Tom Gruber is a huge proponent of Humanistic AI – artificial intelligence that works with humans rather than against them. An Impact Advisor to countless ventures, Tom is a distinguished entrepreneur, product strategist and an experience designer who is famed for his work as the Co-Founder, CTO and VP Design of Siri Inc. The world’s first consumer application of virtual personal assistants, Siri, was acquired by Apple in 2010 and today claims over 25 billion usages in a month. A pioneer in his field, Tom is now available to speak at a wide range of events, sharing more about his experience as an advocate for Humanistic AI, Impact Advisor and Ocean Advocate when hired.
Receiving his B.S. in Psychology and Computer Science from Loyola University, and his M.S. and PhD in Computer and Information Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Tom worked as an AI Research Scientist at Stanford University for five years. He has since held several eminent positions in various organisations. An entrepreneur himself, Tom has served as Founder and CTO at Intraspect Software, RealTravel.com, Knowledge Collaboration Design, Siri Inc., Humanistic AI, and LifeScore Music. Most notably, Tom’s work as Head of Siri Advanced Development Group at Apple, a role he held for eight years, drastically changed the entire landscape of technology.
Tom, a renowned TED Talk speaker, has delivered three TED talks to this day. His TED Talk “How AI can enhance our memory, work and social lives” further explains his goal of humanistic AI collaborating and augmenting with humans instead of competing with them or replacing them. He strongly believes that with the invention of every smart machine, humans get smarter too. A one-of-a-kind innovator and thought leader, Tom is an Impact Advisor for Cognizer Inc., TRU LUV, Cognixion, Video.io, Mindstrong, the Center for Humane Technology, Robin Healthcare, Beneficial Machines, Socialtext, Radarnetwork, OpenYear, Internet Archive, Powerset, and OurStory. These organisations all adopt the principles of Humanistic AI and as an Impact Advisor, Tom invests his time and expertise to maximise human impact.
Passionately advocating for the protection of our oceans, Tom delivered the TEDx talk "Photographic stories from the ocean" where he discusses the beauty of ocean life. Tom is also an advisor at Ocean Elders, the Ocean Plastics Leadership Network, and is a Director at Deep HOPE, a non-profit organisation that conducts research on the deep ocean. Tom has also written several journal articles on knowledge sharing and ontology. Now available to book as a speaker at a range of events, Tom shares his illustrious knowledge in AI, big data, product design, and strategy, amongst other things. If you are looking for a front-runner in the field of technology to speak at your event, Tom Gruber is the perfect choice to hire!
