Please join Karl Paulsen, CPBE and SMPTE Fellow while he discusses in ‘human’ terms Artificial Intelligence. Karl’s presentation will include some history of AI, upcoming future concepts and infrastructure as well as how gen AI is possible for applications to media.
About the speaker:
Karl Paulsen recently retired after 50+ years in the industry and more recently as CTO for leading broadcast systems integrations firms in North America. Karl is an industry recognized subject matter expert (“SME”) in many facets of the media and entertainment technology industry where he consulted, designed, and led engineering teams in the development and implementation of mobile, studio, and production high definition television, including ATSC digital broadcasting, system automation, advanced media production systems including the managing of computer generated imaging (CGI) and special effects video production systems. He has contributed to The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) at various entities and levels including Walt Disney World® EPCOT, ESPN, Disney Cruise Line®, ABC Television Network, ABC News and ABC O&O stations for over 35 years. He was the creator and purveyor of Diversified’s “IP Roadshow”, a $1.7M transportable teaching and training laboratory that educated hundreds of broadcast engineers, organizations and sales teams worldwide in the newest SMPTE ST 2110 networking technologies for Media over IP.
Mr. Paulsen is a SMPTE Fellow, SBE Life Member, SBE Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer, and a member of the AES and IEEE. Throughout his career, Karl held positions of CTO, VP and Director of Engineering for leading systems integration firms in the US & Canada. As its Chief Engineer, he engineered and constructed the facilities & launched KTZZ-TV Channel 22, Seattle in 1985; later becoming VP Engineering and General Manager for CGI/VXF firm Digital Post & Graphics in 1989. His leadership and management of projects & consulting activities as a systems integrator include CNN, HBO, Turner, TNT, Discovery, IMF, Al Jazeera & TV stations including Sinclair Broadcast, ACME Television, & Nexstar.
Karl is an award-winning author having published articles for SMPTE’s Motion Imaging Journal, and his TV Tech magazine series ‘Media Servers and Storage Technologies’ dating back to 1992 which has yielded over 300 articles on the state & future of media technologies for the digital age. He latest series now include ‘a CloudSpotter’s Journal’ and “AI Outlook”.
Non-members and guests are welcome to attend.
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