At the Quantum.Tech event, held at the Conrad in Washington, DC, I sat down with Stephanie Simmons, Founder & Chief Quantum Officer of Photonic, Inc. We chatted about where the quantum space sits these days and where she sees it going through the lens of the company she started. Stephanie is a dynamic speaker and thought leader in this space and it is fantastic to hear her perspective.

Photonic is building one of the first scalable, distributed, fault-tolerant and unified quantum computing and networking platforms, uniquely based on optically-linked silicon spin qubits. Photonic’s platform offers a native telecom networking interface and the manufacturability of silicon.

Photonic has built one of the world’s largest teams of quantum silicon experts and curated an incredible array of advisors and collaborators. Multinational partners and investors bring the benefits of global infrastructure, proven platforms, and resources necessary to scale a company lead by innovators with deep expertise in delivering disruptive technologies.

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This was an incredibly interesting conversation with Steve Fisher design futurist, entrepreneur, and podcaster – co-author of SuperShifts: Transforming How We Live, Learn, and Work in the Age of Intelligence with Dr. Ja-Naé Duane.

In SUPERSHIFTS, Steve and Ja-Nae give an overview of how we are at the end of one 200-year arc and embarking on another. With this new age of intelligence, Duane and Fisher highlight the various catalysts for change currently affecting individuals, businesses, and society as a whole. They also provide a model for transformation that expertly bridges the gap between theory and practice to provide a holistic view of making radical change through three lenses: you as a leader, your organization, and society. This book pays particular attention to how emerging technologies, biological revolutions, and energy abundance create opportunities for humanity's transformational purpose, and the emergence of new intelligent species over the next two hundred years.

• Why We Struggle to See the Future—And How to Make Better Long-Term Decisions: Ties into Spectrum Foresight Method™ from the book, explaining why human brains are wired for short-term thinking and how we can develop foresight-driven decision-making for careers, businesses, and global challenges.
• The Future of Intelligence: Are We Ready for AI’s Evolution? Explore how AI and human intelligence are merging (IntelliFusion). Discuss real-world advancements and ethical dilemmas.
• AI Isn’t Taking Your Job—But It’s Redefining It: How to Future-Proof Your Career: Based on Techceleration and IntelliFusion,how AI is reshaping industries, automating tasks, and creating new job roles. It can include strategies for staying relevant in an AI-driven workplace. 
  • Brain transplants 
    • When we will hit AGI or super intelligence? 
      • Age of intelligence – what is a design futurist.
• The Next Human Upgrade: BioHacking, Neural Implants, and Conscious AI—Cover BioNe

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Today we speak with Dr. Anmol Kapoor is a pioneering leader in precision healthcare, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology who is revolutionizing modern medicine.

23andMe, the genetic testing company, recently filed for bankruptcy.  Could your data now be sold to the highest bidder – it’s possible.  This case serves as a stark reminder that the current model of medical data storage is flawed. If consumers and healthcare institutions fail to act now, genetic data will continue to be vulnerable to corporate failures, security breaches, and regulatory loopholes.

Alternatively, imagine a world where your genetic data is not at the mercy of corporations but instead resides in a secure, private digital vault, accessible only with your permission. A world where you, not a faceless boardroom, decide who gets to see your medical history. That world is possible—and will be the foundation of our discussion today.

Background:

Dr. Anmol Kapoor is a pioneering leader in precision healthcare, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology who is revolutionizing modern medicine. As the founder of CardiAI and BioAro, he leads innovations in genomics, longevity medicine, and personalized healthcare. Dr. Kapoor holds over seventy patents in diverse fields including AI, genomics, quantum sciences, medical devices, supplements, and digital health. His groundbreaking work has significantly advanced diagnostic methods, treatment outcomes, and overall healthcare strategies worldwide. A key innovator, Dr. Kapoor is leveraging blockchain through BioAro’s BioChain platform, which securely manages patient data while supporting personalized health assessments such as DNA NFTs and Anryton. These technologies empower individuals with secure digital genomic records, maintaining stringent data privacy. He also drives progress in sports medicine and longevity via initiatives like The BioSport and PanOmiQ, a precise whole genome sequencing platform. Recently, he launched the first Precision Health and Longevity Clinic in Dubai under the Biongevity initiative, demonstrating his commitment to extending global healthspan. Through his integration of AI, blockchain, and genomics, Dr. Kapoor is redefining precision medicine. His visionary approach promises a future where healthcare is personalized, transformative, and more effective for everyone, making a lasting impact on the industry. Thus, his work drives progress.

