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The New ODSC AI West 2025 Schedule is LIVE!
300+ hours of cutting-edge AI and data science content are now ready for you. Dive into hands-on training, expert-led workshops, and groundbreaking keynotes to advance your AI expertise.
From Code Review to Everything Review: The Developer AI Revolution for All Knowledge Work
Discover how bringing the AI-driven productivity revolution from software engineering to all knowledge work by rethinking context management, specification-based workflows, and human-AI collaboration can be envisioned.
Context Engineering for AI Code Reviews: Fix Critical Bugs with Outside-Diff Impact Slicing
This post shares a compact technique called Outside-Diff Impact Slicing that looks beyond the patch to catch bugs at caller/callee boundaries.
From Red Teaming to Real Protection: Building Enterprise AI Security for the Agentic Era
As AI systems evolve from simple chatbots to autonomous agents, the security challenges have fundamentally changed. Traditional computing security approaches weren’t built for this new reality, and the gap is widening fast.
This webinar explores how to securely and rapidly build, test, and deploy AI agents using a powerful combination of Google’s Application Development Kit (ADK) and GitLab.
ODSC Highlights
New Keynotes Added to ODSC AI West
We’re happy to announce three new keynotes in addition to our already amazing lineup:
- Michelle Bonat, Chief AI Officer at AI Squared
- Katarina Slama, PhD, Research Scientist at the UK AI Security Institute
- Emma Brunskill, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University
Attend ODSC AI West and Get These AI Credits and Free Trials
Whether you’re developing models, streamlining workflows, or deploying real-time applications, these AI credits can help accelerate innovation while reducing upfront costs.
The ODSC AI West 2025 Full Schedule is Live!
For AI beginners to industry veterans, there’s something for everyone at ODSC AI West. Learn more about the complete schedule here and start planning your conference!
Can’t Attend ODSC AI West In Person? Check Out These Virtual Sessions
Whether you’re building AI agents, fine-tuning models, or scaling data pipelines, these online sessions provide deep insights and practical takeaways from industry leaders.
Ways to Become Better at AI Evaluation at ODSC AI West
Here are six ways to level up your evaluation game, and why you’ll want to dive deeper with the sessions at ODSC AI West.
Gen Ai X Summit Passes Available
Co-located with ODSC AI West in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Gen Ai X Summit brings together industry leaders and pioneers at the forefront of applications and innovation from across the country.
Volunteer at ODSC AI West 2025
Ready to become an integral part of the best AI conference around? Volunteer for ODSC AI West this October and get a free conference pass in exchange for your help.
Industry, Opinion, Career Advice
Human-Centered AI and the Future of Games: Insights from Georgios Yannakaki
AI researcher Georgios Yannakakis explores how human-centered AI and emotion modeling are transforming game design, shifting the focus from superhuman performance to empathetic, adaptive experiences.
Don’t miss your chance to join the AI wave.
The AI Expo Showcase at ODSC AI West 2025 (San Francisco, Oct 28–29) is where AI practitioners, innovators, and leaders come together to explore what’s next in AI.
Data Science & AI News
Preparing for AI’s Economic Impact: Policy Pathways for a Changing Workforce
Anthropic explores economic policy ideas to manage AI’s growing impact on jobs, taxation, and inequality in its latest report.
BlackRock, NVIDIA-Backed Consortium to Acquire Aligned Data Centers in $40B Deal
BlackRock and NVIDIA lead a $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers to expand global AI infrastructure.
Salesforce Brings Voice to Agentforce AI Platform Ahead of Dreamforce 2025
Salesforce introduced Agentforce Voice, adding AI-powered voice calling to its customer service platform. The new feature lets companies customize tone, speed, and pronunciation, integrates with major phone systems.
Google Introduces Gemini Enterprise to Simplify Workflows with AI
Google introduced Gemini Enterprise, an AI-powered platform that unifies data, tools, and teams to automate workflows and transform how employees work.
Harvard Medical School Partners with Microsoft to License Consumer Health Content
Harvard Medical School has licensed its consumer health content to Microsoft to enhance Copilot’s medical and wellness insights, as part of Microsoft’s strategy to diversify beyond OpenAI.
New Podcast Episode: AI Agents That Follow the Rules: Sandi Besen
This episode dives deep into multi-agent systems, communication protocols, and what it really takes to deploy AI agents safely and effectively in enterprise environments.
Upcoming Webinars, Meetups, and Ai+ Live Training Sessions
ODSC & Google Cloud AI Meetup in Austin, TX
Tonight from 6:00–8:00 PM
Get ready for an unforgettable evening at our first in-person ODSC & Google Cloud meetup in a very long time! We’re excited to bring the Austin AI community together for an evening of learning and networking.
Unlocking AI/ML: Practical Lessons from Google
Wednesday, November 5th, 12:00 PM ET
Join Smitha Kolan, a Senior DevRel and AI/ML Educator at Google, for a practical deep dive into the world of artificial intelligence and machine learning. We’ll explore the tools and techniques that power Google’s AI/ML solutions, focusing on tangible, actionable insights.
Leading the AI Revolution: A Vision from Google
Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, 12:00 PM ET
Join Shir Meir Lador, a distinguished AI Leader at Google, for an exclusive webinar that goes beyond the hype to explore what it truly means to lead in the age of AI. Drawing from his extensive experience at the forefront of AI innovation, Shir will share Google’s perspective on the future of AI and the essential principles for successful adoption.