Co-founder of Odyssey, Oliver Cameron, to speak at Sessions: AI | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Sessions: AI, taking place on June 5 at Zellerbach Hall in UC Berkeley, will feature a panel discussing how startups can compete against established rivals in the AI industry.

The panel, “How to Launch a Product Against Entrenched Incumbents,” will look at ways small companies are managing to stay relevant in a fast-paced and rapidly changing space. Featuring founders who’ve had success growing their AI businesses from the ground up, the program will provide an in-depth look at strategies entrepreneurs are applying in order to thrive as the AI competition intensifies.

The stakes are high in AI. While VCs are pouring an enormous amount of capital into the sector — $56 billion in 2024, according to PitchBook — only the favored few will actually receive an investment. AI’s computing-intensive nature adds a challenge. With massive resources at their disposal, incumbents have an undeniable leg up.

About our speaker: Oliver Cameron

One of the panelists speaking on “How to Launch a Product Against Entrenched Incumbents” is Oliver Cameron, previously the VP of product at self-driving startup Cruise and the co-founder of Odyssey, a company creating software to generate and edit digital reconstructions of real-world scenes. With Odyssey, Cameron is going up against tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia, all of which are developing variations on this “world model” technology.

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