‘A brand-new realm is about to kick off’: will.i.am outlines tech-driven future vision at LEAP23

‘A brand-new realm is about to kick off’: will.i.am outlines tech-driven future vision at LEAP23

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Tech entrepreneur, futurist and founder & CEO of FYI, will.i.am, has laid out his vision for a connected, creative future in front of a packed audience at LEAP23.

Speaking on the opening day of the world’s most visionary tech event, the technology entrepreneur, musician, and philanthropist’s Magnifying Creative Minds With AI session saw him describe the present as “the most exciting time to be creative” and paint a future in which “you can converse, collaborate, and communicate contextually with a machine”.

“Here we are in a brand-new realm that is about to kick off, and it is exciting,” said will.i.am at LEAP23, which runs until February 9 at the Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Centre. “This is the age of the idea person because now you can materialise an idea instantly. You don’t have to wait for someone to open a door to see your script; you don’t have to have the background knowledge about how to create a screenplay. You can do it immediately, instantly. You can speak to a machine, and the machine is able