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will.i.am
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- Nine-time Grammy Award Winner: will.i.am has worked with icons like Michael Jackson and Kanye West, and sold millions of records with Black Eyed Peas.
- AI Innovator and Entrepreneur: Founder of FYI.AI and host of the first AI-powered radio show, he’s a leader in merging tech and creativity.
- Key Player in Beats by Dre™ Success: A founding stakeholder, he helped transform Beats into a global brand, leading to its $3 billion sale to Apple.
Biography
Meet will.i.am
Nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, actor, entrepreneur, philanthropist and AI innovator & futurist.
Despite being a prolific record producer & songwriter with credits for Michael Jackson, Kanye West, Lady Gaga; founding record label, signing LMFAO, Kelis; receiving nine Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy Award, Emmy Award; selling 9.4 million
singles with Black Eyed Peas; & judge on The Voice, music is not his sole identity anymore.
will.i.am is at the forefront of AI and and founder and investor of evolving technologies including the FYI Web 3.0 creativity & productivity tool.
His early work as Futurist and market opportunity spotter was with Beats Electronics. As a founding equity stakeholder in the company, will.i.am was instrumental in helping to transform Beats By Dre™ into a global consumer electronics brand. Beats Electronics was purchased by Apple in 2014 for US$3 billion.
will.i.am has helped create several implementations of artificial intelligence. He is the first artist to stream a song from the surface of Mars; the CEO & creating AI tech platform & app FYI.AI; host of the first radio show with an AI co-host (helping to conduct interviews with likes of Xzibit, Harvey Mason, Camila Cabello); and Intel’s Creative Innovation Director.
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Harmonizing Creativity, AI and The Evolution of Music.
will.i.am’s keynote discusses the intersection of tech and music, and the evolution and impact of AI on mainstream media. He makes the important distinction between imagination and regurgitation. We can’t let AI become a substitute for human imagination. We should treat it as a catalyst that unlocks our imagination.
Bringing along his own AI co-host, will.i.am discusses and demonstrates the future of technology in a new renaissance, with a global impact. He shares his hopes and hesitations about the future of technology and entertainment, and demonstrates live what AI can and can’t do for human creativity.
In his role as a futurist and creative advisor to multinational corporations, NGOs and academic institutions, he has teamed with Accenture, Apple, Gucci, IBM, Intel, JPMorgan Chase, Manpower Group, McDonald’s, Mercedes-AMG, Salesforce, Coca-Cola, Deutsche Telekom, Expo 2020 (Dubai). Calling AI “a new renaissance”, to prepare the youth for tomorrow, will.i.am has created a school program in Los Angeles with 400 robotics teams serving over 13,000 students. With a focus on promoting inclusivity in AI, Will is tired of waiting for tech companies to catch up on representation of BIPOC communities and the lack of in the technology space. His app creates collaborative project work with the help of various AI personalities (e.g. FYIona).
DJ & Performances: From private events to global audiences.
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