Can an autonomous drone outperform the world’s best human pilot? In this keynote, Prof. Davide Scaramuzza shares the groundbreaking research that made global headlines and led to a landmark Nature publication: the first AI-powered drone to defeat a human world champion. Drawing from years of work at the intersection of robotics, computer vision, and machine learning, he offers insights into the future of fast, vision-based autonomy — from drone racing to disaster response and planetary exploration.