The Jagged Frontier of Machine Learning: Astonishingly Capable, but Surprisingly Brittle

​Join Samer Sabri (Software Engineer at Google) and Noah Landow (Founder & CEO of Macktez) for an informal, thought-provoking conversation about the real challenges shaping modern AI. Samer works on the front lines of machine learning at Google, with deep experience navigating both the technical and human hurdles of building large language models and intelligent systems. We’ll explore the balance between what today’s AI gets spectacularly right, and where it still falls short. 

​Why can these tools write poetry or code in an instant, yet stumble over the simplest logic? What hidden factors define these strengths and weaknesses? Are they just growing pains, or clues to a deeper structure of machine intelligence? 

​This event is designed for a general audience interested in the practical realities of AI development. Samer and Noah will lead a grounded discussion covering what "super intelligence" means today, why it's so hard for AI to retain old knowledge while learning new information, and the journey of taking AI from an academic concept to a reliable, global product, drawing on Samer's unique experience from YouTube’s Trust & Safety organization to his engineering role at Google. This conversation offers an accessible look at how the intelligent systems we use every day are designed and maintained. Join us for this conversation at the Macktez office, after work, over light snacks and sips.

Event Structure
We ask that guests arrive between 7-7:30 pm to minimize disruption during the talk.

7 pm - Doors open, opportunity to mingle over snacks and sips with other attendees
7:30 pm - Guests take their seats for the talk
8:15 pm - Informal mixer resumes

On Attendance
We have a limited capacity (and often have a long waitlist!). If your plans change, please update your registration so someone else can join.

A bit about Macktez, and why we host this series
Macktez is a technology consultancy collaborating with organizations going through dynamic change. 

​Our goal is to form a lasting partnership between our team and our clients, so we can anticipate their technology challenges and help them navigate growth, disruption, and other evolving conditions.

​Each event in our Tête-à-Tech series is an opportunity to explore a specific cultural, scientific, historical, and personal issue. We fire at the synapses that connect each topic to other fields of interest and to our individual lives. And we do so in a comfortable environment to facilitate conversation that can be casual, surprising, and illuminating.

To learn more, visit us at macktez.com.