In this special live recording from Vention Unplugged in Berlin, Paul takes the stage to tackle one of the most polarizing questions in tech: Is AI just a tool we trigger, or is it a teammate that can actually surprise us?
To get past the standard "it depends" industry fluff, we forced our panel of experts into a high-stakes game. Armed with green microphones for "pro" arguments and red microphones for "contra", guests had to switch sides mid-debate — exposing the real tensions, risks, and messy realities of building with AI.
The highlights:
→ The Trust Gap: Can you actually trust a teammate that doesn't have a pulse?
→ The "Yes-Man" Problem: Why AI's inability to dissent might be its biggest flaw in a product team.
→ Logic vs. Gut Feeling: Can AI ever "read the room", or is it just calculating probabilities?
→ The 5-Year Horizon: Are we heading toward fleets of AI agents managed by one-person founders?
The Panel:
Dirk Woywod — Managing Director, Rulemapping Group
Catalina Turlea — Founder of Lovelaice, Co-founder & ex-CTO, Nilo
Florian Thiel — Director of Engineering, Upvest
Promit Ray, PhD — Chief AI Officer & Co-Founder, Rayol AI Solutions