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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Welcome to M01 Rocketeers - the podcast by Maria 01, the Nordics’ leading startup community and launchpad for the future.
In this Futures Tales series, we delve into the cutting-edge world of emerging technologies and visionary ideas, listen to fascinating future scenarios and discuss how the future might or might not unfold.
Imagine a future where data empowers us to achieve our dreams, live healthier, and even longer lives. What could be possible if we harness diverse user data to its full potential? Yet this raises essential questions: should users regain control over their own data, and if so, how? And can we learn to trust personal AI agents to manage this wealth of information-enhancing our lives while safeguarding our privacy?
We kick off each episode by listening to a discussion-provoking story from the future-a scenario blending fact and imagination, crafted using strategic foresight methods. You can also find the story below.
Join us as we embark on a journey to explore the possible, plausible, and preferable futures with the brightest minds of the Finnish startup scene.
Our guests for this episode are:
Riku Seppälä, Co-Founder & General Partner at Icebreaker
Nikita Zatsepin, an independent AdTech expert, working on a stealth startup
Our special guest for each episode is Sarita Runeberg, CEO of Maria 01. Hosted by Camilla Mikama, Marketing & Communications Manager at Maria 01.
FUTURE TALES: DATA-DRIVEN DREAMS
As long as I keep my jogging routine rolling -averaging two and a half times a week- wrap up my Artificial Meat Design studies by the year’s end, and the EU gives the green light for private flying vehicles within the next eighteen months, I’m on track to build my dream countryside home in precisely 6 years and 7 months. Sure, factors like annual rainfall are in the mix too, but according to my AI sidekick, these three are the big game-changers.
Handing over so much personal data to an AI felt like a leap into the unknown at first. But after hearing rave reviews from friends about its almost magical ability to make spot-on predictions using a mix of finance and health metrics, genetics, exercise routines, dietary habits, career milestones, and even personality traits, I started to believe in its power to turn even the loftiest dreams into reality-even if they seem decades away.
GoalCatcher collects ALL my data, which is a bit spooky, but at least it’s not selling it off to random third parties. Instead, it shares anonymized bits with other services to cross-check against other users as well as stock market trends, weather patterns, global commodity prices, and cutting-edge scientific research, to name a few.
Staying active keeps me in shape, continuing education boosts my career and also enables my entrepreneurial plans, and all this positions me for success across various fields. But how does the EU’s flying vehicle policy play into my countryside dream, you might wonder? You see, four years ago, taking a tip from the aforementioned AI guru, I invested in a startup developing an affordable flying vehicle for private use. The AI’s calculations promised a sweet return in just over a decade. If only the EU would give the thumbs up before the startup runs out of funding. It did feel pretty risky, but honestly, who am I to say?
While I diligently follow the diet and sleeping plan tailored for me by my AI and stick to its mood-enhancing colour recommendations-I’m advised to wear green-I occasionally crave treats or a splash of mustard-yellow or red clothing.
And of course, there are uncontrollable elements. If my genetic neurological condition flares up, it could jeopardize or at least delay my dream. I’m making a determined effort not to lose sleep over this, as insomnia poses an even greater risk!
