Anthony Vinci on AI, Decision Intelligence and the Future of Risk

Episode notes

In this episode, Keith speaks with Anthony Vinci, CEO of VICO, about how AI is changing decision-making for founders, investors, governments, and financial institutions. Anthony’s background spans intelligence, national security, investing, and artificial intelligence. Before founding VICO, he worked at Cerberus Capital Management, Bridgewater Associates, and served as the first Chief Technology Officer at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The conversation explores how AI is moving beyond chatbots and becoming a real decision-making layer for businesses. Anthony explains why the future is not about replacing human judgment, but improving it through better frameworks, probability forecasting, and scenario planning. They discuss: Why AI alone is not enough without human judgment How VICO combines LLMs with mathematical forecasting The difference between information and decision intelligence Why founders need better frameworks for uncertainty How AI is reshaping risk assessment and strategic planning The future of building companies in the AI era This episode is a thoughtful look at what happens when AI moves from generating answers to helping people make better decisions.

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