Boston Chapter of the IEEE Computer Society and GBC/ACM
7:00 PM, Thursday, 19 March 2026
MIT Room 32-G449 (Kiva) and online via Zoom
Takeaways from Davos on AI Trends: world models, physical AI and autonomous warfare
Paul Baier
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Indicate on the registration form if you plan to attend in person. This will help us determine whether the room is close to reaching capacity. We plan to serve light refreshments (probably pizza) before the talk starting at around 6:30 pm. Letting us know you will come in person will help us determine how much pizza to order.
We may make some auxiliary material such as slides and access to the recording available after the seminar to people who have registered. Abstract:
Paul Baier publishes an online (daily/weekly) newsletter about what's going on in the AI universe.
He was also a moderator for several panels in the Dome at Davos during the Imagination in Action event in January.
I had asked him to give a talk about his impressions from Davos, but I think he'll also include some more general comments about other things happening in the AI world.
He will also tell us about some of his recent work on the OpenClaw project and personal agents.
Bio:
Paul Baier is the CEO and principal analyst at GAI Insights. He is a seasoned software entrepreneur with two decades of experience and multiple exits. Related to AI, he was VP of Product at First Fuel Software, an enterprise AI company for 5 years. Mr Baier co-authored 3 articles about enterprise GenAI that were featured in Harvard Business Review. He was appointed an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School and is a Forbes contributor. He holds an MBA from Harvard and a BA from Kenyon College.
He was part of the Imagination in Action group that organized presentations in the Dome at Davos on AI and the future of Technology and also led some panels there. We are anxious to hear his impressions from the conference and what it all means.
Directions to 32-G449 - MIT Stata Center, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA: Please use the main entrance to the Stata Center at 32 Vassar Street (the entrance closest to Main street) as those doors will be unlocked. Upon entering, proceed to the elevators which will be on the right after passing a large set of stairs and a MITAC kiosk. Take the elevator to the 4th floor and turn right, following the hall to an open area; 32-G449 will be on the left. Location of Stata on campus map
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