Visitors are now able to access Esalen as well as other businesses and trails in northern Big Sur via twice-daily convoys on Highway 1 operated by Caltrans.
Convoys run only at 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each day. These are the only opportunities to travel into and out of Big Sur, so visitors must plan accordingly.
Cecilia Callas (she/her) is an AI safety advocate, marketer, and community-builder working at the intersection of technology and humanity. With over 10 years of experience in tech industry marketing and communications, she now focuses on creating experiences that put safety and human values at the frontier of AI development.
Raised in Silicon Valley, Cecilia witnessed firsthand how singular ideas could reshape our collective future — and the ethical responsibilities that come with unleashing powerful technologies into the world. This dual awareness drives her work today: empowering the public with content, community, and resources that increase knowledge and urgency around safe AI development.
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From her early days writing a tech ethics column at USC to nearly a decade working inside Fortune 500 tech companies, Cecilia brings deep industry understanding to her mission: ensuring humanity's most powerful inventions are developed with wisdom, care, and conscious intention.
Cecilia Callas works at the frontier of AI, creating events and experiences that champion safety and human-centered development. She co-founded The AI Salon, a 6,000+ member global community exploring AI's societal impact, and hosts the RemAIning Human podcast.