Clare Duffy
Tech Reporter
CNN
United StatesClare Duffy is a tech writer for CNN Business and host of CNN Podcasts' “Terms of Service with Clare Duffy.” She covers social media, artificial intelligence and the strategies of Big Tech companies — as well as how technology affects our daily lives.
Her reporting has won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Newswomen’s Club of New York.
Duffy is a graduate of the University of Portland and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She grew up in San Luis Obispo, Calif. and is currently based in New York.
Previous Sessions
HumanX 2026 San Francisco
How AI Will Rewrite the Creative Process
Music is ground zero for AI’s collision with creativity, ownership and identity. Harvey Mason Jr. and Ghazi Shami dive into how the industry is rewriting its workflows, revenue models and definitions of originality. What happens to creativity when the tools themselves start to create?
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MarketingOperations
Inside AI's Future: Trust, Culture, and Agentic Commerce
As AI systems move from insight to action, trust and responsibility become the defining challenge. In this conversation, Rajat Taneja, President of Technology at Visa, is joined by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson to explore how AI is reshaping commerce – and why trust, consent, and accountability matter as much as intelligence when AI begins to act on our behalf.
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Finance and AccountingTechnologyCorporate Strategy/ BD/ CAIO
From AI Breakthroughs to Everyday Use
Airbnb CTO Ahmad Al-Dahle shares his perspective on the current state of AI and what comes next. As rapid advances in frontier models give way to a new focus on real-world applications, he explores the role of AI in consumer technology and how Airbnb is using AI to build and develop products. Drawing on his experience building global consumer platforms, Ahmad will discuss how AI can enable more intuitive, useful, and human-centered experiences.
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Capital ProviderStartup FounderTechnologyCorporate Strategy/ BD/ CAIO
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