đïž He Taught AI How to Have Manners â Meet David Petrou of Continua AIWhat if your next group chat had an extra participant â one that listens, understands the social context, remembers what you said last week, and even knows when to stay quiet? In todayâs episode, host Dietmar Fischer sits down with David Petrou, founder and CEO of Continua AI, to explore the emerging world of Social AI â intelligent agents designed not just to talk, but to collaborate inside group chats.David, formerly at Google and part of the original Google Glasses team, has spent decades thinking about how humans and machines interact. With Continua, heâs building the worldâs first truly human-aware AI that can join your Discord, iMessage, or Google Message conversations and behave like a socially intelligent teammate. This isnât a chatbot â itâs an AI that understands when to talk, when to listen, and when to help.đ§đđ§ Get my NewsletterTune in to get my thoughts and all episodes, donât forget to subscribe to our Newsletter: đ https://beginnersguide.nlđ§đđ§Get ready for a deep dive into social intelligence, etiquette in AI systems, agentic actions, and the future of communication where AI participates naturally alongside humans.đĄ What Youâll Learn in This EpisodeWhy Social AI is the next big evolution beyond traditional chatbotsHow Continua trains AI to understand timing, tone, context, and social cuesWhy David believes text messaging with AI will reach a billion usersThe engineering challenge behind teaching AI âmannersâ and âmachine etiquetteâHow AI group chat agents improve communication, planning, and collaborationThe real use cases: debugging code, planning trips, updating documents, running games, and summarizing informationHow Continuaâs multi-model architecture orchestrates LLMs, fine-tunes, and intent classifiersWhy Social AI is surprisingly safe â and why todayâs fears donât match the technical realityThe leadership perspective: how to integrate AI thoughtfully without overwhelming teamsWhere Social AI is heading next: meetings, real-time participation, contextual computing, and agentic actions like shoppingThis episode is packed with insights for anyone interested in AI agents, humanâAI collaboration, team communication, or the future of intelligent digital assistants.đ Quotes from the EpisodeâWe had to break the LLMâs brain and teach it social etiquette: when to talk, when to listen, and when to stay quiet.ââTraditional chatbots operate in single-player mode â Continua is built for multiplayer conversation.ââThere are problems beyond our ability to solve directly â the real ingenuity is creating something that can learn how to solve them.ââIntroducing a foreign intelligence into human group dynamics is one of the most fascinating problems in AI.ââText messaging with AI will be the next form factor to hit a billion users.ââLanguage itself is the interface. You donât need menus. You just tell the AI how you want it to behave.ââ±ïž Chapters00:00 David Petrouâs Origin Story & Early Fascination with AI04:51 Why Social AI Matters: From APIs to Human-Aware Group Agents09:12 Teaching AI Social Etiquette: When to Talk, Listen, or Stay Quiet16:11 Inside Continuum: Multi-Model Architecture, Fine-Tuning & Real Use Cases24:05 Social AI in the Real World: Planning Trips, Debugging, Collaboration & Automation35:01 The Future of Social AI: Meetings, Agentic Actions, Leadership & Ethical Considerationsđ§âđŒ About Dietmar FischerDietmar is a podcaster and AI marketer from Berlin. If you want to know how to get your AI or your digital marketing going, just contact him at argoberlin.comđ Where to Find the Guest: David PetrouWebsite: continua.aiLinkedIn: David PetrouInstagram: David Petrouđ” Closing CreditsMusic credit: âModern Situationsâ by Unicorn Heads