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Proof of Human: When everything can be generated, what makes it worth believing?

Hosted by distillery

When
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Where
FiDi
Format
Panel / Fireside Chat
Proof of Human: When everything can be generated, what makes it worth believing? artwork

/ About this event

AI can write the campaign, compose the soundtrack, design the product and predict the audience. It can create more content, in more formats, at greater speed than ever before.

But generation alone doesn’t create meaning. It doesn’t guarantee quality, earn trust or give people a reason to care.

Proof of Human is a provocative lunchtime exploration of the essential role people continue to play in an age of infinite creation.

Across six tightly directed provocations, leading voices from technology, culture, creativity and business will examine the human qualities that turn artificial possibility into meaningful impact - from taste and imperfection to trust, identity and imagination.

Featured speakers include Buffy Gorrilla, Podcast Producer and Journalist; Den Jones, Founder & CEO of 909Cyber; and Ennis Olson, Founder of Neuroconvergent Leadership—with more unexpected voices joining the conversation.

This isn’t another panel about what AI might do next. It’s a fast, challenging conversation about how human judgment, creativity and accountability make AI-generated work credible - and what we must remain responsible for as machines become more capable.

No panels. No product pitches. No definitive answers.

Just one essential question: If AI can generate almost anything, what turns it into something people believe?

This event is a part of #SFTechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.

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