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Dreamforce kicks off in San Francisco with AI safety

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Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend upon San Francisco starting today for Dreamforce, one of the world’s largest tech conferences, as the three-day event kicks off at the Moscone Center. Now in its 24th year, the conference brings together technology professionals, networkers and some of the industry’s biggest names. More than 50,000 people are expected to attend in person, with artificial intelligence once again taking center stage at a pivotal moment for the industry. “Everything is so fast, there’s new things happening every day… the only way to get introduced to something new is something like this,” said attendee Esrom Woldemichael. However, this year’s conversation around AI is shifting as industry leaders sound the alarm about its potential risks. “I’m definitely interested in learning more, especially in terms of privacy… to protect security and privacy,” said attendee Leesa. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is among the AI leaders calling for greater attention to saf

First report: Dreamforce welcomes more than 43,000 to SF amid debate over pace of AI development — abc7news.com, 1d