In this week’s episode of In The ARENA, Dr Abdalla Kablan joins me to discuss the future of AI and its potential dangers. Dr Abdalla has been studying AI since 2001 and is known internationally as a fintech expert. 

We can’t ignore AI anymore, so it’s time to educate ourselves and prepare for future innovations in life as we know it. 

Key Podcast topics: 

The danger of AI

Blockchain Technology

The future of AI

Dr Abdalla’s biography: 

Dr Abdalla is a serial tech entrepreneur turned investor. Throughout his career he built and exited a number of companies specializing in artificial intelligence, machine learning and fintech. He is also an award winning academic who likes to keep his brain active by engaging with latest trends in tech through academia, and has sat on and chaired multiple boards for both private and public companies. 

Dr Abdalla has been featured on major publications including Forbes, Entrepreneur Inc, TechCrunch, NewsWeek and others.

Podcast highlights:

00:00 Introduction

02:47 AI has existed since World War 2

05:41 The youngest director of International Stock Exchange in the European Union

15:17 “I am empowered by failure”

18:25 We’ve moved from the information era to the knowledge era

22:19 The threat of AI

28:06 Fears of AI

28:26 Biohacking your health31:05 Can AI have emotions and feelings?

37:26 Why would corporations invest in AI?

39:16 Why has AI become prominent recently?

43:35 What you should know about AI Technology

46:35 Lex Fridman

49:58 The future of AI

51:10 AI and the stock market

55:54 FTX

57:14 Will cash become obsolete?

1:00:04 Blockchain technology

1:07:30 Dr Abdalla’s venture capital firm

1:10:39 AI Unicorns

1:13:30 Advice for budding entrepreneurs

1:15:50 Future investments 

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