himss leading the way presentation - j down
This is a PDF document titled "HIMSS Leading the Way Presentation - J Down.pdf" created in June 2025. It contains a detailed presentation by Jon Down, PhD, a business professor and AI educator at the University of Portland, delivered at the HIMSS Oregon Chapter Annual Conference in May 2024. The content covers the current state and future trajectory of artificial intelligence, including AI adoption, investment trends, open-source versus private AI models, AI patent statistics, and the societal implications and risks of superintelligent AGI. The presentation includes data visualizations, industry insights, and philosophical considerations about AI's impact on humanity and organizations.
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Jon Down presented at this event on AI trends.
He is a presenter and thought leader in AI, delivering talks at conferences including HIMSS Oregon Chapter Annual Conference and Techstars Startup Week Portland.
Forecasts show a rapid decrease in expected years until launch, with some uncertainty about exact timing.
Startups like Hugging Face, OpenAI, Anthropic, AI21labs, and others receive investments from these companies.
It covers vertical sectors like Healthcare and Aerospace and horizontal sectors like Search, Coding, and AI infrastructure.