LOCATION ADDRESS (Hybrid meeting: In-person and Zoom/YouTube)
In-person at Perkins Coie LLP, 3150 Porter Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Online on Zoom
[https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/98616848966?pwd=VThodC9qMUJYdVRaNWVhZGQrZzJkUT09](https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/98616848966?pwd=VThodC9qMUJYdVRaNWVhZGQrZzJkUT09)
On YouTube:
[https://youtube.com/live/DS5a9-ReQ4s](https://youtube.com/live/DS5a9-ReQ4s?feature=share)
AGENDA
6:30 Door opens, Pizza, snacks and networking (we invite honor system contributions)
7:00 SFBay ACM upcoming events, introduce the speaker
7:10 speaker presentation starts
8:15 – 8:30 finish, depending on Q&A
TALK DESCRIPTION
**Expert AI personas: democratizing knowledge access and personalization**
**Abstract**:
In the rapidly evolving field of Artificial Intelligence, the creation of AI personas has emerged as a transformative approach to personalization. This talk will delve into the innovative work done at[ Soopra.ai](http://soopra.ai/), where we enable individuals, specifically authors, educators, professors and thought leaders, to create an AI version of themselves (aka Soopra) which they own, control and can monetize. Leveraging our proprietary Soopra Personality Framework, we model knowledge and intelligence, speech and image, and psychology to enable you to create your Soopra. These personas not only enhance the digital experience by providing a 1:1 conversational format but also empower experts to scale their impact. We will discuss our journey, the challenges/problems solved, and the future potential of AI. Join us to explore how AI personas are democratizing access to experts and their knowledge.
**Bio:**
Praveena Dhanalakota, Founder and CEO Soopra.ai. With over a decade of experience in the AI space, Praveena has built the first chatbots for Wells Fargo and contributed to autonomous driving in collaboration with Nvidia and Daimler.
She has masters in international marketing and business from University of East London, and EMBA from Golden Gate University.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveenadhanalakota/
