Pamela Vagata is a seasoned technologist and investor, currently leading Pebblebed, the early stage venture firm she cofounded, specializing in early-stage AI tech investments. Pamela has spent her career at the leading edge of AI innovation. She has been a founding member of OpenAI and former technical leader of Stripe's AI team, building on a rich history at Microsoft and Facebook, where she pioneered GPGPU efforts and created the category of MLOps with her trailblazing tool, FBLearner Flow, still in heavy use. Her insights into AI's technical underpinnings inform her views of its transformative potential.