A world-class basketball arena on a warm August morning in New York may be an odd choice of venue for a philosophy lesson, but when you're talking about AI, sometimes it's best to reference a 19th century approach to spiritual transformation. Trust me, it worked.
This year's AV/IT Summit, which was held on Aug. 1 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, started with a keynote address from Julian Phillips. You may remember him as our "Blueprint for Success" columnist from last year. He also has a regular gig, serving as managing director of XTG, the experimental technology division of AVI-SPL. His talk was about the synergistic relationship between AV and AI—but in typical Phillips fashion, his presentation was about much more than that.
