We are witnessing the largest concentration of investment in a single technology in modern history.
Speaker
Jeremy Dalton
Agenda
6.30pm - Hybrid event starts
8.00pm - Presentation ends with networking and refreshments for those attending at the BCS London office
9.00pm - Event close
Synopsis
We are witnessing the largest concentration of investment in a single technology in modern history. The assumption underpinning this bet is that AI is categorically different. This talk challenges that assumption. Transformative innovation has always emerged from convergence: the collision of ideas, techniques, and technologies from unrelated domains. The printing press combined winemaking, metallurgy, and chemistry. The telescope emerged when glassmaking met spectacle craftsmanship. Surgical stitching borrowed from seamstresses and leatherworkers. This talk makes the case for convergent thinking: not against AI, but against the mindset that mistakes one ingredient for an entire meal.
About the speaker
Jeremy Dalton - Founder, XRHQ.com Jeremy Dalton leads XRHQ.com, an AI-powered community platform providing intelligence on emerging tech deployments worldwide. Previously, he established PwC’s global immersive technologies practice, leading over 150 projects across 50 countries. He has co-authored research published at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), and his insights have been cited by the World Economic Forum, Citigroup, and The Economist. Jeremy is an international speaker and author of business technology books translated into Chinese, German, and Korean. He currently advises venture capital firm FOV Ventures on AI, robotics, and spatial computing investments.
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