Agentic AI and AGI: agents that set their own next steps —
with “Sea Trials” where Claude, ChatGPT, DeepSeek and Qwen get real tasks and
full autonomy, printed unedited. Who steers when the water moves itself?
The River That Rows Itself Early 2027
Volume IV — on agentic AI, AGI, and who steers when the water moves itself.
“Frantz is an engineer-philosopher — a builder and a thinker grappling with the enormous
complexities we have created for ourselves.”
— Emeritus Professor Edward Lee
Background
Twenty five years at the forefront of innovation
Open-Innovation combined with Silicon Valley's venture model is a great catalyst for
disruption. I've built and led product & technical teams across consumer electronics,
IoT, medical, robotics and transportation — and I believe in cultural diversity, having
worked across many countries.
+ startups (as founder or co-founder)
Cum Laude Ph.D. · IEEE Senior Member · 20+ patents · a dozen publications · 4 books
An M.S. in Robotics and the “Cum Laude” doctorate — signal
processing & parallel-processor methodologies — both at Université Pierre & Marie
Curie, Paris (now Sorbonne University).
Read the thesis (French, PDF) →
Newsletter & Posts
Newsletter & Posts — staying on top of innovation
I like to stay on top of major innovative shifts — from tech, innovation and management
perspectives — and share my experience and viewpoints. 47 issues published —
32 in 2024 and 10 in 2025 (per the
2024 recap, #37
and 2025 recap, #37–#47),
organised by topic:
AI · MLAutomotive / MobilityBlockchain & NFTCloudQuantum ComputingRobotics & DronesMultimediaMedTechMaterial ScienceLocalizationEnergySoftwareInnovation Leadership · IP · Quality
Sample projects & awards — selected work across two decades
“Being on the forefront of technology is risky but rewarding.” A sample of 25 years
of work — research turned into commercialized, mass-produced products across consumer
electronics, robotics, IoT, medical and automotive.
+ startups (as founder or co-founder)