David Orban

Our First Interstellar Mission: Breakthrough Starshot

I had the opportunity to speak with Pete Worden, the director of the Breakthrough Initiatives, aiming to leverage cutting edge technology to enable interstellar travel of automated probes, the Starshot project. Pete Worden, the head of the Breakthrough Starshot initiative, has always been fascinated by the idea of interstellar travel. He believes that now is

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The Challenges Of Unions Between AI And Humanoid Robots

In this live stream, I chat with Enrico Coppotelli of Italian union CISL Lazio, exploring the contemporary challenges that trade unions face in the era of Artificial Intelligence and humanoid robots. We analyze the implications of advanced automation on work, the transformations of the labor market and the new skills required. The conversation also focuses

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21st Century Workers’ Rights

I had a conversation with James Hughes, a sociologist and executive director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) about the impact of advanced technologies such as AI, robotics, and human enhancement on society, politics, and the future of work. We looked into the lessons we could learn from 20th-century worker struggles and

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Just Intelligence

At the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), Apple unveiled a groundbreaking new initiative: Apple Intelligence. This innovative suite of AI-driven capabilities will be seamlessly integrated across all of Apple’s platforms, including macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. This marks the dawn of a new era for Apple, positioning itself at the forefront of artificial intelligence technology. Apple Intelligence

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Signed by Provoke Management

I’m thrilled to have been signed by Provoke Management, an elite boutique speaker management agency. Provoke represents some of the most thought-provoking and game-changing speakers across the globe, specializing in the FinTech, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and several other spaces where disruption is the norm. As a part of their roster, I will

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Useful Analogies For A World Of Abundance

I spoke about advanced Artificial Intelligence and humanoid robots at the “Ideas for the future” conference in Rome. Here is the video recording of my speech in Italian, 1 hour 50 minutes after the start of the live broadcast, followed by the revised transcript, together with questions from the audience. Technology created humanity. We have

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Artificial Intelligence and Emotions

In a recent interview for 2024 Radio 24 with host Enrico Pagliarini, I discussed the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and emotions. I argue that the ability of AI to interpret and synthesize human emotions represents a new frontier that skeptics previously believed computers would never be capable of achieving. I highlight the potential applications

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AI Agents with Tommaso Furlanello

In this conversation, we explore the future of AI agents with Tommaso Furlanello, a Machine Learning scientist with a PhD in Neuroscience from USC. With over a decade of experience, Tommaso has developed cutting-edge predictive systems using game theory, neuroscience, and deep learning. His research spans demand forecasting, bioinformatics, brain-computer interfaces, and computer vision. Tommaso

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