Tech Can't Save Us

In this week’s episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, hosts Paul David and Maya Dharampal-Hornby are joined by Steve Endacott, Chairman of Neural Voice and Neural River. 

Neural Voice is a spin-off from incubator Neural River, a genAI platform enabling businesses to develop customer-assistance voicebots.

Tune into this episode now to hear Steve how Steve leveraged Neural Voice’s technology to make a bid for Parliament in the UK’s General Election, and how he believes AI will change the political landscape in the UK.

Find more about Neural River here: https://www.neuralriver.ai/

Find more about Neural Voice here: https://www.neural-voice.ai/

Find more about AI Steve here: https://www.ai-steve.co.uk/

In this week’s episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, hosts Paul David and Maya Dharampal-Hornby are joined by Mickey Pardo, research fellow at Cornell University and former Postdoctoral Associate at Colorado State University.

Mickey studied the rumbles of savannah elephants in partnership with Save the Elephants, discovering that elephants’ naming system is very similar to the way in which human names work - much more than dolphins and parrots who have been previously touted as having the most human-like naming system.

Tune into this episode now to hear Mickey discuss the research and how he hopes it might help conservation efforts for elephants.

Read the full paper authored by Mickey Pardo, Kurt Fristrup, David S. Lolchuragi, Joyce Poole, Petter Granli, Cynthia Moss (Elephant Trust), Lain Douglas-Hamilton and George Wittemyer, here: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.25.554872v1.full

And check out the work of Mickey’s collaborating partners:

https://www.savetheelephants.org/

https://www.elephantvoices.org/

In this week’s episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, hosts Paul David and Maya Dharampal-Hornby are joined by Will Saunter, Co-Founder and Biosecurity Lead at BlueDot Impact.

The social enterprise offers 12-week, part-time courses in AI Alignment, AI Governance and Biosecurity. Alumni have gone on to pursue high impact ventures in AI and biosecurity, such as leading safety teams at top labs, becoming senior government policy makers and facilitating the courses themselves.

Tune into this episode now to hear how Will turned a university reading group into a learning offering that, to date, over 2500 people have completed from all over the world.

Find out more about BlueDot Impact here: https://bluedot.org/

Find out more about the Pandemics course here: https://biosecurityfundamentals.com/pandemics/

Apply to the Pandemics course before September 15 2024 here: https://forms.bluedot.org/aBTNsdSm31iVur7uf1Nz

Find out more about the AI Alignment & Governance courses here: https://aisafetyfundamentals.com/

Apply to the AI Alignment course before October 6 2024 here: https://forms.bluedot.org/NliceQmUvMTfPDkVIYJy

In this week’s episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, hosts Paul David and Maya Dharampal-Hornby are joined by Ben Dodson, co-founder and CEO of Doowii. 

Helping teachers harness AI to better understand and address their students’ needs, Doowoi helps non-technical users access data they previously couldn't, improving workflows and decision-making.

Tune into this episode now to hear Ben discuss the problems with AI plagiarism detectors, how personalise data science improves student outcomes, and how what he learnt about work culture at Google and Snapchat.

Find more about Doowii here: https://www.doowii.io/

In this week’s episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, hosts Paul David and Maya Dharampal-Hornby are joined by Kevin Flyangolts, Founder & CEO of Aclid. 

With biotechnology becoming increasingly digital and automated, biosecurity guidelines are constantly changing. Aclid enables end-to-end compliance for gene synthesis providers by automating biosecurity screenings, promoting education in the life science sector, and building trust between companies and customers.

Tune into this episode now to hear Kevin discuss how biosecurity concerns have evolved since covid-19, and explain why adaptive regulations, responsible practices, and automated screenings and verifications are the future of biosecurity.

Find more about Aclid here: https://www.aclid.bio/

Get in touch with Kevin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevfly/

In this week’s episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, hosts Paul David and Maya Dharampal-Hornby are joined by Brad Magnetta, co-founder of modlee. 

With a growing demand for in-house AI and ML solutions, modlee automates, simplifies and pools insights about machine learning development.

Tune into this episode now to hear Brad discuss the distinction between knowledge loss and preservation, modlee’s plans to work with the developers of tomorrow, and why he’s excited about businesses building generative AI solutions. 

Find out more about modlee here: https://www.modlee.ai/

In this week’s episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, hosts Paul David and Maya Dharampal-Hornby are joined by Sophie Rossi, founder and CEO of HedonX. 

With the femtech and sextech industries seeing a surge in sales during the pandemic, HedonX’s soon-to-launch range of intimate wellness products will satisfy this demand all while promoting the use of ethical marketing and sourcing.

Tune into this episode now to hear Sophie discuss the importance of breaking stigma around senior sexuality, the challenges that femtech and sextech founders face when marketing on Meta, and the €15,000 pay-to-play ticket companies like HedonX encounter when looking to sell in luxury department stores.  

Find out more about HedonX here: https://www.instagram.com/hedonxofficial/

In this week’s episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, hosts Paul David and Maya Dharampal-Hornby are joined by Avion Gray, co-founder and CEO of Belong. 

As an investment platform that uses open banking and AI to assess customers for loans, Belong aims to make long-term investment more transparent and accessible for young people with limited capital. 

Tune into this episode now to hear Avion discuss Belong’s campaigns to raise young people’s financial literacy, the importance of compounding to building wealth, and how Belong raised €3.4 million in pre-seed funding—the highest-ever pre-seed round by female founders in Europe. 

Check out Belong here: https://www.be-long.co/

In this week’s episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, host Paul David is joined by Elliot Coad, Founder and former CEO of Ecologi. As an all-in-one climate platform that aims to help SMBs reduce their carbon footprint and to fund climate projects, Ecologi’s projects range from reforestation in Brazil and providing fuel-efficient cooking stoves in Uganda to installing solar panels in Morocco and producing biochar from waste in Wales.

Tune into this episode now to hear Elliot discuss the telltale signs of greenwashing, how companies can be held accountable for delivering on their sustainability promises, and the importance of humanising B2B marketing in order to engage audiences and scale businesses in the climate action space. 

In this week’s episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, hosts Paul David and Maya Dharampal-Hornby are joined by Guillermo Campoamor, Founder & CEO of Meep.

Meep provides companies and cities with the data and intelligence tools they need to achieve more efficient, sustainable trips for everyone. Within the app, Meep offers multimodal route planning, visualisations of transportation options, and connection with a single, centralized payment system in order to facilitate seamless and accessible travel. 

Tune into this episode now to hear Guillermo outline the future of urban transformation, the importance of user experience (both physically and digitally), and why cities must invest in transport infrastructure.