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Assaf (Assi) Horowitz

Co-Founder & CEO at BrainVivo | Building the collective wisdom of humanity by transforming brains into generative thought machines

Assaf Horowitz is a visionary individual who is deeply involved in the field of digitizing human brains to revolutionize artificial intelligence technology. He is focused on enhancing the understanding of human behavior, addressing real-world challenges, and utilizing human intelligence to create practical solutions for individuals and organizations. Assaf has a diverse educational background, including a Bachelor of Applied Science in Biotechnology, an MBA in International Business, training as a Naval Officer, a PhD in Computational Neuroscience, and an MSc in Neuroscience, all from Tel Aviv University. He is also the CEO and Co-Founder of Brainvivo, a cutting-edge organization in the AI industry. Furthermore, Assaf has previous affiliations and roles at prestigious institutions such as Google for Startups Israel, 8400 - The Health Network, Inovytec Medical Solutions Ltd., The Alfredo Federico Strauss Center for Computational Neuroimaging, Via Maris - דרך הים, and the Israeli Navy where he served as a Captain.

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Oct 2 · linkedin

More Intelligent than Artificial - The Science Behind the Brain Neural Network

A True Story About The Challenging Journey of Birthing Deep NeuroTech

I had never expected the resistance and criticism following my first scientific publication in 2014. I was a young neuroscientist who had shared a discovery of a new 🧠 imaging technology, allowing novel modeling of the living brain neural networks' morphology and information speed.

Right after the paper was accepted and published in a peer-reviewed journal (Brain Structure and Function), we were criticized by some of the greatest minds in the field of brain anatomy, challenging our new methodology and calling us to withdraw our paper 😮. It was harsh to receive that feedback, especially to be challenged by the respected and renowned experts who decided to throw down the gauntlet. While the scientific debate continued long after I finalized my Ph.D. in computational Neuroscience, it fueled our ambitions to push our novel technologies of capturing the Biological Neural Network (BNN) of the human brain, which led to the foundation of Brainvivo.

A year ago, the main findings of our 2014 paper were acknowledged by a review paper in Science, one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the world 🎉. Science Journal featured our work on its cover, illustrating the intricate information-processing pathways of the brain’s BNN (Links in the first comment).

The cover image also embodies a narrative that underscores the literal rewiring occurring in our brain in response to life experiences and challenges, emphasizing the brain's adaptive nature, continuously evolving with every hurdle encountered.

I decided to share this story to encourage my fellow entrepreneurs and scientists 💪 who are keen to step into uncharted waters to build groundbreaking science and technology 🚀 . While there are outstanding achievements to be made when improving existing technologies by standing on the shoulders of giants 👨‍👦 , it's often a high-risk-high-reward scenario when you prepare your sturdy shoulders for others to stand upon👩‍👧.

The science behind BNN is the backbone of Brainvivo, the venture I co-founded with Professor Yaniv Assaf. We took it upon ourselves to use our novel BNNs to create new foundation models that mimic the neural processes of human intelligence 🤯. We blend BNNs with real-world data to create 'Brain Twins': neuro-algorithmic models that mimic an individual's unique senses, emotions, and perceptions. By amassing a collection of Brain Twins into our 'Brain Collection,' we envision a future where the collective wisdom of humanity is available to all at the speed of thought.

Stay Wired 🧠

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May 25 · linkedin

Have you ever wondered what was going on in Mona Lisa's mind as she sat for Leonardo da Vinci's iconic painting? 🎨 🧠

If only we had the power to tap into her thoughts and get a glimpse into the woman's inner workings behind the enigmatic smile.

Was she enduring a silent craving for a ☕ boost? Did she suppress the urge to rush to the 🚾 🚺 while her thoughts wandered to the cascading waterfalls? Just imagine the stories she could share if only 🧠s could talk beyond our physical barriers.

While ChatGPT, Bard, and their fellow Generated-AI are doing wonders crafting text, Brainvivo allows humans to generate their brain responses and share them with others.

So next time you take a 🤳 to capture your portrait, remember to tag your generated thoughts to it.

#gai #humanizedai #Braintwin #digitizedbrain #brain #neurotech #deeptech #wearehiring #areyoureadingthis?

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Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel