Forging the Future talks to Guneet Bedi, Senior VP and General Manager at Arduino, at Embedded World 2024 in Austin, Texas, in this week’s AI and electronics-focused episode. Arduino designs, manufactures, and supports electronic devices and software, allowing people around the world to easily access advanced technologies that interact with the physical world. Talking points include supporting Arduino’s 40 million global users, expanding into emerging geographical markets, and democratizing AI knowledge.

Artificial intelligence takes the mainstage at Embedded World 2024 and in this week’s episode with Pete Bernard, edge AI computing expert and Executive Director at tinyML Foundation. At tinyML, Pete helps nurture a community focused on low-power machine learning technologies at the very edge of the cloud with the most cutting-edge AI technologies, deep ties to academia, and investments in AI for Good and Responsible AI. Talking points include the rapid pace of technological change, the need for secure, responsible AI and the importance of user-friendly interfaces for AI adoption.

Forging the Future gets some legal help this week from Jeff Dodd, a Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth (current sponsor of Forging the Future). With over 900 lawyers in the United States and around the world, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP serves clients across a broad range of complex transactional, litigation and regulatory matters. Talking points include when startups should seek legal advice, how emerging technology like AI can add complexities to legal systems, and what protections and considerations should be on the mind of startup founders and business owners.