About this episode

Vishnu Hari discusses the future of AI and its potential to possess intent and consciousness.

Can AI have a personality? Vishnu Hari, Founder and CEO of ego, joins Kristian Marquez to discuss why the future of AI isn't just "smarter" assistants, but "flawed" digital humans. From modding GTA to researching exoplanets with the pioneers of deep learning, Hari shares his journey and ego AI's mission to build AI that possesses intent, consciousness, and behavioral authenticity. Learn about the Behavioral Turing Test and why the next frontier of the Metaverse depends on filling virtual worlds with digital life. Learn more about ego AI work at: https://www.egoai.com/ Read the "Behavior is All You Need" research paper: https://www.egoai.com/research/behavior-is-all-you-need Connect with Vishnu Hari on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ego-ai Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply at https://finstratmgmt.com/innovators-investors-podcast/ Want to learn more about Kristian Marquez's work? https://finstratmgmt.com

People in this episode

Host: Kristian Marquez

Guest: Vishnu Hari

Topics covered

• AI personality
• digital consciousness
• Behavioral Turing Test
• Metaverse
• digital humans

Keywords

• AI
• digital consciousness
• Vishnu Hari
• ego AI
• Behavioral Turing Test
• Metaverse
• digital life

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ego, FinStrat Management, Inc.

Books & works: Behavior is All You Need

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