How will AI reshape the future of deep tech, industry, and investment?
 
In this episode of the MIT CSAIL Alliances Podcast, host Kara Miller speaks with Bilal Zuberi, founder and managing partner of Red Glass Capital. A longtime venture capitalist, Zuberi explains why AI isn’t just changing apps and SaaS tools—it’s unlocking massive sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, energy, and defense. He shares why he sees AI as the new “cost of intelligence,” what deep tech really means, and how breakthrough innovations could create trillions of dollars in value while tackling humanity’s toughest challenges, from climate change to healthcare.
 
Tune in for a conversation on the future of innovation, the shifting role of academia, and why Zuberi believes we’re moving from being AI consumers to becoming AI creators.
 
Topics Include:
02:39 - Introduction to Bilal Zuberi
04:43 - What is Deep Tech?
06:16 - Using technology to solve important problems
10:45 - AI granting access to old dreams and new jobs
12:56 - How helpful is AI as a tool?
14:52 - How AI is changing the world
19:04 - Academia’s role in AI
26:09 - The value of venture capital
30:12 - How AI will influences jobs
33:46 - What will be mainstream in five years?
36:13 - Outro
 
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https://soundcloud.com/csail-alliances/how-companies-can-rebuild-trust-around-data-with-danny-weitzner
 
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Investing in the Age of AI: Deep Tech, Risk, and Reward with Bilal Zuberi

MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Alliances serves as a gateway into the lab for industry and governmental institutions seeking a closer connection to the work, researchers, and students of CSAIL. Our podcast aims to provide inside access to topics covered by CSAIL and other leaders advancing computer science and AI research.