Tom Gruber

Co-Founder Of Siri Inc. & TED Speaker Whose Speech Has Been Viewed Over 2 Million Times

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Tom's official speaking topics are listed below:

  • Superhuman Potential: The Promise of Humanistic AI
  • How to Build the Future: Practical Principles for Startup Founders 
  • AI, Big Data and Humanity: Risks and Opportunities
  • Semantic Computing: It's Actually Here. What Will You Do With It?
  • The Generation That Will Save The Ocean
  • Colourful Lives: Photographic Stories from the Ocean

"Tom Gruber is the rare practitioner who can lucidly explain how things work - and what they mean for us. His understanding of the social impacts of digital innovation is built from the ground up and he brings to the stage an unusual insight into AI and a strong sense of how designers and engineers can change digital systems to better confront the ethical challenges that this new age poses. A passionate and profound observer of digital life, Tom is the first rank of public speakers on emerging technologies and how humans can manage them for maximum benefit" - Mark, Editor & Publisher, Willamette Week, Founder, TechfestNW

  • 2022 - Advisor of Beneficial Machines
  • 2020 - Member of the Board of Advisors for EverQuote
  • 2020 - Board Member & Advisor of Cognizer Inc
  • 2020 - Advisor of TRU LUV
  • 2019 - Strategic Advisor of Video.io
  • 2019 - Chief AI Strategy Officer of Sherpa.ai
  • 2019 - Founder & CTO of LifeScore Music
  • 2019 - Board Member & Advisor of Cognixion
  • 2019 - Scientific Advisor of the Center for Humane Technology
  • 2019 - Advisor of Ocean Plastics Leadership Network
  • 2019 - Technical Advisor of Mindstrong
  • 2019 - Scientific Advisor of Robin Healthcare
  • 2018 - Founder of Humanistic AI
  • 2017 - Director of Deep HOPE
  • 2015 - Advisor of Ocean Elders
  • 2010 - Head of Siri Advanced Development Group for Apple
  • 2008 - Founder, CTO & VP of Design for Siri Inc
  • 2007 - Founder & CTO of Knowledge Collaboration Design
  • 2007 - Technical Advisor of Internet Archieve
  • 2006 - Technical Advisor of Radar Networks
  • 2006 - Technical Advisor of OpenYear
  • 2006 - Technical Advisor of Powerset
  • 2005 - Technical Advisor of OurStory
  • 2005 - Co-Founder & CTO of RealTravel.com
  • 2004 - Co-Founder & Chief Scientist for Consider Solutions
  • 2004 - Advisory Board Member of Socialtext
  • 2004 - Strategic Consultant of Idbias
  • 2003 - Chief Architect, Collaboration & Portal Products for Vignette
  • 1995 - Founder & CTO of Intraspect Software
  • 1989 - Research Scientist of Stanford University