About

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I'm driven to change the role business plays in solving the worlds biggest problems.

I used to work in social services helping society's most vulnerable. I later went on to found a startup that made it easier for businesses to be more environmentally friendly. I've repeatedly disrupted professions and industries to force them to face their problems. Along the way I've learned a tremendous amount and despite the ups and downs and long fought battles, there's so much I still want to learn and contribute. And I have far too many ideas and dreams that are ripe to make a difference in the world.

Spiritual Machines is the platform that will help me bring them to life. Here are just a few of my ideas.

- Jason Gravelle

Consulting and Fractional Leadership

Fractional CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
Malignant Narcissism (Dark Triad) behavioural profiling and accountability training and consulting.
IT Support, Secure Networks and Computing Infrastructure
Cyber Security
Digital Forensics and Incident Response
Machine Learning and AI Product and Operations (MLPL/MLOps)
Custom Local AI Deployments
Rapid Development, Prototyping and Proof of Concepts

Philosophy

Innovation and change extend beyond the realm of business; they encompass art, humanity, and the often-overlook details that surround us amidst the chaos of modern life. While Spiritual Machines does have a focused mission, I firmly believe that by pausing to understand the subtle and beautiful elements that form the foundation of our world is what truly empowers us to have a meaningful impact. Thus, this site will also feature a collection of art and other creative media that explores the nuanced and the often overlooked.

"Eventually, the distinction between humans and computers

will have become sufficiently blurred that when the machines claim

to be conscious, we will believe them." - Ray Kurzweil

Inspiration

The company is named after the ground breaking book called "The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence" by Ray Kurzweil (1999). A non-fiction book by inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil that discussed artificial intelligence and the future of humanity. It introduced me to the immense potential of AI, and I was captivated by the vision of the spiritual machine - and I never looked back.