Alex Presani
head of technology & R&D AgorAI Innovation Hub
Alex Presani is head of technology at AgorAI, the AI innovation hub based in Trieste and backed by Generali, Fincantieri, illycaffè, and Regione FVG, where they lead product strategy, engineering, and the development of specialized AI solutions for industry. Before returning to Italy, they spent two decades abroad across Amsterdam, Geneva, and New York, most recently at Meta FAIR, where they worked on AI safety and evaluation, contributing to Llama Guard and the MLCommons AILuminate risk taxonomy. Their earlier career spans arXiv, Cranium AI, and research in astroparticle physics, in which they hold a PhD. They speak regularly on trustworthy AI, algorithmic accountability, and European AI sovereignty, with a focus on building AI products that are specialized, responsible, and independent by design. They work in Italian, English, and French, and are happiest when a hard technical problem and a hard strategic problem turn out to be the same problem.
Past talks
Sat. 26 September
at 11:30 - 12:45
11:30 - 12:45
Saturday 26 September
Salone di Rappresentanza
Ingresso da Piazza Unità d’Italia 1, Trieste, TS
Ingresso da Piazza Unità d’Italia 1, Trieste, TS
TRIESTE
Artificial intelligence is everywhere – from chatbots to medical diagnosis – but one question remains: do these systems really think, or do they simply simulate thought? The panel brings together two perspectives. An expert in the cognitive science of AI asks whether machines can understand and reason as we do. A neuroscientist of artificial systems, working on mechanistic interpretability, takes us inside the ‘black box’ of these models. A conversation across philosophy, cognitive science and advanced research about what it really means to ‘think’.
Location: Salone di Rappresentanza - Ingresso da Piazza Unità d’Italia 1, Trieste
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