#039\PEDRO RUIZ

Pedro is a Human-Centered Designer and Deep Learning Engineer specializing in Generative Artificial Intelligence. He strongly believes that designing Joy as the centerpiece and guiding principle is the key to any venture’s success. An optimistic practical Futurist with a firm belief in building a better future through Abundance, he often finds himself helping companies identify converging exponential technologies they can leverage to radically transform the world. He's the founder of Iterate Labs, an innovation studio that specializes in exploring the ethical application of Artificial Intelligence to amplify human potential. Pedro's latest research centers on the collaboration between humans and AI for creative endeavors. He explored this topic during his first TEDx talk titled: “Human + Machine isn’t the Future, it’s the Present.” One of his passion projects is composing and publishing music as the Human-AI duo "Abundant Sound".  Pedro is the Primary Global Ambassador for Singularity University’s chapter in Austin (TX) where he helps local companies leverage exponential technologies to transition from a scarcity to an abundance mindset and generate positive local impact.