Zen & AI — What a Zen Physicist Sees: An Evening of Exchange with Oliver Zahn

​🤖 Join us for our ongoing AI series!

​Part of Zen Work Lab - a community exploring Zen and working life in Silicon Valley.

​This month, our guest speaker is Oliver Zahn, a physicist who previously led research at UC Berkeley’s Center for Cosmological Physics and later served as Head of Data Science at Google. He is currently building a new AI company. A lifelong Zen practitioner, Oliver brings a rare perspective at the intersection of deep practice and technological innovation.

​Oliver will talk about how his practice of zen shaped his vision of AI and how AI can be used for benefits of mankind.

​The evening includes:

​🧘 A 10min silent meditation

​🎤 A guest talk introducing the evening’s theme

​💬 A group discussion

​🍵 A relaxed tea and snack time to connect in a warm, welcoming space

​Join us at Kannon Do Zen Meditation Center, a historic space that has quietly welcomed some of the Valley’s most iconic minds, including Steve Jobs.