“Women Shaping the Next Wave of AI. On October 9, 2026, during SF Tech Week, Women X brought researchers, technology leaders, and founders to the SF LGBT Center for two panels, on AI research and on building AI in the real world. Speakers from Google, Microsoft Research, Salesforce AI Research, UCLA, the University of Michigan, and TRIPP took the stage, and the evening ended in open networking.”
Speakers took part in a personal capacity.
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· VENUE SPONSORED BY SF LGBT Center Panel I · AI Research & Technical LeadershipPanel II · Building AI in the Real World: Infrastructure, Agents & Autonomous Systems
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