Nilan Mihindukulasooriya is the Co-Founder of FHTS and
Mortar AI. He is currently based in Adelaide, Australia. He was awarded South
Australia 40 under 40. He is also an AI
Safety Advocate. He did is undergraduate degree from the University of Colombo
School of Computing, Sri Lanka. In this podcast we discuss the ups and downs of
an entrepreneur, the mindset and attitude shifts needed to succeed in such a
field and what the future holds with the advancements made in AI.
Nilan’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilansam?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app
00:00 About Nilan and his company
01:04 From an extrovert to introvert
06:24 Nilan’s journey after University
14:05 Lowest point in life
19:54 comparing Tech bro to Business bro personality
24:11 What makes Australia a good place to start a business?
28:32 Did you experience any discrimination
31:06 Things you didn’t learn from school
37:44 Comparing mindset/attitudes of Australians and Sri
Lankans
43:55 Should we be afraid of Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
31:53 Chinese Room thought experiment – AI cannot understand
53:30 The pendulum can swing back
56:11 Why are Sri Lankans always service providers but are
behind in creating a product
1:04:35 Closing remarks
