{"id":656247,"date":"2025-03-08T07:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T04:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sxsw-2025-what-were-paying-attention-to\/"},"modified":"2025-03-08T07:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T04:10:13","slug":"sxsw-2025-what-were-paying-attention-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sxsw-2025-what-were-paying-attention-to\/","title":{"rendered":"#SXSW 2025: What we’re paying attention to"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TechCrunch will be on the ground at SXSW 2025 \u2014 the annual tech, music, comedy, and film conference that kicked off Friday in Austin \u2014 in search of the zeitgeist of this AI-centric era.<\/p>\n

Yup, we\u2019re one sentence in and AI has already made its entrance. And why not? A quick scan of the massive SXSW schedule illustrates that AI is on center stage in Austin \u2014 and globally. It\u2019s worth noting that this year there seems to be an emphasis on how AI is being app<\/a>lied to the real world, not just speculation on what it could be.<\/p>\n

SXSW tends to reflect what the tech ecosystem of founders and backers are working on. And it often coincides with the hype cycle. Autonomous vehicles, scooter mania, crypto, psychedelics \u2014 they\u2019ve all had their moment at SXSW. <\/p>\n

The tech portion of the annual event kicked off Friday and will run through March 13. The conference begins with several tracks that fall squarely in TechCrunch\u2019s area of interest, including the creator economy, culture, startups, health and medtech, and energy. The AI track officially begins Sunday, but it\u2019s already making cameos. For instance, Signal President Meredith Whittaker, who was interviewed onstage Friday, called out agentic AI as a security and privacy threat, and a health expert warned that it can be dangerous for people to be too reliant on AI for companionship.<\/p>\n

Deep tech like space and quantum computing will also make its mark at the show, as will climate, sustainability \u2014 look out for Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe\u2019s keynote March 11<\/a> \u2014 and transportation.<\/p>\n

Autonomous vehicles are back, but this time they\u2019re on the road \u2014 not just the topic of conversation in a panel. Earlier this week, Uber and Waymo launched a robotaxi service in Austin. The so-called \u201cWaymo on Uber\u201d robotaxi service is available to any member of the public who has an Uber account. And you better believe TechCrunch will be hailing those robots and talking to human Uber drivers about what they think.<\/p>\n

TechCrunch will also be talking to the VCs, founders, and industry experts at SXSW to get the pulse of how the tech world is adjusting to the Trump administration and, of course, to find the next new new<\/em> thing. We\u2019ll also be paying attention to the numerous keynotes and interviews with tech and business luminaries, notably Alan Baratz of D-Wave Quantum, Qualcomm President and CEO Cristiano Amon, Colossal Bioscience<\/a>s founder Ben Lamm, and Arm CEO Rene Haas.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll have a bit of fun, too. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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