Puxa.ai is a living project and a WIP product in the making.
Motivated by the need to empower individuals in an era where personal data and social media manipulation is hurting our ability to learn, innovate, and connect.
As AI agents and productivity tools proliferate across our digital landscape, we face a troubling paradox: tools designed to save us time are simultaneously robbing us of opportunities to learn and grow. The current trajectory of agentic AI prioritizes efficiency over transparency, automation over understanding, and speed over skill development.
The problem isn’t automation itself. It’s automation that obscures rather than reveals, that replaces rather than augments human capabilities.
The narrow focus on efficiency metrics—time saved, clicks reduced, tasks automated—misses the deeper purpose of technology: to expand human capability.
True productivity isn’t just about doing things faster; it’s about developing new skills, deeper understanding, and enhanced judgment.
AI tools should be co-pilots in our learning journey, not replacements for the journey itself. By designing tools that prioritize learning alongside efficiency, we can ensure technology serves as a ladder rather than a crutch.
The most valuable AI won’t be the one that does our thinking for us, but the one that teaches us to think better—revealing its reasoning, challenging our assumptions, and growing our capabilities alongside its own.
Meet the core team
Growing in expertise and size, Puxa’s team is a diverse and fully committed team of highly motivated senior professionals.
Florentin Hortopan
CDO – Founder
Giovanni Baldini
CTO – AI/ML Engineer
Sebastian Dragnea
CEO IMR – Solution Architect
Stephan W. Damianowitsch
DOE – Program Director
FAQs
Why another AI agent?
We want to contribute to a different AI enhanced world, so we take a new direction.
We need AI systems that:
- Make their reasoning explicit and accessible
- Scaffold learning by revealing their processes incrementally
- Adapt to user expertise levels, offering more guidance to beginners and more partnership to experts
- Allow users to challenge, modify and interact with their reasoning processes, interface, and ethical consequences
- Measure success not just by time saved but by knowledge and capability gained
As AI becomes more capable, the risk of creating a two-tiered society grows—those who understand and control the technology, and those who merely consume its outputs.
What’s the tech behind Puxa.ai?
We’re using a mix of open source LLM power, RAG systems, and a variety of other front-end stacks to bring Puxa’s capabilities to users’ fingertips. If you want to know more about the details send us a message at hey@puxa.ai .
Can we chat about investing in the company?
Yes, absolutely. We welcome discussions about potential investment opportunities in our company.
While our AI assistant can provide general information about our product, technology approach, and market position, specific investment details, financial projections, and equity discussions require a direct conversation with our business people. These discussions typically involve confidential information and personalized investment terms that our technical team isn’t equipped to handle.
Please reach out to flo@puxa.ai for more information.
Can I apply to be a part of the team or work as a contractor?
Yes, we’re always looking for talented individuals to join our team in various capacities!
We welcome applications for contract work, freelance collaborations, and even volunteer opportunities for those passionate about our mission. Our flexible approach to talent acquisition allows us to work with professionals across different time commitments and engagement models.
Whether you’re interested in engineering, design, content creation, customer support, or business development, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us an email at hey@puxa.ai with your resume, portfolio, and a brief note about how you’d like to contribute to our team.
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