Discovery Series, Cool Talks in Cool Places
Location: EY is hosting this event on the 1100 floor of the Madison Centre - 920 5th Ave, Seattle 98104.
What does it mean for a machine to truly understand the world — not just through language, but through sight?
Today's most advanced AI systems can write, summarize, and reason with words. But when it comes to the visual world — understanding space, objects, and relationships — they still fall short in surprisingly fundamental ways.
Dr. Ranjay Krishna is working to close that gap. An Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, Dr. Krishna's research explores how machines might learn to think visually — not just recognize images, but reason through them. His work introduces new approaches like visual sketching and integrates visual reasoning directly into language models, opening up new possibilities for how AI understands and interacts with the physical world.
About the Discovery Series: designed to bring together the state's preeminent researchers, innovative leaders, and elected officials who want to stay on top of important advancements being made in our state, each Discovery Series program includes lunch, networking time, a Q&A session, and an opportunity to meet the speaker.
Agenda
11:30 am to 12 pm - Lunch
12 pm to 12:40 pm - Presentation
12:40 pm to 1 pm - Audience Q&A