AI, A technology without an alternative at Disrupt Asia, Sri Lanka’s Premier Startup Conference and Innovation Festival on 11th August 2018

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Disrupt Asia is Sri Lanka’s first ever startup conference started in the year 2016 which creates a platform to share ideas and experience with new and budding entrepreneurs etc. This year, I was  given the opportunity to speak at this event as a Panelist on Ai, we spoke on the below areas & trends.

- What exactly is new in modern Ai , Is it just a buzz word ?
- Real world business Applications of Ai
- Risks of AI and the ethics of it
- How applicable is this in the local context – for tech companies and business.





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