Second Brain AI Salon Online –01
AI Regulation Meets AI Startups: SB 942, the EU AI Act, and Building Responsible AI
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Founder Conversation with Bhaskar Deo, CEO & Co-founder of Verda AI
About the Event
As AI becomes more powerful, founders are facing a new challenge: how do we innovate while adapting to rapidly evolving AI regulations?
In this inaugural online edition of the **Second Brain AI Salon**, we'll be joined by **Bhaskar Deo**, CEO & Co-founder of Verda AI, for a live founder conversation exploring the intersection of AI innovation, regulation, and startup execution.
Our discussion was inspired by Bhaskar's thoughtful question about California's SB 942 and the EU AI Act. From there, we realized this is a conversation many founders, builders, and researchers are beginning to face.
Together, we'll discuss:
* What is changing with AI regulation?
* How might SB 942 and the EU AI Act affect AI startups?
* How can founders balance rapid innovation with responsible AI?
* Lessons from building an AI startup in today's changing landscape.
* Audience Q&A.
Whether you're building AI products, researching AI systems, or simply curious about where AI policy is heading, you're welcome to join us.
Featured Guest
Bhaskar Deo
Verda AI
CEO & Co-founder, Verda AI
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Science
Bhaskar is an AI founder working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and computer science. During this session, he'll share his perspectives on the future of AI regulation, startup building, and responsible innovation.
About the Hosts
The Second Brain AI Salon is hosted by Henry Kendall and Heidi (Jing) Wu, co-creators of The Second Brain: AI and the Practice of Scientific Thinking.
Together, they explore the future of AI, memory, agents, and human-AI collaboration while documenting their journey of building an AI startup in public from San Francisco.
Henry Kendall
Engineering • Rapid Prototyping • Technical Execution
A Silicon Valley engineer and entrepreneur with 30+ years of industry experience.
Heidi (Jing) Wu
Product Vision • Writing • Storytelling
An author and AI explorer documenting the startup journey through writing, videos, and the series Keeping Up with the Kendalls.
Join founders, engineers, researchers, and builders as we explore the next generation of intelligent systems.
Format
* 20-minute Founder Conversation
* 15-minute Audience Q&A
* Online via Zoom
Who Should Attend
* AI founders
* Engineers
* Product builders
* Researchers
* Investors
* Students interested in AI
* Anyone curious about the future of AI regulation