Christy: Thanks for having me, Spiffy. I lead Save the Children's policy, advocacy, and campaigning work, which includes the activities of Save the Children's political advocacy arm, Save the Children Action Network (SCAN). We work to inform policymakers and build the political will to drive meaningful policy change at the local, state, and national levels to empower children and their families in the US and abroad. We are focused on bringing children and children’s needs front and center for US policymakers. Nearly all government action impacts children and youth, but too often they are not consulted or considered. We need the very people who campaign on making things better for children and families to become actual champions for children in the US and around the world.
Glenn: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Stochastic aims to provide everyone with personal AI, boosting productivity. We employ technology to make AI cheaper and faster, ensuring tailored responses for each user. Our products include xChat, a conversational chatbot based on Large Language Models (LLM), customized for individual users and contexts, and xCloud, a cloud platform simplifying LLM training and deployment with enhanced performance efficiency.
Ethan: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! By the time they reach high school, students are expected to have switched from learning to read to reading to learn. Reading shifts from ‘free choice’ books to standardized curriculum organized around stories like Romeo and Juliet. For the millions of students who are behind in reading, grade-level texts are not only arduous, but inaccessible. Research shows that if a reader understands less than 98% of the vocabulary in the text, their reading comprehension plummets. Just like you can’t go from running a mile directly to running a marathon, students need to build up their reading skills with progressively harder texts in order to build vocabulary and confidence.
