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Oct 25, 2024 32 min

#66 - Three Breakthroughs: Digitizing Smell Using AI

from Tech Optimist: An Alumni Ventures Podcast Hosted by Alumni Ventures

In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, host Mike Collins and Senior Principal Naren Ramaswamy explore three fascinating technological advancements poised to shape the future. They begin with a groundbreaking achievement in neuroscience: the first-ever complete map of a fruit fly’s brain, shedding light on brain function and offering potential insights for AI and medical innovations. Next, they discuss AI’s newfound ability to predict and create scents, opening up vast possibilities in health and environmental monitoring. Finally, they examine the societal implications of automation in industries like dock work and film, focusing on how technology-driven progress can spur both opportunity and disruption. Tune in to discover how these advancements are pushing the boundaries of innovation and what they mean for the future of society and technology. To Learn More: Alumni Ventures (AV) AV LinkedIn AV Deep Tech Fund Tech Optimist Speakers: Mike Collins Naren Ramaswamy Chapters: (00:00) - Intro (02:04) - Fruit fly brain (11:21) - Digitizing smell using AI (20:45) - Longshoremen strike (32:16) - Closing Legal Disclosure: https://av-funds.com/tech-optimist-disclosures

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#66 - Three Breakthroughs: Digitizing Smell Using AI

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 2:04 Fruit fly brain
  3. 11:21 Digitizing smell using AI
  4. 20:45 Longshoremen strike
  5. 32:16 Closing

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