I’ve developed a simple approach to numerically score the novelty of ideas, using LLMs. For several years I have been recording my meetings, both internal and external, with the permission of the participants. Lately I have been also passing the meeting transcript through an automated editing step, so that it would read better, with complete […]
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The most important concept to understand AGI trends, is to realize that the doubling rate of AI compute is shortening. Moore’s law is chugging along at a sedate exponential, doubling every couple of years or so. A self fulfilling prophecy we’ve become accustomed to for over 50 years, bringing us ever more powerful PCs and
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In the latest episode of Searching for the Question Live, I had the pleasure of hosting Adam Dorr from RethinkX, for a conversation about the impending revolution of humanoid robots and AI. Adam painted a picture of a future where robots could outnumber humans 10 to 1, performing tasks we can’t even imagine yet, being
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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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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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In a conversation with Diana, she noted that it takes time for innovations to become traditions, through a couple of generations. The first grows up with the innovation, getting used to it, and the second generation is taught by the first to accept it as the norm. The challenge is that in a period of
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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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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
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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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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