The Map and the Landscape: Paolo Sironi on Quantum Sapiens, AI, and the Meaning Machines Can't Carry

About this episode

In this new episode of One Vision Podcast, Paolo Sironi joins Theodora Lau to unveil his new book, Quantum Sapiens, a philosophical literary thriller on artificial intelligence, quantum gravity, and the origins of human consciousness. A burning question: Why now?

We talk about the "I love you" problem and what happens when we attribute meaning to words that machines give us. Paolo invites us to think about the journey ahead of us before we walk through Alice's mirror. What do we need to carry with us? What do we leave behind? 

An exhilarating conversation about the present and future of technology that you won't want to miss. No PhD required.

📍The algorithm has no meaning. We need the entanglement and the magic of the human touch."

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Keywords: AI, Fintech, Generative AI, Quantum, Empathy

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome Back Paolo

00:58 Unveiling Quantum Sapiens

02:38 Why Fiction Not Whitepapers

06:52 From Fintech to Consciousness

18:48 Illusion of AI Meaning

25:06 Poetry as AI Antidote

More about our guest 

🌐Paolo Sironi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thepsironi/ 

📘Quantum Sapiens: https://mybook.to/Quantum-Sapiens 

More about our host and One Vision Podcast 

🌐Theodora Lau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/ 

🌐Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence (book): https://www.bankingonaibook.com/ 

🌐Unconventional Ventures (company): https://www.unconventionalventures.com/ 

🌐Listen to all One Vision Podcast episodes by visiting: https://shows.acast.com/one-vision

One Vision Podcast is a fintech, banking, and AI podcast hosted by Theodora Lau (Founder, Unconventional Ventures; author of Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence). One Vision goes beyond the headlines on AI, agentic commerce, digital banking, financial inclusion, and the future of money — with founders, analysts, venture capitalists, technologi