Zen & AI — What a Zen Physicist Sees: An Evening of Exchange with Oliver Zahn

🤖 Join us for our ongoing AI series!

Part of Zen Work Lab - a community exploring Zen and working life in Silicon Valley.

This month, our guest speaker is Oliver Zahn, a physicist who previously led research at UC Berkeley’s Center for Cosmological Physics and later served as Head of Data Science at Google. He is currently building a new AI company.
A lifelong Zen practitioner, Oliver brings a rare perspective at the intersection of deep practice and technological innovation.

Oliver will talk about how his practice of zen shaped his vision of AI and how AI can be used for benefits of mankind.

The evening includes:

• 🧘 A 10min silent meditation
• 🎤 A guest talk introducing the evening’s theme
• 💬 A group discussion
• 🍵 A relaxed tea and snack time to connect in a warm, welcoming space