Inside DC’s AI expo, industry leaders discuss same fears held by many

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An artificial intelligence expo in D.C. is hosting leaders of the industry who are discussing many of the same fears about the technology held by people outside tech circles.

An artificial intelligence expo in D.C. is hosting leaders of the industry.(WTOP/John Domen)

An artificial intelligence expo in D.C. is hosting leaders of the industry who are discussing many of the same fears about the technology held by people outside tech circles.

The AI+ Expo is free for anyone to attend and hosted by a think tank called the Special Competitive Studies Project. It’s filled with tech startups, defense contractors and a wider range of companies using AI in all sorts of ways.

And one topic of frequent discussion on the many stages and in conference rooms is the impact the technology is having on jobs.

“This is a problem that we need to be taking seriously as a leadership issue,” said Miriam Vogel, president and CEO of Bethesda, Maryland-based EqualAI, which focuses on policy and governance of the technology.

“It’s something I feel very strongly and something we talk about a lot.”

Vogel referred to AI as a general purpose tool and said it’s “not something happening to” people, but something people can engage with in their families and workplaces.

Arun Gupta, CEO of the NobleReach Foundation, a Tysons, Virginia-based nonprofit promoting public service to tech workers, spoke not just about jobs, but about how AI will influence careers.

He said he believes young people are likely to…

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