The Tel Aviv University Alumni Organization Hosted Meir Brand – Vice President of Google Global
An Inspiring Alumnus: The Tel Aviv University Alumni Organization hosted Meir Brand, VP of Google Global and member of the management team of Google Europe. Brand is a graduate of the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Management at Tel Aviv University. He engaged in a one-on-one conversation with Assaf Gilad, Tech and Science Editor at Globes, also a graduate of the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Management at Tel Aviv University.
The event was held in the presence of Prof. Yael Steinhart, Dean of the Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University, who delivered the opening remarks, and Sigalit Ben Hayoun, Head of the Tel Aviv University Alumni Organization. Also in attendance were Anat Starik Dahan, Deputy CEO of the Setai, Herbert Samuel, and a member of the advisory board of the Tel Aviv University Alumni Organization; Tzipi and Avner Solel; and other alumni.
The discussion focused on business innovation, artificial intelligence, and breakthroughs in the global industry. Brand attended the event accompanied by his family and responded with great interest to numerous questions from the audience.
Meir Brand: "It is estimated that within 3–7 years, we will reach AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), which will surpass human cognitive capabilities. Even today, Google integrates AI into all its products, and the pace of innovation in this field is accelerating dramatically. The central question now is whether humans will be able to adapt to this rapid pace of change. AI is a neutral tool; its use for good or bad depends solely on us, the humans. At Google, we have established clear ethical guidelines for the use of AI tools, and we operate according to them out of reverence and a deep desire to do good for humanity and improve the world."
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