a deeper look into this space, follow the @cerebral_valley Twitter account, leading the charge in SF. Also, follow @benparr , co-founder of Octane AI, for key insights!

used gpt4 to help create this thread

📣 #FollowTheLeaders #WoodstockOfAI #TheAIRevolution

12/ This event was organized in just one week. It was one of the largest tech popup events, ever.

13/ Summary:
-AI has birthed, starting “Boom” phase
-AI Battle: open-source vs Big tech
-Ethical concerns are high
-Regulators will be behind
-Expect more pop ups, which result in instantly generated companies.
-Thousands of AI startups will launch
-SF is the epicenter of AI… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…