The Future of Generative AI · Hila Chefer & Ron Mokady

🌟 Join us this Wednesday for an in-depth exploration into the world of generative AI!

🔍 Two esteemed researchers, two unique perspectives, and one essential question: What should the next generation of generative AI become?

Is the goal to create comprehensive multimodal systems capable of understanding video, audio, and the physical world? Or should we enhance the precision and predictability of generative models, aiming for production-readiness akin to advanced rendering engines?

🗓 Agenda

• 18:45–19:00 · Gathering
• 19:00–20:00 · Lecture: Dr. Hila Chefer, Black Forest Labs
• 20:00–20:15 · Break
• 20:15–21:15 · Lecture: Dr. Ron Mokady, Bria AI
• 21:15–21:30 · Closing

🎤 Speakers

Dr. Hila Chefer · Black Forest Labs
Researcher at Black Forest Labs and future Assistant Professor at Tel Aviv University (October 2026). Hila holds a PhD under Prof. Lior Wolf and has worked with Meta AI and Google Research. Her research spans controllable generation and transformer explainability.

Talk: Toward Generative Models That Understand the Real World
Explore how frontier generative models can be improved to better follow instructions and achieve fidelity and coherence without relying solely on massive scales.

Dr. Ron Mokady · Bria AI
VP of Research at Bria AI, where he leads the development of visual generative models. With a PhD from Tel Aviv University, Ron has previously researched at Google and Meta.

Talk: Beyond Text-to-Image: Building Controllable and Production-Ready Generative Models
Ron will address the challenges in generative AI when text alone is insufficient, discussing finer control, training data gaps, and deployment strategies for production-ready models.

📍 Location

Startup Nation Central, Lilienblum St 28, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6513307, Israel

🎟 Tickets

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