The 6th Annual Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services Conference emphasized AI's potential benefits, such as cost and time efficiency through automation. Contrarily, a GWS report highlights Gen Z's skepticism towards AI, with concerns about job replacement and exploitation. AI's impact spans diverse fields, from accelerating scientific research with protein structure predictions to enhancing national security through autonomous systems. Ethical and practical risks, such as AI chatbots influencing critical decisions like euthanizing pets, underscore the need for regulation and cautious implementation. Platforms like Hugging Face's LightEval aim to address these concerns by offering customizable evaluation tools for AI's real-world applications.