
Lorenzo Bernaschina on Gems Notes
07/31/22 • 29 min
Lorenzo Bernaschina is the developer of Gems Notes, a note-taking tool that uses artificial intelligence to find relationships between ideas. In this conversation, we talk about smart note-taking and how technology might be used to extend rather than replace human intelligence.
Update 2022-08-14: This episode was edited at the guest’s request.
Show notes
- Lorenzo’s personal website
- Lorenzo Bernaschina (LinkedIn)
- @ittaboba on Twitter
- Gems Notes
- Roam Research
- Obsidian
- my mind
- Zettelkasten
- Niklas Luhmann
- Alan Kay
- Douglas Engelbart
- Steve Jobs
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Lorenzo Bernaschina is the developer of Gems Notes, a note-taking tool that uses artificial intelligence to find relationships between ideas. In this conversation, we talk about smart note-taking and how technology might be used to extend rather than replace human intelligence.
Update 2022-08-14: This episode was edited at the guest’s request.
Show notes
- Lorenzo’s personal website
- Lorenzo Bernaschina (LinkedIn)
- @ittaboba on Twitter
- Gems Notes
- Roam Research
- Obsidian
- my mind
- Zettelkasten
- Niklas Luhmann
- Alan Kay
- Douglas Engelbart
- Steve Jobs
Show notes include Amazon affiliate links. I get a small commission for purchases made through these links.
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Show notes
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The Informed Life - Lorenzo Bernaschina on Gems Notes
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Lorenzo: Thank you. Thank you, Jorge. It’s great to be here.
Jorge: Well, it’s great to have you in the show today. For folks who might not know you, would you mind please introducing yourself?
About Lorenzo
Lorenzo: Sure. So, hi, everyone. I’m Lorenzo. I’m a software engineer from Italy and recently finished my studies. I have a master’s in machine learning and AI, but I also worked full-time for t
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