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Neil Jacobstein is on the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Faculty at Singularity University. He served as Chair of AI and President of Singularity. His work there focuses on the technical, business, and ethical implications of AI and other exponential technologies. Neil became a Reuters Research Fellow in the Digital Vision Program at Stanford University in 2006. He was a Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Stanford's Media X Program 2007-2022. He Chaired AAAI's 17th Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference, and has served as a technical consultant on AI research and development projects for: DARPA, NSF, NASA, NIH, EPA, DOE, the U.S. Army and Air Force, GM, Ford, Boeing, Applied Materials, P&G, Deloitte, and other organizations. Jacobstein was CEO of Teknowledge Corporation, a pioneering AI company. He worked as a graduate research intern in Alan Kay's Learning Research Group at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), and was a consultant in PARC's Software Concepts Group. Jacobstein has moderated many Aspen Institute Seminars, and is a founding member of the Aspen Institute New Zealand Board. Neil is a member of the 1999 class of Henry Crown Fellows. He is deeply interdisciplinary, and has served since 1992 as Chairman of the Institute for Molecular Manufacturing, a 501c3 nanotechnology R&D organization that has provided technical advice to the White House Office of Technology Policy, NIST, the Air Force, Foresight, and other organizations. Neil served 6 years at the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicines’ Committee on Earth and Environmental Studies. He was a founding Editorial Board Member of AAAS Science Robotics and reviewed technical papers there for 2 three year terms. Neil has served in a variety of executive and technical advisory roles for industry, NGOs, and government in the US and New Zealand.
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