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I Went Inside Salesforce’s ‘First-Ever’ Summit On Prioritizing Inclusive AI

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Nov 4, 2024,08:27pm EST

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Yours truly attended Salesforce’s AI Equality Summit in downtown San Francisco.

Steven Aquino

Salesforce on Monday afternoon held what it billed as its “first-ever” AI Equality Summit at San Francisco’s Yerba Beuna Center for the Arts. The company invited me to attend and cover the event, with the offer of going backstage prior to kickoff to interview senior vice president and chief equality officer Alexandra Siegel. Siegel appeared onstage to introduce the Summit, which began with a panel discussion that examined, amongst other things, AI and awareness and the imperative to normalize the technology as it burrows deeper into our everyday lives.

Siegel, who lovingly goes by “Ally” and is back at Salesforce after leaving previously, emphasized she believes the Summit represents a “powerful opportunity” for the organization to “enroll underrepresented and marginalized communities” in espousing the potential of artificial intelligence to act as an empowering technology for underserved people.

In a sentiment that channeled what Dr. Victor [...]