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David Orban is an investor, entrepreneur, author, blogger, keynote speaker, and thought leader of the global technology landscape. His entrepreneurial accomplishments span several companies founded and grown over more than twenty years. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he studied Physics at the University of Milan and the University of Padua.

David's work cuts across the limits of specialization to contribute to a new renaissance. He explains, "My vision is at the crossroads of technology and society and their co-evolution." His personal motto is "What is the question I should be asking?" This concept is his vehicle for accelerating cycles of invention and innovation in order to build the brave new world ahead. ...more

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Ten Years Later: Releasing “Something New?” to the Commons

In 2015, I finished writing a book about artificial intelligence that almost no one asked for. At the time, AI was still primarily a research story. Deep learning was advancing, but foundation models did not exist. There were no systems embedded in everyday workflows, no AI‑generated text saturating the internet, no sustained policy debates about […]

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	Singolarità - Con che velocità arriverà il futuro 3.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Best of H+ Magazine, Vol.1: 2008-2010 by R.U. Sirius, Ben Goertzel (Editor), David Orban (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alguna novedad: Las Inteligencias Artificiales y nosotros. La época que se avecina en la que “no hay nada nuevo bajo el sol” ya no es cierto 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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