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