Feb 12, 2019Artificial “General” Intelligence is still science fictionReality has caught up with science fiction in some areas of artificial intelligence like voice-to-text, or facial recognition. But today’s AI is extremely specialized: it cannot generalize its knowledge to areas that are very different from those for which it was programmed. …Artificial Intelligence6 min readArtificial Intelligence6 min read
Feb 7, 2019L’IA « générale » relève toujours de la science-fictionLa réalité a rattrapé la science-fiction dans certains domaines de l’intelligence artificielle comme la dictée vocale, ou la reconnaissance faciale. Mais l’IA de notre temps est extrêmement spécialisée : elle ne peut pas généraliser ses connaissances à des domaines différents de ceux pour lesquels elle a été programmée. …Intelligence Artificielle6 min readIntelligence Artificielle6 min read
Feb 1, 2019Artificial Intelligence according to KantAn AI is primarily a program, that is, a sequence of instructions that a machine executes step by step, as a calculator does. So how is it smarter? Surprisingly it is an 18th century philosopher who sheds light on the nature of this intelligence, and on its limits … One…Artificial Intelligence5 min readArtificial Intelligence5 min read
Feb 1, 2019L’Intelligence Artificielle selon KantUne IA est avant tout un programme, c’est-à-dire une suite d’instructions qu’une machine exécute pas à pas, comme le fait une calculatrice. Alors en quoi est-elle plus intelligente ? Étonnamment c’est un philosophe du 18ème siècle qui nous éclaire sur la nature de cette intelligence, et sur ses limitations… L’une…Intelligence Artificielle6 min readIntelligence Artificielle6 min read
Jan 14, 2019Préparez vos équipes pour l’arrivée de l’intelligence artificielleCet article est paru fin 2018 en postface du livre « L’intelligence artificielle pour le Business » écrit par les fondateurs de demain.ai, Olivier Mégean et Gaëtan Fron. J’aime l’approche pragmatique de demain.ai : loin de la fureur médiatique et des questionnements sur le lointain futur transhumaniste de notre société…Intelligence Artificielle6 min readIntelligence Artificielle6 min read
Jun 14, 2017Innovation and the digital economy: What role for innovation policies?This article was written in preparation for a workshop organized by the OECD about innovation policies. My panel was about “The digital transformation of different industries: Changing innovation business models”. What are the new business model developments and trends brought by the digital economy? …Innovation4 min readInnovation4 min read
Published inNUMA·Jun 28, 2016NUMA’s international strategy revealedIn a little bit more than one year, NUMA, the leading player in the French entrepreneurial ecosystem, extended its operations on four continents and five countries: Russia, India, Morocco, Spain and Mexico. Are they playing darts over a giant world map? The French are famous for being analytical, right? Since…Accelerator9 min readAccelerator9 min read
Dec 6, 2015Bengaluru feels like home !I’m always moved when, getting out of the subway, I catch the sight of NUMA’s building in Paris, already buzzing with entrepreneurs going in and out, energizing everything around them. I love the place, I love the people, I love what we do. Last week, I was in Bangalore and…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published inNUMA·Aug 20, 2015Montreal, a booming ecosystem between France and the USAHave you noticed that in Compass’s recent “global startup ecosystem ranking” Canada is the only country, apart from the USA, to have several cities listed in the top 20?Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
