Dean Mai

I specialize in identifying disruptive, core technologies and strategic technology trends in early-stage startups, research universities, government sponsored laboratories and commercial companies.

In my current role, I lead sourcing of strategic technology investment opportunities and managing Dyson’s diligence and outreach processes, specifically in the U.S., Israel and China.

I write here (sporadically) on the convergence of science and engineering, with broader adopted interests in novel disruptive technologies, cognitive psychology, human-computer interaction (HCI), philosophy, linguistics and artificial intelligence (AI).

All tagged autonomous vehicles

Jul 19
Jul 19 Swarm intelligence: from natural to artificial systems

artificial intelligence

Complexity is natively intervened within data: if an operation is decomposable into rudimentary steps whose number varies depending on data complexity, exploiting a data sequence as a whole (collective effort of colony members in the specific task), rather than a single data input, can conduce to a much faster result. By forming a closed-loop system among large populations of independent agents, the ‘Swarm’, high-level intelligence can emerge that essentially exceeds the capacity of the individual participants. The intelligence of the universe is social.

Jun 15
Jun 15 Legal personhood for artificial intelligences

software, artificial intelligence, innovation

There are innumerable examples of other ways in which information technology has caused changes in the existing legislative structures. The law is naturally elastic, and can be expanded or amended to adapt to the new circumstances created by technological advancement. The continued development of artificial intelligence, however, may challenge the expansive character of the law because it presents an entirely novel situation.