VIRTUAL EVENTS
Now & Later: Phases of AI and Its Real-World Applications
The next phase of AI isn't happening on screens but in warehouses, factories, and roads. As AI capabilities mature, they're being integrated into physical systems from autonomous vehicles to early humanoid robots. This session examines what's actually deployable versus what remains years away, and how America's looming labor shortage is accelerating adoption.
SUMMARY
Topics will include:
- The current state of autonomous vehicles, warehouse automation, and emerging humanoid robotics, with realistic timelines for mainstream deployment.
- How demographic shifts are creating severe labor shortages across manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare that AI and robotics could address.
- Which companies are leading the physical AI transition, from Figure AI's $39 billion valuation to industrial players like Foxconn and Celestica already benefiting from automation trends.
This program is accepted for one hour of continuing education (CE) credit by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards for the CFP® designation, The Investment and Wealth Institute for CIMA®, CPWA®, RMA®, and CIMC designations, The ETF Institute for the CETF® designation and The American College of Financial Services.
CFA Institute members are encouraged to self-document their continuing professional development activities in their online CE tracker.
SPEAKERS
Wyatt Newman, PhD
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceCase Western Reserve University
Zeno Mercer
Senior Research AnalystVettaFi
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