Mathias Sundin - The angry optimist

❌ In Quillette: Why Max Tegmark is wrong on AI doom

Pushing back against Max Tegmark's three main arguments why AI will kill us all.

⏩ In Expressen: Fast progress is safer than slow

Slow progress is more risky as it makes humanity more vulnerable to both natural and human-made dangers, without the tools to prevent or counter them.

AI masterclass

👨‍🏫 AI masterclass for EU staff in Sarajevo

Training staff from the EEAS, the EU's diplomatic arm, in how to use AI.

Artificial intelligence

☹️ In DI: Sweden is hurt by AI pessimists

Generative AI will be as important as the internet. For Sweden to benefit from it, we must stop producing world-leading AI pessimists and instead find the AI evangelists.

WALL-Y

🏆 WALL-Y nominated as Innovation of the Year

Each year the Newspaper Publishers Association organize the Newspaper of the Year awards, celebrating excellence across several categories. This year, my creation WALL-Y, is nominated in the category Innovation of the Year.

AI commission

🎙️ Podcast at SvD about the AI Commission

How is Sweden positioning itself in the era of AI? Is there anything we can do to assume a leadership position in this field, similar to during the IT boom of the 90s?

AI commission

🦾 Panel discussion at the 'AI in the nation's interest' event

Sweden should invest in that, the usage. For example, through an AI deduction, or an AI voucher. Every Swede gets a few hundred kronor each month to buy AI services with.

AI course

👨‍🏫 The first AI course - and the reviews are in

"A day to remember, one of those that not just 'nudges' lightly but actually pushes life into a new phase."

Max Tegmark

☹️ Writing about Max Tegmark and Paul Ehrlich in Fokus

In the magazine Fokus, I write about AI doomer Max Tegmark and compare him with the arch pessimist Paul Ehrlich.

Course

👩‍💻 New course: Become a centaur

In February, I am hosting an AI course in collaboration with SN7.

My talks

🎤 Mini tour with three AI talks in two days

I was extremely energized by meeting digitalization unit and seeing all the pitches at the innovation week in Lund.

Interviews

📰 Interview in TN about the AI book

Those who become a modern centaur, a mix of human and AI, have a tremendous opportunity.

Artificial intelligence

🦾 Member of the Swedish government's AI commission

The Swedish government has set up an AI commission, as declared by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. The commission is headed by Carl-Henric Svanberg, former CEO of Ericsson, with me as one of its members.

Centaur's Edge

🚀 The AI book is launched!

This is the first time an AI with a name, appearance, and personality has co-authored a book.

Energy Society

⚡ Talk on Project Energy Society in Finland

I made a quick trip from a snowy and cold Stockholm to dito in Helsinki. There I gave a talk at Recotech, a proptech conference.

Centaur's Edge

📺 On TV4 about the new book

What it is like to write a book with an AI as co-author?

Kentaurens fördel

📚 Boksläpp: AI-bok skriven av människa (jag!) och AI (WALL-Y)

Välkommen på boksläpp för Kentaurens fördel - så tänker, skriver och kommunicerar du bättre och snabbare med ChatGPT.

My talks

🎤 Talk on AI & fact-based optimism for Stockholm School of Economics network

I talked about how I became an angry optimist, why I have peaked both in career and ideas, and how AI bots with a personality will become a big part of companies' brands.

My talks

🚀 My talk on climate change and space

The notion of having to choose between Earth and space is misguided. It's not merely that we can engage with both, it's imperative that we do so. Addressing environmental issues on Earth necessitates the use of space.