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A brief overview of the Latin American and US AI ecosystems, highlighting differences in development stages, funding deployed, and major players and motifs. The presentation will reveal how the US builds the "scale machine" through foundation models, infrastructure, and outsized funding, while Latin America acts as ‘the problem solver,’ applying AI to local, high-friction problems.
Why is Silicon Valley the world's most important innovation ecosystem? What distinguishes it from other regions driving technological development? An analytical framework is discussed from a mesoeconomic perspective to identify the critical factors that explain the functioning of the world's leading technological hub, centered in the Bay Area, in a geoeconomic space encompassing the cities of San Francisco, San Jose, Fremont, and Berkeley.
Career changing could be very risky but many of the most successful careers are built on bold pivots. In tech, this is especially true. For immigrants navigating the fast-paced world of Silicon Valley, the journey comes with unique challenges, and extraordinary opportunities. We’ll explore how to pivot into new roles, uncover your true strengths, and break free from career paths you’ve outgrown.
