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 neural networks

Jan 2
Jan 2 Artificial neural networks and engineered interfaces

artificial intelligence, robotics

The need to express ourselves and communicate with others is fundamental to what it means to be human. Animal communication is typically non-syntactic, with signals which refer to whole situations. On the contrary, human language is syntactic, and signals consist of discrete components that have their own meaning.

Mar 4
Mar 4 Understanding the theory of embodied cognition

artificial intelligence

Embodied cognition is a research theory that is generally all about the vast difference of having an active body and being situated in a structured environment adept to the kind of tasks that the brain has to perform in order to support adaptive task success.