AI Exchange October ft. humanoid robots from AWS

Join us on Wednesday 7th October as AI Exchange takes over AWS Farringdon for a night that’s set to be one of our biggest yet.

[AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/?nc2=h_home&refid=ea4f1bda-c329-47b3-a6d0-278045ca3aea) are bringing along ARI, their humanoid robot to the AI Exchange for a live look at just how far physical AI has come. From robots breaking human records to the everyday tasks they still can’t master, this talk dives into humanoid robotics, World Models and what it will really take to close the gap between humans and machines.

We also have a fascinating talk from [Faculty](https://faculty.ai/en-gb), sharing how they’re using AI to tackle terrorist propaganda online, helping platforms automatically detect Daesh content and deploy the technology securely.

Doors open at 6:30pm and talks start at 7:00pm sharp. RSVP as soon as you can to secure your space.

*Please note - There is a potential space for a third speaker too. If anyone’s keen to get involved and has something exciting to share, please [click here](forms.gle/gMBEyAyyLmA1iQAe7) to submit a talk.

Agenda:

[Ben Atkinson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bgmatkinson/), GenAI & Agentic AI Specialist @ AWS

Humans vs. Humanoids: Who Wins — and Do World Models Change Everything? Featuring ARI the humanoid Robot

A robot just broke Usain Bolt's 100m record — then crashed because it couldn't stop.

Is that the story of physical AI in 2026? superhuman at the spectacular, hopeless at the everyday. A robot can sprint faster than the fastest human alive but it still can't fold a towel.

Join me for a fast, myth-busting tour of AI humanoid robotics, world models, and the real gap between human and machine. Expect live thought experiments, hard numbers, and a look at what's coming next from emerging fields like World Models — the technology Yann LeCun just left Meta and raised $1.03 billion to build.

[Callum Pender](https://www.linkedin.com/in/callumpender/), Machine Learning Engineer @ Faculty

Identifying terrorist propaganda

The Faculty team partnered with the Home Office to build a model that helps smaller online content platforms automatically detect Daesh propaganda videos. The talk will explore the use case, the solution and the impact of this tool and how Faculty approaches technical deployment in highly secure domains.

Callum Pender is a Machine Learning Engineer at Faculty with a wealth of experience working within the National security domain, he has successfully designed, built and deployed AI solutions to solve real world problems across a large number of different clients.

We hope to see you there for another great AI filled evening!

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