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        "description":"This conference will be a hybrid conference with options to attend in person or to view via a YouTube livestream.\nOur 18th Annual Future of Automotive IT on September 18th at the University of Michigan is titled, \u201cReal AI Applications in the Auto Industry.\u201d We\u2019ll be discussing examples of how AI is actually being used within the auto industry, inside companies and vehicles.\n\nWe've put on AI conferences in the past that focused on AI, but the examples were always \"in the near future\" or how AI could be used. We think the technology has advanced enough within companies to talk about how it is really being used.\n\nConfirmed Speakers include:\n- Bruce Belzowski, Managing Director, Automotive Futures will moderate the conference and provide an overview of the current AI trends in the industry.\n- Jose Gala-Garza, Enterprise Content Management and AI Project Manager at Cooper Standard Automotive will discuss how AI is entering the automotive industry through specific projects within functions, including the challenges and opportunities the future will bring. \n- Riley Keehn, Senior Consultant at SBD Automotive will present her latest research on AI inside the vehicle across all major global auto manufacturers. \n\nConference Registration Cost:\n- Automotive Futures Affiliates and Current UM Students, Faculty, and Staff, GERPISA members, and Media: FREE\n- For all others: $200 (Unchanged since our first conference in 2008)\n\nConference Sponsorship:\nCompanies or groups interested in sponsoring this conference, please contact Bruce Belzowski at bbl@umich.edu or 734-936-2704. Sponsorship Amount (Minimum $1,000)",
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