{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6953b9ead0c0aeaf12bcbd70/6953b9f85d6f68f3bfd52249?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Building Real Social Intelligence - with David Petrou // REPOST","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6953b9ead0c0aeaf12bcbd70/9fb7092872c2f34c576da7564911957c.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>🎙️ He Taught AI How to Have Manners — Meet David Petrou of Continua AI</strong></p><p>What if your next group chat had an extra participant — one that listens, understands the social context, remembers what you said last week, and even knows when to stay quiet? In today’s episode, host <strong>Dietmar Fischer</strong> sits down with <strong>David Petrou</strong>, founder and CEO of <strong>Continua AI</strong>, to explore the emerging world of <strong>Social AI</strong> — intelligent agents designed not just to talk, but to <em>collaborate</em> inside group chats.</p><p>David, formerly at Google and part of the original Google Glasses team, has spent decades thinking about how humans and machines interact. </p><p>With Continua, he’s building the world’s first truly <strong>human-aware AI</strong> that can join your Discord, iMessage, or Google Message conversations and behave like a socially intelligent teammate. This isn’t a chatbot — it’s an AI that understands <em>when to talk, when to listen, and when to help.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>📧💌📧 </strong></p><p><strong>Get my Newsletter</strong></p><p>Tune in to get my thoughts and all episodes, don’t forget to <strong>subscribe to our Newsletter</strong>: 👉 <a href=\"https://beginnersguide.nl\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https://beginnersguide.nl</strong></a><br>📧💌📧</p><p><br></p><p>Get ready for a deep dive into social intelligence, etiquette in AI systems, agentic actions, and the future of communication where AI participates naturally alongside humans.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode</strong></p><ul><li><p>Why <strong>Social AI</strong> is the next big evolution beyond traditional chatbots</p></li><li><p>How Continua trains AI to understand <strong>timing, tone, context</strong>, and social cues</p></li><li><p>Why David believes <strong>text messaging with AI will reach a billion users</strong></p></li><li><p>The engineering challenge behind teaching AI “manners” and “machine etiquette”</p></li><li><p>How AI group chat agents improve communication, planning, and collaboration</p></li><li><p>The real use cases: debugging code, planning trips, updating documents, running games, and summarizing information</p></li><li><p>How Continua’s multi-model architecture orchestrates <strong>LLMs</strong>, fine-tunes, and intent classifiers</p></li><li><p>Why Social AI is surprisingly safe — and why today’s fears don’t match the technical reality</p></li><li><p>The leadership perspective: how to integrate AI thoughtfully without overwhelming teams</p></li><li><p>Where Social AI is heading next: meetings, real-time participation, contextual computing, and agentic actions like shopping</p></li></ul><p>This episode is packed with insights for anyone interested in <strong>AI agents</strong>, <strong>human–AI collaboration</strong>, <strong>team communication</strong>, or the future of intelligent digital assistants.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>📌 Quotes from the Episode</strong></p><ul><li><li>“We had to break the LLM’s brain and teach it social etiquette: when to talk, when to listen, and when to stay quiet.”</li></li><li><li>“Traditional chatbots operate in single-player mode — Continua is built for multiplayer conversation.”</li></li><li><li>“There are problems beyond our ability to solve directly — the real ingenuity is creating something that can learn how to solve them.”</li></li></ul><ul><li><p>“Introducing a foreign intelligence into human group dynamics is one of the most fascinating problems in AI.”</p></li><li><p>“Text messaging with AI will be the next form factor to hit a billion users.”</p></li><li><p>“Language itself is the interface. You don’t need menus. You just tell the AI how you want it to behave.”</p></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>⏱️ Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 David Petrou’s Origin Story &amp; Early Fascination with AI<br>04:51 Why Social AI Matters: From APIs to Human-Aware Group Agents<br>09:12 Teaching AI Social Etiquette: When to Talk, Listen, or Stay Quiet<br>16:11 Inside Continuum: Multi-Model Architecture, Fine-Tuning &amp; Real Use Cases<br>24:05 Social AI in the Real World: Planning Trips, Debugging, Collaboration &amp; Automation<br>35:01 The Future of Social AI: Meetings, Agentic Actions, Leadership &amp; Ethical Considerations</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>🧑‍💼 About Dietmar Fischer</strong></p><p>Dietmar is a podcaster and AI marketer from Berlin. If you want to know how to get your AI or your digital marketing going, just contact him at <a href=\"https://argoberlin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferer\">argoberlin.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>🔗 Where to Find the Guest: David Petrou</strong></p><ul><li>Website: <a href=\"https://continua.ai\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>continua.ai</strong></a><strong></strong></li><li>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpetrou/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferer\"><strong>David Petrou</strong></a><strong></strong></li><li>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/david.petrou/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferer\"><strong>David Petrou</strong></a><strong></strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>🎵 Closing Credits</p><p>Music credit: <em>“Modern Situations” by Unicorn Heads</em></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Dietmar Fischer"}