Laurence Moroney is a distinguished AI expert, bestselling author, and award-winning researcher renowned for his instrumental role in educating and inspiring developers globally on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML). For many years, he led AI Advocacy at Google, where he focused on creating and democratizing world-class educational content and driving racial and gender equity within the technology.
Moroney is deeply committed to widening access to AI. He personally ran a Women in TensorFlow six-week crash course for over 100 women in Seattle and collaborates with universities to create comprehensive AI/ML curricula. He designed a certification curriculum and test that demonstrates expertise in building AI/ML systems for common scenarios like Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, and Sequence modeling, ensuring practical, employment-ready skills are widely accessible.
As a leading voice in AI, he successfully drove the messaging and technical narratives used by Google at major events, including contributing to the keynotes for Google IO. His experience delivering high-impact conference keynotes is vast; he once keynoted a Google Developer Days in Shanghai that was streamed to 10 million people. He also continues to support communities like Google Developer Groups and TensorFlow User Groups with material for their meet-ups. Beyond his technical and educational work, Moroney is a prolific author of programming books, fiction, comic books, and a produced screenplay. He is particularly passionate about Science Fiction, which informs his current work on a collection of short stories about how technology will impact the world "the day after tomorrow." As a highly sought-after speaker and advisor, he provides technical roadmaps, strategic insights, and an inspiring vision for building the next generation of AI/ML systems.
