Reprogramming the American Dream

Join Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott and New York Times bestselling author of Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance for a timely discussion about Scott’s new book, Reprogramming the American Dream, which explores how artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to create prosperity for all, not just a privileged few. While Scott’s and Vance’s careers flourished in Silicon Valley, their friendship and worldviews are rooted in their shared experience of growing up poor in rural America. They’ve personally seen the hardships rural America has endured, each bringing a unique perspective to the changing U.S. economy, the role of tech, the future of work, and tensions that exist between urban and rural America. Learn why Scott believes that “perhaps to a greater extent than any technological revolution preceding it, AI could be used to revitalize the American Dream, to reprogram it to support each of us, as we seek to be our best selves.” A book signing follows the event.