i’m an ai entrepreneur and speaker known for bold ideas backed by 10+ years of no b.s. execution.
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I started my career in AI in Silicon valley in 2014.
I’ve been busy Since: I built AI projects for $B companies, founded 2 successful ai companies, gave keynotes all over the world, inspired millions through social media, wore a bra on the guardian to uncover ai’s gender bias (it’s a long story, more on it below).
Some nice people said nice things about me:
“the only person I can listen to for hours and still be focused because of the passion you have for this subject.”
— Harris Vagelopoulos, AI change agent - AI Sweden
“he threw wonderful questions with the surety of a marksman but the humility of a mere human. we fell in love with his energy”
— Dr. Victor J. Krebs, Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
“Applying AI to your business requires adapting your mindset. Gianluca has the keys to unlock that potential.”
— Fabio Pistilli, Head of Data at Fater, FMCG company with €1B+ turnover
“incredible how many information he has been able to pass in less than 10 minutes. in a world of blah blah blah vlogger, be like G. Mauro!”
— Manolo Macchetta, Founding Member & Head of Marketing
I’ve been an entrepreneur all my life (I never had a job - really).
My first successful company is AI Academy, a leader in AI education and transformation. We’ve taught AI to thousands of individuals and teams at Scania, P&G, Daikin, Merck, Turner constructions and more.
My second startup is Epiphany - we’re building an AI tool used by Fortune 500 companies to create amazing internal trainings using AI and learning science.
Entrepreneurship
While for large AI upskilling projects I work with my team at AI Academy (they’re great), I still love running executive workshops and teaching twice a year in Harvard’s Executive Education school.
teaching
I love public speaking. Some my favourite events I spoke at:
a G7 event sponsored by the Italian Government
Planetree’s conference about patient-centric care in New Orleans
Inspiring government workers in Saudi Arabia
My TEDx titled “Why AI is more human than you think”
public speaking
In 2022 I uncovered how Microsoft, Google, and Amazon’s algorithms were biased against women—flagging normal photos as “explicit.”
To prove it, I even tested the systems on myself to expose the absurdity, wearing a bra and showing the world how even just holding it made skyrocket AI’s raciness score from 20% to 99% .
Published in The Guardian with support from the Pulitzer Center, the investigation won recognition at the SABEW Best in Business Awards, got featured in Cosmopolitan, and broadcast on national TV in Italy and France, pushing the debate on AI fairness onto the world stage.
My guardian investigation on ai and gender bias
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