From Philosophers to Polymaths: AI Evolution and Insights for Business Leaders

In this episode, we're joined by Nancy Nemes, a global leader in high-tech and the founder of Ms. AI and #humanAIze. Nancy is an accomplished tech executive, entrepreneur, global connector, and digital Darwinist. Her platform, #humanAIze, is a European initiative that promotes education, innovation, diversity, and inclusion within the field of Artificial Intelligence. Throughout her career, Nancy has held leadership roles at major companies such as Microsoft, Google, Avnet, and SAP, working across Europe, North America, and South America. Currently, she leads the AWS (Amazon Web Services) partnerships team in Central Europe. In 2019, Nancy was recognized as one of "the most inspiring businesswomen in European technology" by InspiringFifty. Her book, *The Proust QuestionnAIre - Artificial Intelligence in a Stunningly Diverse Way*, published in February 2020, has garnered top reviews for its positive insights. “So from a Kantian perspective, technology, AI cannot be moral agents. Because AI cannot formulate intentions in a moral context. AI robots do not possess that human rational thinking capacity. They do not possess a free will to be able to understand what constitutes a rule. We can teach them, right? “ Nancy's experience working with some of the world’s leading tech companies across several continents has given her a unique perspective on technology, its integration into our work and lives, and the evolving impact of AI as a transformative force. She refers to herself as a "digital Darwinist," highlighting how humanity evolves alongside technology. Nancy approaches technology from multiple dimensions and through the lens of various disciplines. In this captivating conversation, she shares her distinctive insights on AI, encouraging us to view it through the wisdom of philosophers and great thinkers. From future deep competence and book smarts and the success of humans created by the unconscious via to the importance of polymaths and the promise of enhancement by technology right through to the meaning of Poincaré, Kant and Einstein for AI. One thing remains certain and that is that there is a lot more to AI than meets the eye. By the way, what do saturation, incubation, inspiration, verification and perspiration have to do with AI, what could artificial intelligence be called instead and how does moving furniture contribute to moving minds? – tune in! 😊