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My mind is blown. David Johnston, Code Maintainer at Morpheus, willingly took on my zany questions with the ease of an Olympic marathoner, graceful and with dogged determination. In this episode, we'll delve into the concept of decentralized AI and its profound implications for our interactions with intelligent agents. Imagine AI systems that operate with a blockchain, ensuring transparency, security, and user sovereignty. These agentic AI systems can analyze data, make decisions, and execute tasks without centralized oversight, heralding a new era of autonomy and collaboration.

We'll explore how this fusion of AI and blockchain is reshaping industries, from finance to art. We’ll discuss the challenges and opportunities of decentralized AI, and envision a future where intelligent agents empower individuals, disrupt traditional systems, and redefine the boundaries of technology and creativity.

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What Ethereum did for smart contracts, Morpheus is now doing for smart agents. The Morpheus Decentralized AI network more efficiently allocates AI compute power and enables users to engage in a ChatGPT-like interface that includes decentralized AI data routing, permissionless and censorship-resistant access to personal AIs, crypto payments for AIs, an AI marketplace, and AI images with multiple LLMs. 

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Let’s get a little technical today and do a deep dive into Ethereum and other blockchains.  This was an educational discussion with Amir Forouzani, Co-founder & CEO, of Puffer Labs. The world, perhaps the US, is finally waking up to the power and potential of DeFi or decentralized finance. We are beginning to see what I termed in 2017 as the “Tokenization of all Assets” is starting to take shape. Now renamed RWA or Real-World Assets, it is leveraging blockchain technology to tokenize any asset, be it tangible or intangible. 

One of the impediments in this space has been regulatory, another purely technology.  Today we will focus on the technological aspect of how Ethereum, the world’s first blockchain dedicated to smart contracts, and a platform for being the world’s computer, enables this. There are some concerns with Ethereum, which we hope to delineate here today with Amir, and some solutions, including Puffer’s product, UniFi.

While Puffer is broadly recognized as a Liquid Restaking Protocol, the company has rapidly evolved into a leading innovator in Ethereum’s decentralized infrastructure. Since closing its $18 million Series A round in April 2024, Puffer has developed a clear mandate to unify the Ethereum ecosystem, addressing the longstanding fragmentation of the Ethereum network, which has been exacerbated by the ongoing proliferation of Layer 2 solutions. 

One of Puffer’s signature solutions, UniFi, is a based rollup to Ethereum set to transform the L2 landscape. UniFi is low-cost, capable of sub-second transactions, and allows asset withdrawal from L2 (UniFi) to L1 (Ethereum) within a minute, which is multitudes faster than any existing rollups. 

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This is a fascinating discussion today about the advancement of chatbots with real value. I speak with Doug Stephen - President, Enterprise Learning Division, CGS and their new product, Cicero.

In a world of Agentic AI, chatbots like Sesame that have real-time interactions, with humanlike voice, intonation, and seemingly empathy, today we get to see this sort of technology in an iteration that helps people use an unscripted, customizable roleplay platform that dramatically enhances workplace training, powered by AI/XR.

Here’s the gist: think about the most difficult conversation you’ve ever had at work. Maybe it was a delicate conversation with a boss or colleague. Now imagine being able to practice that conversation in a risk-free, AI-driven environment. That’s Cicero.

Doug Stephen, who joined CGS in 1998 and leads the enterprise Learning, Channel and TeamworkAR™ divisions, has more than 20 years of industry experience. He was promoted to President of the enterprise Learning division in 2019, responsible for the division’s development, sales, operations and growth globally. He and his team created one of the first software as a service (SaaS) platforms dedicated to providing hosted learning systems to Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Stephen helped conceptualize, design and implement one of the largest virtual business communities supporting over 10,000 business partners, which resulted in the Gold Brandon Hall Award for Excellence. The CGS Learning team offers robust, agile, multi-touch, multi-approach programs that integrate across platforms, technologies and learning styles to help drive employee performance and business initiatives.

