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February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 maxversace

Why ‘Explainability’ Is The Next Step For AI In Manufacturing

(Article first appeared on Forbes) Automation: A word that simultaneously evokes technological and societal progress and a deep sense of

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January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 maxversace

Can AI Explain Itself?

As an end user, you may never have to work with artificial intelligence from a developer’s perspective, but knowing how

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December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 maxversace

The Future of Manufacturing passes through AI

From wearing masks to social distancing, the rippling effects of Covid-19 are being felt by everyone and with the

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September 20, 2019September 5, 2019 maxversace

Rai Uno Codice parla di AI, robots, e droni con Max Versace e Neurala

Massimiliano Versace è nato a Monfalcone e si è laureto a Trieste. Ha ottenuto un finanziamento di oltre 16 milioni

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September 9, 2019September 3, 2019 maxversace

AI is dangerous? No, divisive thinking is

The unintended consequences of calling something ‘it’. Not a day goes by that some random writer (or “AI thinker”, this

I am the co-founder and CEO of Neurala Inc., a Boston-based company building Artificial Intelligence emulating brain function in software. Neurala’s deep learning tech makes robots, drones, cars, consumer electronics, toys and smart devices more useful, engaging and autonomous. Neurala stems out of 10 years of research at Boston University Neuromorphics Lab, where as AI Professor I have pioneered the research and fielding of brain-inspired (also called Deep Learning, or Artificial Neural Networks) algorithms that allow robots and drones to perceive, navigate, interact and learn real-time in complex environments.

Over my academic and industrial career, I have lectured and spoken at dozens of events and venues, including TEDx, keynote at Mobile World Congress Drone Summit, NASA, the Pentagon, GTC, InterDrone, Los Alamo National Lab, GE, Air Force Research Labs, HP, iRobot, Samsung, LG, Qualcomm, Huawei, Ericsson, BAE Systems, AI World, Mitsubishi, ABB and Accenture, among many others.

My work has been featured in TIME, IEEE Spectrum, Fortune, CNBC, The Boston Globe, Xconomy, The Chicago Tribune, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Nasdaq, Associated Press and many other media.

Career and company awards include: CB Insights 100 Most Promising AI Companies, Draper Venture Network Most Innovative Company, Disruptor Daily 100 Most Disruptive Companies, Edison Award Best New Product in Social Innovation.

I am a Fulbright scholar, hold several patents and two Ph.Ds: Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University; Experimental Psychology, University of Trieste, Italy.