The Currency analytics
By James Thorp
Tech leaders head to Napa Valley next month for a summit that could reshape how we think about AI control.
H2H, Affinidi, LF Decentralized Trust, and the Advanced AI Society are hosting the invite-only event.
Michael Casey gets straight to the point. He cofounded H2H and chairs the Advanced AI Society.
"Our AI agents must genuinely operate on our behalf," Casey said. The summit will show off tech that backs up human intentions when AI systems make decisions.
Glenn Gore runs Affinidi and he's worried about timing. "Privacy hasn't kept pace with AI deployment," Gore said.
The event happens right before the Linux Foundation Member Summit. That's not a coincidence.
Daniela Barbosa from the Linux Foundation thinks open-source standards matter for AI accountability. She's pushing for transparent rules that different AI systems can follow.
Big names are speaking too. Clay Shirky wrote books about how tech changes society. Jim Zemlin runs the Linux Foundation and knows open-source better than most people.
The summit's agenda packs in panel talks and hands-on workshops. Attendees get to test privacy tech and see identity solutions that plug into existing AI systems.
Gore's keynote digs into decentralized trust systems. He'll explain how these networks let AI agents and humans interact securely without giving up privacy.
The H2H Connect app demo should be interesting. Built on LF Decentralized Trust standards, it lets users manage professional connections without surveillance.
Scott Stornetta helped invent blockchain and he's talking AI governance. His session covers how blockchain's permanent records could track AI decisions.
Wendy Seltzer brings the legal perspective. She's spent years fighting for digital rights and knows how regulations actually get made.
Baratunde Thurston hosts the "Life with Machines" podcast and thinks about AI's cultural impact.
Jim Zemlin closes with open-source collaboration in AI development. The Linux Foundation runs initiatives that keep AI tech accessible and transparent.