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Dr. Karl K. Zhao

GenAI Consultant @DeepSeek

Who is Dr. Karl K. Zhao?

Dr. Karl K. Zhao is a seasoned AI leader with 15+ years of expertise in generative AI, robotics, and cloud platforms. He has led teams of 150+ engineers, scaled businesses to $100M revenue, and developed groundbreaking innovations like RobotGPT—the first multimodal LLM for robotics. A former SVP at CloudMinds, Softbank Vision Fund backed unicorn start-up, he specializes in AI-driven solutions for healthcare, legal, technology and so on. Currently a GenAI Consultant at DeepSeek AI, Quasar Digital Solutions and Sicore AI, Karl empowers businesses with open-source AI strategies. He holds a Ph.D. from Northeastern University and a B.S. from Tsinghua University.

Keynote: How State-of-the-Art Open-Source GenAI is Leveling the Playing Field for Every Business

As we discussed in the featured articles in Forbes, there is a paradigm shift happening in GenAI. For a few years, GenAI has been dominated by closed ecosystems—expensive, controlled by big tech, and out of reach for many businesses. But that’s changing. Right now, we’re in an early adoption phase where smaller companies have a rare chance to outpace larger competitors. Today, we’re going to explore this shift and what it means for you. By the end, you’ll walk away with insights into how AI—and specifically State-of-the-art open-source (Sotaos) GenAI—can be a game-changer for your business. We are in one of those moments. But most people aren’t seeing it yet. The reality is, the companies that adopt Sotaos GenAI now will define the next decade in their industries. If you wait too long, the gap will be too wide to catch up. And that’s why we need to talk about Sotaos GenAI—because for the first time, GenAI is rapidly adopted by companies of all sizes and is making a huge impact.