Even with AI, people still the driving force of innovation

Had a great time at SXSW and I've been working with John Furrier and the team over at theCube for years so when I was asked to jump on stage at the IntelAi booth and kick off SXSW 2017 with John I jumped at the opportunity. Below is a write-up about our discussion including the video interview that I did around Artificial Intelligence and the future of work while wearing my Snapchat Spectacles. The dream of artificial intelligence has been alive for about as long as we have had computers, if not longer, and thanks to recent advancements in hardware and machine learning, that dream is now more real than ever. And it has potential not only as a business tool but as something that can benefit the entire human race, from curing cancer to improving life for the visually impaired. At this year's South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, Texas, one of the big trends was AI for social good, and Brian Fanzo (pictured), founder and chief executive of iSocialFanz LLC, sat down with theCUBE host John Furrier at the Intel AI Lounge to talk about the role of technology in today's socially conscious world.