Kisson Lin to Join TechCrunch Sessions: AI

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Summary

Kisson Lin will join top AI leaders at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, discussing how AI can make teams more efficient. The event aims to provide crucial insights for AI developers and founders building an AI startup or planning to launch one.

Key Points

Kisson Lin's company Tanka powers an AI messenger with long-term memory that self-learns and evolves with teams.
Tanka's technology can save users equivalent of 111 workdays through the platform's AI-generated smart replies since its beta launch in October 2024.
The event will feature top AI leaders, including Anthropic co-founder Jared Kaplan, Databricks co-founder and UC Berkeley professor Ion Stoica, and DeepMind senior product manager Logan Kilpatrick.

Why It Matters

This event offers crucial insights for AI developers and founders building an AI startup or planning to launch one, helping them shape their strategic direction in the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem.

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