The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
00:45:04 · Harry Stebbings, Arthur Mensch
[00:45:04] S1: Final one for you, dude. What are you most excited about when you look forward to the next five, seven, ten years that not many people think about? [00:45:12] S0: I'm quite excited by how AI is going to enable foundational research in domains where we lack understanding of the world. So in physics, for instance, the fact that we can both run AI simulations at a scale that was nowhere reached, and that's the team we bought called Emmi, is specialist in that, is going to enable new discoveries. And so the fact that we can build simulators and that we can have agents operating those simulators to understand better the board is going to be an enormous enabler of the understanding of the board. So I come from a math and physics background, and so I'm quite excited by the opportunity ahead of us in the next generation of researchers. [00:45:52] S1: Do you know what, Arthur? I blame you. I blame you when you sat on the bench and you didn't speak at all like you speak now. Like the Arthur then and the Arthur today just, like, paradoxically different with respect. It's amazing to see the leader that you are and you've become. I I I honestly do. I have so much respect, admiration, gratitude for you and all you've done for Europe. But, wow, it's amazing. [00:46:16] S0: Thank you for the praise. There's still a lot of things we need to deliver on, but we are quite happy with the progress we've done. I think the mission is important. And so if anyone watching us wants to join us in that journey, please please contact me.
00:46:32 · Harry Stebbings
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00:48:57 · Harry Stebbings
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