Mr. Stephen oversees a proven program of channel partner recruitment, engagement, enablement and sales activation strategies, delivering substantial incremental partner sales for large and medium IT vendors. Through the CGS Channel Management division, his team manages programs for some of the world’s leading IT vendors and customers gain substantial incremental partner sales through effective recruitment, engagement, enablement and nurture programs.

Mr. Stephen is well-known in the industry, having written articles and been quoted for such publications as CLO, Forbes, TrainingIndustry.com, Huffington Post and Information Week.

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Join us for an enlightening conversation with Felix Hartmann, the German-American tech entrepreneur, futurist, and asset manager. As the driving force behind a pioneering frontier tech investment firm, Felix has been at the forefront of both crypto asset hedge funds and metaverse venture funds. In this episode, we delve into his unique journey, exploring how his German roots and American experiences have shaped his innovative approach to technology and finance. Discover the challenges and triumphs he's encountered while navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of cryptocurrency and the metaverse. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, an aspiring entrepreneur, or simply curious about the future of digital assets, this conversation offers valuable insights into the minds shaping tomorrow's technologies. 

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We are touching on cybersecurity today. What are the latest scams and technologies that are being used to help people part ways with their assets. It's unfortunate, but staying aware and vigilant is key.

We focus on how you can stop the madness once it has started, with Andy Maus, Head of Cyber Recovery Services at DriveSavers. Ransomware attacks increased by 32% from Q3 to Q4. The fourth quarter was marked by new players emerging and established groups adjusting their strategies. In 2024 alone, 55 new ransomware groups emerged — a 67% increase in group formation from the previous year — indicating a rapid proliferation of smaller, more agile players in the cybercrime ecosystem.

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Today we discuss how emerging technology help help better verify someone is who they say they are. It's no easy task.

Humanity Protocol, founded by Terence Kwok, is a decentralized, privacy-first digital identity blockchain, which has launch of Humanity Foundation, an initiative to advance decentralized identity technology and foster global adoption of Proof of Humanity solutions. The Foundation will be led by its founding directors, Yat Siu, Chairman of Animoca Brands, Mario Nawfal, Founder of International Blockchain Consulting, and Yeewai Chong, a seasoned investment professional from Morgan Stanley and Ortus Capital.

Humanity Foundation will serve as the driving force behind Humanity Protocol’s ecosystem, with a mission to fund innovation, incentivize community growth, and explore transformative use cases for decentralized identity.

At the core of Humanity Protocol is its Proof of Humanity framework, which kickstarts identity verification with privacy-preserving biometrics to establish human uniqueness. This foundational layer provides a secure and sybil-resistant way to authenticate users while preserving their privacy.

Building on this biometric foundation, Humanity Protocol enables users to layer additional credentials—such as educational qualifications, employment history, and social reputation—onto their verified identity. This creates an extensible, decentralized, and open identity layer that empowers users to take ownership of their data and interact confidently across digital and physical domains.

“Biometrics provide the ideal starting point for building a secure, decentralized identity system,” said Yeewai Chong, interim CEO of Humanity Foundation. “By anchoring Proof of Humanity in biometric verification, we unlock a world of possibilities for integrating diverse human attributes into a single, privacy-first identity framework.”

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As someone who has overseen teams of customer success and service, this was a very interesting conversation. We are at a point where many of these human services can be replaced by machine.  Listen to what is happening now with Dimitri Masin, CEO and Cofounder at Gradient Labs’.

While AI-powered customer service isn’t new, regulated industries have been left behind due to strict compliance requirements and the high cost of mistakes.  AI customer service agents can achieve 80-90% resolution rates, 75% cost savings, and a 98% quality assurance pass rate (compared to 90% for humans), outperforming both human agents and traditional bots.

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