This Wednesday (15th) the course “Artificial intelligence and the future of humanity” is launched, with neuroscientist Álvaro Machado Dias. Exclusive classes are available at .
and professor at Unifesp (Federal University of São Paulo), Álvaro works in the interdisciplinary laboratory of clinical neurosciences, where he works on topics such as decision-making processes in the human brain and the development of algorithms.
He joins other great personalities who are already at CasaFolha, such as filmmaker José Padilha, , Monja Coen, , and former minister Pedro Malan, .
There are already 16 courses on the platform, and new content is added every month. On the 30th, for example, it will be , with triathlete Fernanda Keller, .
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In Álvaro’s classes, he explores his side as a futurist, someone specialized in capturing long-term trends, whether in relation to technological innovations or in relation to any area of society.
“I’m going to share with you the principles I use to think about the future”, says the neuroscientist. “Principles that I developed and also principles of thinkers who are currently discussing , as well as other emerging themes that tend to change our lives.”
It teaches, for example, how it is possible to make informed predictions about the next years of humanity — a useful skill for those who want to invest in new products or anticipate an adaptation process for a company or service.
As a businessman, Álvaro puts his theory into practice, as he is a partner, among other initiatives, at Instituto Locomotiva and WeMind: the first, a research and strategy company; the second, an innovation office. In both cases, it targets the technological-based transformations that tend to occur.
“For us to have good models for the future, it is important to have good models of how society and people’s minds work”, he says in one of his classes at CasaFolha. “It is through demand that transformations arise, and not through the supply of new things.”
That’s why, during his course, the neuroscientist also explains how he sees the spirit of our time, .
In addition to talking about futurism and presenting the principles he uses to think about the future, Álvaro also dedicates part of his classes to discussing the impacts of artificial intelligence on our lives.
Director of the Center for Advanced Studies in Decision Making and specialist in artificial intelligence, the professor explains what technology is, debates its evolution, summarizes the history of artificial intelligence and projects some issues that will become increasingly present in society.
Among others, he points out trends that he expects, over a five to ten year horizon, in areas such as daily life, education, medicine, economics and geopolitics.
His classes at CasaFolha bring together experts widely recognized by the market in courses on leadership, career management, entrepreneurship, professional development and economic analysis.
Among the professors in this segment are Rachel Maia, at a large company in Brazil, and economist George Wachsmann, .
CasaFolha has two other days. One of them, called “Personal transformation and well-being”, explores themes focused on balance and human development, with courses on nutrition and exercise, meditation, care for aging, quality of sleep and raising children.
Among , former director of the WHO (World Health Organization), and .
The third day is about “Communication and creativity”, with courses on audiovisual (José Padilha) and , as well as others that will be incorporated throughout the year, such as writing and photography.
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