In this episode of the Evolving Leader, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to serial entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and pioneer in artificial intelligence Peter Voss. Peter spent more than 15 years studying what intelligence is, how it develops in humans and also the current state of artificial intelligence, resulting in the creation of a natural language intelligence engine designed to “adapt and grow” with the user. During that time Peter was part of a group that coined the term AGI (artificial general intelligence) and is now focused on commercialising the second generation of an AGI-based conversational AI technology called Aigo. His mission is to provide “highly intelligent and hyper-personalised assistants for everyone”. Reference in this episode:Aigo.aiPeter’s articles on Medium 0.00 Introduction3.31 How did you get into the artificial intelligence space?4.57 Can you give us a simple definition of AI?9.37 So when we look at these systems, why is it different this time?12.24 There’s a lot of excitement and a lot of fear surround AI. How will AGI solve problems that need to be solved, and what are the risks?15.06 With this radical abundance, there is always a flip side. With every technology, human nature does what it does, good or bad. What are the ethical and/or moral challenges facing us with this technology?18.02 How in your mind would AGI stand in the gap between psychology and AI?20.38 The current investment that is being placed into all technologies is dependent on the current ways that the global economic system works. When we unleash this abundance, it changes some of the basic assumptions about how capitalism works. What are thoughts regarding that disruption and how is it going to change the fabric of our society?22.49  Are we at risk with getting to a level of AGI in every facet of our lives where people will struggle to find their human purpose other than depending on this technology?24.19 Where does AI start to harm us and how to prevent that existential crisis?26.07 Turning to what our audience should be doing to prepare for this AI resolution? Is there something that they should be thinking about and doing now?29.32 If you were advising a CEO on how to ready their organisation for the next decade, what would your checklist of top priorities be in getting them to think about things?30.52 What are the moral considerations to make sure that we can advertise to people but not take over their independent thinking in how they live their lives or what they want to buy?34.24 The reason why we’re lured into this is that it’s seemingly free. How do we break that economic cycle?35.52 Coming back to the fears, how do we ensure that the personal assistant is secure, that it won’t flip and reveal all of our secrets to the world?39.39 How is the area that you’re working in playing out compared to the big model systems?44.42 Can you set a time frame for us? What do you think the next 5-10 years holds in terms of what you’re doing? When will it really start to change our lives?47.00 Your day job is commercially utilising this conversational AI technology and there are huge opportunities there. 49.36 So what is standing in your way to accelerate this?50.37 How can people get in touch with you? Social: Instagram           @evolvingleaderLinkedIn             The Evolving Leader PodcastTwitter               @Evolving_LeaderYouTube   Please take 5 minutes to complete our listener survey