This Week in AI
Published by O'Reilly Media, Inc.
From headlines to hands-on: AI news, demos, and the roadmaps to modernize your workflows
New tools, agents, breakthroughs. . .and yes, the occasional scandal. The AI frontier is expanding so rapidly that it’s nearly impossible to keep up. The biggest challenge? Filtering the weekly surge of innovation to extract the signal from the noise. Join us every Monday to cut through the chaos with our definitive weekly briefing. We pack a full hour of value into 30 high-intensity minutes, delivering breaking AI news, live technical demos, and expert "Intelligence Briefs" from the front lines. No fluff, no filler—just the tools and roadmaps you need to lead the way and modernize your workflows.
What you’ll learn and how you can apply it
- Stay current on the latest breakthroughs and architectural shifts reshaping AI.
- Get hands-on with cutting-edge tools and streamlined agentic workflows.
- Pick out high-impact innovations from the hype to make smarter tech decisions.
This live event is for you because...
- You’re an AI-curious professional looking to bridge the gap between AI headlines and practical daily productivity.
- You’re an AI engineer or agent builder who wants to hone your competitive edge through direct exposure to the newest tools and workflows.
- You’re an AI strategist or leader focused on navigating architectural changes and prioritizing what actually moves the needle.
Prerequisites
- Come with your questions
- Have a pen and paper handy to capture notes, insights, and inspiration
Schedule
The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.
Mondays at 7:00am PT / 10:00am ET
- Interactive discussion and Q&A (30 minutes)
Your Hosts and Guests
Vicki Reyzelman
Vicki Reyzelman is a senior solutions engineer at Akamai, where she helps organizations around the globe protect and secure their online applications. She’s worked extensively in the fields of cloud integration, security, API ecosystems, and software development and has written dozens of blog posts and articles on technology solutions to business problems and on technology trends for e_Week_ magazine. She’s also a patent holder for a search assistant technology at Yahoo! Vicki holds an AI certificate from MIT, an MBA from Georgia State University and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Kennesaw State University.
Eric T. Freeman
Eric Freeman is a computer scientist, technology writer, and entrepreneur. Previously, he was a CTO at the Walt Disney Company. Eric’s most recent book, Head First Learn to Code, is a beginner’s guide to coding and computational thinking. Eric lives with his wife and young daughter in Austin, Texas. He holds a PhD in computer science from Yale University.
Christina Stathopoulos
Christina Stathopoulos is a global keynote speaker, award-winning educator, and the founder of Dare to Data on a mission to help individuals and corporations take the next step in their data and AI journey. After building a successful career at companies like Google and Waze, she shifted her focus to scaling impact through education, training, and product evangelism. Today, she’s trusted by an extensive client list of Fortune 500 and big tech organizations. Outside of her corporate work, Christina holds an adjunct faculty position at several universities, where she lectures and leads programs on data and AI for business. She’s also an outspoken ambassador for responsible AI and a voracious reader.