Lectures on Tap- Autopilot vs. Judgment: Who’s Really Flying the Plane?
About this Event
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🧠 Lecture: "Autopilot vs. Judgment: Who’s Really Flying the Plane?"
🎙️ Speaker: Matt Cox
Most people assume modern airplanes basically fly themselves. They don't. Autopilot is real and incredibly capable, but it doesn’t understand intent, context, or surprise.
Join us for a fascinating evening as Matt Cox demystifies what automation actually does in the cockpit, where it breaks down, and why human judgment still matters. Using vivid stories from aviation, he’ll explore what happens when we hand critical decisions to software—and what that reveals about the future of AI far beyond airplanes.
Matt Cox is co-founder and CEO of Beacon AI, an SF Bay Area startup building technology to make flight safer and more efficient for commercial and defense pilots. He began his career flying F/A-18 Hornets in the U.S. Navy, then moved into cutting-edge autonomy and AI roles at Cruise (self-driving cars), Scale AI, and the Defense Innovation Unit.
Don’t miss this chance to rethink what “autopilot” really means—on the flight deck and in our increasingly automated world.
Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌
Agenda
6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.
6:55 PM – Host introduction
7:00 PM – Lecture begins
7:45 PM – Audience Q&A
8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round
8:30 PM – Wrap up.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 39.19
