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Adam Cheyer

Transform AI strategy with Adam Cheyer, speaker, AI pioneer and creator of Siri and Bixby. Adam works with organizations to implement artificial intelligence solutions and voice interfaces, delivering cutting-edge expertise from five successful startups and 39 patents.

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Adam Cheyer, Speaker | AI Pioneer & Innovator
Adam Cheyer

Adam Cheyer

San Francisco, United States

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Adam Cheyer's biography

At a glance

  • Creator of Apple’s Siri and Samsung’s Bixby AI Assistants
  • VP of AI Experience at Airbnb
  • One of the world’s most authoritative speakers on AI and the future of technology
Adam Cheyer is an AI pioneer and the creator of Siri, Apple’s AI assistant, and Samsung’s Bixby. He has over 30 years of experience in technology and has co-founded five successful startups, four of which were acquired for their innovative AI technology. These include Siri, which he developed while working with Steve Jobs, Viv Labs, Sentient, and Gameplanner.AI, the latter being Airbnb's first acquisition as a public company. Adam also co-founded Change.org, the largest petition platform globally, enabling over 500 million people to effect change in their communities. Currently, Adam serves as VP of AI Experience at Airbnb, focusing on transforming the platform into an intuitive travel concierge using generative AI. He advises several companies, including Project Voice Capital Partners and Otter.ai. Previously, he held roles as VP Engineering at Verticalnet and Dejima, and spent over a decade at SRI International, where he was Chief Architect of CALO/PAL, the largest AI project funded by the US government. Adam has authored over 60 publications and holds 39 patents in artificial intelligence, human-computer interfaces, and machine learning. In addition to his technology work, he is an award-winning magician, performing for heads of state and on television, including an appearance on Penn & Teller Fool Us. He graduated with the highest honours from Brandeis University and received the Outstanding Masters Student award from UCLA School of Engineering.

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Topics, sessions and talks

ChatGPT And The Rise Of Conversational AI
How will businesses in the UK handle the conversational AI revolution? Generative AI programs like ChatGPT have the potential to be as disruptive as the Internet itself. In this engaging talk by Adam Cheyer, the creator of the virtual assistant Siri, he will explore the impact of conversational AI programs on businesses. Audiences will gain insights into the capabilities and limitations of conversational AI, as well as strategies for staying ahead of the curve.
Hey Siri: A Founding Story
Adam Cheyer shares the birth of Siri, from idea, to inception, to Apple’s acquisition and implementation of it into the iPhone in 2010. Siri’s story is a fascinating one that not many people know about. For example, did you know that Adam first built a Siri-like system in 1993 before the world wide web was even launched? But it wasn’t until Apple’s release of the iPhone 18 years later in 2007 that Adam knew it was the right time to take Siri from a hobby to the world.
The Future Of Intelligent Interface Agents
In this talk Adam Cheyer discusses the implications of AI interface agents, and their integration into industries such as, financial trading, healthcare, marketing, and customer service, including smart homes and smart cars. This talk also touches on Adam’s newest AI agent, Viv (what many are calling the next Siri). In the future, we will see Viv, Siri, and other AI agents integrated more seamlessly into businesses and, in particular, into our daily lives.
The Future Of AI And Business
The last five years have seen breakthroughs in AI at an unprecedented rate. Voice commands can now be used to perform actions and retrieve information using a conversational tone across a multiple of devices. Self-driving cars are a reality for commuters on the highway. With continuous and accelerating improvements in AI, this talk will address new ways of thinking about AI and ways to prepare your business for the continuing AI revolution.
How To Build A Successful Startup
Adam Cheyer discusses the lessons he learned while building each of his five startups and how he took them from idea to execution. He talks through vital questions in building a startup, such as: how to know when it’s the right time to take an idea from hobby to startup; how to choose the right environment to work; how to pick the right goals that will lead to success; and, how to visualize what success means to you.

Why we recommend booking Adam

Book Adam Cheyer to inspire your team with his unparalleled insights into AI and entrepreneurship. As a pioneer behind Siri and Bixby, he blends technology with creativity, offering a unique perspective on innovation. His engaging storytelling and expertise will empower your business to embrace the future confidently.

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Testimonials

Collaborative, very well received and working with him was an absolute breeze.

Temenos Headquarters SA

Adam presented to 700 of our top IT clients. They had a great experience as he explained the past present and future of AI. Adam was funny, engaging and even did an incredible magic trick that we still can't figure out.

Finnur

CEO, Nýherji

Adam is a truly visionary computer scientist, and he has a rare gift for creating incredibly compelling demonstrations of what is possible through new paradigms for computing and interaction. I've watched Adam do demos so mind-opening that they literally made me cry (in a good way!)

Steven

Chief Patent Officer & Deputy General

Featured Projects

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What is Adam Cheyer's speaking style like?
Adam Cheyer structures his talks around the chronological development of his own AI systems — tracing Siri from its 1993 prototype through to Apple's 2010 iPhone integration — to ground broader arguments about conversational AI's trajectory and business implications.
What topics does Adam Cheyer specialise in?
Adam Cheyer speaks on conversational AI and the rise of ChatGPT, the founding and development of Siri, and the future of intelligent AI interface agents across industries including healthcare, finance and customer service. He is the creator of Siri and co-founder of Viv Labs, with his work leading to multiple acquisitions and his current role as VP of AI Experience at Airbnb.
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