Meet with Ken Stanley, Synergy dad of Bennett (Sun Room), a computer scientist expert on AI and Machine Learning as well as co-founder of Maven, a new kind of social network - a serendipity network - directly inspired by insights from open-endedness and Ken's book, Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned.

Ken will host a lively discussion about the potential of AI to help us unlock new creativity. Winning Synergy Parent Bidder will meet Ken at his Glen Park house and can bring two people—students or adults along.

Everyone will receive a signed copy of Ken's book, Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned & lunch will be served too!

Ken led the open-endedness team at OpenAI. Before that, he was Charles Millican Professor of Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. He was also a co-founder of Geometric Intelligence Inc., which Uber acquired to create Uber AI Labs, where he headed Core AI research.

He invented several popular AI algorithms, including Neuroevolution of Augmenting Topologies (NEAT), HyperNEAT, and novelty search, among many others.

Ken helped develop Chatgpt. The founder of Open AI credited Ken’s book as part of creating the company culture there.

Ken’s book link: Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective
He’s been a featured speaker for his book at various venues, including the Rhode Island School of Design. (RISD)

https://www.kenstanley.net/home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWIrXN-yy8g