GET CURRENT - Infrastructure and Imagination

Episode: October 6, 2025

Your South Coast AI briefing with Mark Sylvester and Alice

This week we're tracking three AI stories that seem separate but actually connect: a massive national infrastructure investment, a new local tech transfer facility, and Santa Barbara's first AI art symposium. Together they tell the story of how AI is being built, commercialized, and questioned—all at the same time.

Key Stories Covered

• Stargate Initiative: Trump announces $500 billion AI infrastructure investment led by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank
• UCSB OASIS Facility: 105,000 square feet of tech transfer space opens in Goleta, focused on AI and quantum technologies
• Brave New Work: Santa Barbara's inaugural AI art symposium runs October 7-9, featuring international artists and thinkers
• Tonight: Coastal Intelligence hosts fireside chat with AI artist Ulrike Kerber from Berlin, 5-7 PM

Sources & Links

• Stargate announcement coverage: Yahoo Finance, Marketing Profs
• UCSB OASIS facility: UCSB The Current
• Brave New Work details: bravenewworksb.org
• Coastal Intelligence events: coastalintelligence.ai

Upcoming Events

• TONIGHT (Oct 6): Fireside Chat with Ulrike Kerber, 5-7 PM
  Details: coastalintelligence.ai
• Oct 7-9: Brave New Work AI Art Symposium
  Details: bravenewworksb.org

Get Current is produced by Coastal Intelligence, your South Coast hub for human-centered AI leadership development.

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Runtime: 11:15
Release Date: Monday, October 6, 2025