Promethean

• The ceremony will begin at approximately 9:35 a.m. Eastern Time from the NYSE Trading Floor.
• Following the bell ringing on the Trading Floor, Vin Riera, Mynd's CEO, will be interviewed by the Host of NYSE Floor Talk, Judy Shaw.
• That interview will also be posted on the NYSE's social media channels as well as on Mynd's website at www.mynd.ai .
• I am so grateful to those who brought us to this moment - our people, our customers, our investors, and our partners."

• But whether that future will prove utopian, apocalyptic or somewhere in between is anyone’s guess.
• In February, ChatGPT set the record as the fastest app to reach 100 million users.
• Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.

AI’s black box problem

• The black box metaphor explains why people’s beliefs about AI are all over the map.
• Predictions range from utopia to extinction, and many even believe an artificial general intelligence (AGI) will soon achieve sentience.
• Read more:
  A year of ChatGPT: 5 ways the AI marvel has changed the world

  But this uncertainty compounds the problem.

AI, computation, logic and arithmetic

• It runs on computers, and so is automated computation.
• In the late 19th century, mathematicians Richard Dedekind and Giuseppe Peano proposed a set of axioms which defined arithmetic in terms of logic, and inspired attempts to ground all mathematics on a secure formal basis.
• Read more:
  Forget dystopian scenarios – AI is pervasive today, and the risks are often hidden

Deep structure of perception

• This structure is like coloured glasses that shape our perception in particular ways, so that our experience of the world is ordered and manageable.
• Read more:
  Arithmetic has a biological origin – it's an expression in symbols of the 'deep structure' of our perception

  We showed by mathematical proof that when the deep structure of perception was assumed to limit the possibilities, arithmetic was the result.

• Although the deep structure of perception is shared with other animals and so a product of evolution, only humans have invented mathematics.

A Copernican revolution of the mind

• Kant claimed his philosophy was a “Copernican revolution of the mind”.
• The mind is more than computation; the brain is not a computer.
• Rather, computation – the basis for AI – is, like mathematics, a symbolic expression of the mind’s nature and creativity.

Promethean fire

• The idea we can transcend our biological nature and achieve immortality by uploading our minds to the cloud is only fantasy.
• In this way, AI is truly our Promethean fire, a gift to humanity stolen from the gods as in Greek mythology.
• Like Alice, we need to wake up from the dream and recognise the reality and power of our minds.

Randolph Grace receives funding from the Royal Society Te Apārangi, Marsden Fund

• SEATTLE, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mynd.ai, Inc. ("Mynd" or the "Company") (NYSE: MYND), is pleased to announce the successful completion of the merger transaction ("Merger Transaction") by which Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc. ("GEHI") acquired Elmtree Inc. ("eLMTree") from Best Assistant Education Online Limited, a subsidiary of NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (HKEX: 0777, "NetDragon").
• In connection with the Merger Transaction, GEHI has changed its corporate name to "Mynd.ai, Inc." and its ticker symbol from "GEHI" to "MYND".
• "This merger transaction is a meaningful step forward for our company, our shareholders, and our customers," said Vin Riera, CEO of Mynd.
• On the Closing Date, concurrent with the consummation of the Merger Transaction, the Company closed a private offering of US$65 million principal amount of senior secured convertible notes (the "Notes").

• Smart learning devices encompass a range of sophisticated tools designed to enhance the acquisition of knowledge and skills.
• Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI): The integration of AI into smart learning devices is a notable trend, enhancing personalized learning experiences and improving educational outcomes.
• The global smart learning device market is segmented into five regions:
  Europe: Covering Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, and the Rest of Europe.
• The smart learning device market is characterized by its fragmentation, with several key players vying for dominance:
  NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (Promethean, Inc.)