TechCrunch Disrupt Side Event: Voices from the Future of Humane AI - Short Docu Screening & Panel
Join us for an intimate screening of our documentary short (8-12 minute) featuring AI researchers, cognitive scientists, and innovative builders who are reimagining how we develop artificial intelligence as an official side event during TechCrunch Disrupt.
This isn't your typical tech panel—it's a glimpse into a movement of interdisciplinary thinkers challenging the dominant Silicon Valley narrative. We'll have a short panel afterwards, featuring some of the folks captured in the film:
Danielle Perszyk, cognitive scientist for Amazon's AGI lab, who will moderate the panel
Erika Anderson, founder of Building Humane Tech
Joel Lehman, Research Associate, University of Oxford
Phoebe Yao, founder & CEO, Pareto.ai
Deniz Birlikci, AI Agents @ Amazon's AGI Lab
Our film captures candid conversations with frontier lab researchers, academics, and technologists exploring what happens when we prioritize humanity in AI development. Witness how diverse voices are shaping a more thoughtful approach to our technological future.
After the screening, engage with those featured in the film through an informal panel. Then join facilitated discussions to connect with like-minded builders to see how you can contribute to ongoing projects in humane technology. Whether you're an engineer questioning your company's direction, a researcher with fresh frameworks, or simply someone who believes technology should serve humanity—this is your community.
We're providing dinner and drinks at the friendliest food park in town: in Mission Bay, near OpenAI. You can even roast s'mores over the fire pit.
Join us at 5:30pm for networking; screening begins at 6:00pm sharp, followed by the panel & QA.
Building Humane Tech's event is organized and operated solely by Building Humane Tech (not TechCrunch Media LLC, nor any of its affiliates or brands, including TechCrunch).
Huge thanks to our gold sponsor, Amazon Science, for supporting this event and the documentary.
👉 Guidelines: We are committed to creating a welcoming environment. All attendees are expected to adhere to our community guidelines, found here.
👉 By attending this event, you consent to being photographed and to having non-attributed insights shared in post-event acknowledgments, etc.