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-publishedOn: 2023-12-14
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+publishedOn: 2023-12-20
+editedOn: 2024-01-02
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   - "[[Yoann Poupart]]"
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 > 	- [Ideation](#ideation)
 > 	- [The Team](#the-team)
 > 	- [The Official Creation](#the-official-creation)
+> - [The Pitch](#the-pitch)
+> 	- [Why BlockLoads?](#why-blockloads)
+> 	- [The RoadMap](#the-roadmap)
+> 	- [Meet Us](#meet-us)
+> - [References](#references)
 
 ## The Creation Process
 
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 The team presentation has two primary motives. First it is important for potential investor or client to get to know the team they'll be working with, but it is also crucial to present our edge and answer the question "Why us?".
 
-> [!note] Edge
+> [!note] Edge [ [1] ](#references)
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-> Each individual has a specific edge which is the combination of all his experiences and knowledge. There are three edges to consider in startup. The market edge, the technology edge and the catalyzed edge. 
+> Each individual has a specific edge which is the combination of all his experiences and knowledge. There are three edges to consider in startup. The market edge, the technology edge and the catalyzer edge. The later being the diverse experiences and soft skills relevant the given startup.
 
-**Alexandre the CEO:** Market edge. With his experience in web3…
+**Alexandre the CEO:** Market edge. He graduated with a Master in marketing, management and business. He has expertise in web agency building websites with Shopify but also with other software like Webflow. What's more he has plenty of precious entrepreneurial skills as he also runs another startup in parallel and he's always listening to market waves.
 
-**Florian the COO/CFO:** Catalyser edge. With his diverse set of lead experiences…
+**Florian the COO/CFO:** Catalyser edge. With his engineering diploma in logistics he has a broad background ranging from processes optimisation, organisation to software and coding skills. He has diverse set of lead experiences from projects as well as consulting that logically put him in charge of our processes. His engineering backgroung enable him to understand and link the technological solutions to the market needs.
 
-**Yoann the CTO:** Technology edge. With his participation in scientific research…
+**I, Yoann the CTO:** Technology edge. With my research degree and background I have a broad knowledge of cutting-edge AI technology. Yet I also practiced ML engineering during my apprenticeship where I had projects linked to model training, MLOps, DevOps and cloud deployment. I am running and architecturing the backend logic of our solutions as well as the AI integration.
 
 ### The Official Creation
 
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 ### Meet Us
 
+In order to get close to our customers and partners we decided to create a Discord server [BlockLoading](https://discord.gg/gf2j9P4JEa). We chose Discord as it is the perfect match for community building but also because we are already using it to run our startup.
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+> [!caution] Disclaimer
+> 
+> This server is under development regarding its architectures, bots, automation and purpose. While we are committed to grow a community this server might just be for customer service in the end.
+
+We envision this media and cyber-space as a way to deliver fast and tailored customer service. We planned on hosting conferences, discussion groups and obviously QnA about our solutions but also about the Shopify ecosystem.
+
+## References
+
+> [!quote] Reference list
+> 
+> 1.  A. Bentinck and M. Clifford, "How to Be a Founder: How Entrepreneurs can Identify, Fund and Launch their Best Ideas," ‎ in *Bloomsbury Business; 1st edition*, 2022. 

pages/_stories/my-approach-to-ai-safety.md

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 I want to address mitigated criticism against AI Doomerism, which is reasonably represented in the AIS sphere. As an optimistic by nature, I might be failing to see the same future possibilities, and my arguments could be inaudible. In my Doomerism definition, I englobe focusing on long-term safety issues firstly because of existential risks.
 
-The first criticism is the tendency to only consider worst-case scenarios. While I value some aspects of this approach, it often leads to working on highly theoretical and abstract subjects based on an extremely low possibility with a lesser impact on immediate issues. Solving the worst-case scenario will not solve less dangerous ones.
+The first criticism is the tendency to only consider worst-case scenarios. While I value some aspects of this approach, it often leads to working on highly theoretical and abstract subjects based on an extremely low probability with a lesser impact on immediate issues. Solving the worst-case scenario will not solve less dangerous ones.
 
 > [!danger] Gotcha
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 > Alignment is obviously a double-edged sword. If you can align an AGI to be benevolent, you'll also be able to align it to be rogue. Misuse cannot be solved by Alignment alone.
 
-It is crucial to address short-term issues that could potentially destroy Alignment research if they are not dealt with rapidly. It is essential to keep in mind that there are also other pressing matters that require attention, such as climate change, cybersecurity, and war. I value prioritisation based on danger weighted by occurrence probability and timeline. 
+It is crucial to address short-term issues that could potentially destroy Alignment research if they are not dealt with rapidly. It is essential to keep in mind that there are also other pressing matters that require attention, such as climate change, cybersecurity, and wars. I value prioritisation based on danger weighted by occurrence probability and timeline. 
 
 I finally have critics on some speeches I had the occasion to listen to, which is by far a loud minority. The righteous and moralistic speeches don't foster debate and isolate the AIS community. This is dramatic when collaboration outside of the AIS sphere might just accelerate safety. Then, I sometimes feel too many people harbouring sentiments of culpability and pessimism. While scepticism is an essential research skill, I think that pessimism is terrible and ultimately prevents an extended range of expected rewards. It can also repulse people and cause isolation.