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Jun 2023
35m 39s

Hallucinating the future with Rahul Sood

Microsoft Alumni Network
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Artificial intelligence and the art of the possible

If you’re into AI and what’s possible, this latest episode of Beyond the Blue Badge will have you leaning in. Host T.A. McCann talks to Rahul Sood. Rahul is a serial entrepreneur who started the Bing Fund and eventually Microsoft Ventures while at the company. Founded and sold Unikrn, the world-class esports betting and entertainment media company. And now is the co-founder and CEO of Irreverent Labs, which is on the cutting edge of using generative AI, shares what they’re doing and how they plan to disrupt the way we make movies.

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