Our first episode is dedicated to cheap philosophy, movie references and, of course, Artificial Intelligence: a quite fascinating, yet often demonized topic. A paradox we see reflected in the discussions of the draft version of the AI Act, published by the European Commission last April, which is meant to act as a statement with global reach on AI. Understand the proposal and its impact on startups and the digital economy alongside our guest interviewees Magda Cocco (partner of Vieira de Almeida, a leading law firm in Portugal) and Benedikt Blomeyer (Director for EU policy at Allied for Startups, a worldwide network focused on startup policy).