The f(x) = e^x | A Match Made in Heaven: Chatbots and the Digital Employee
The f(x) = e^x | A Match Made in Heaven: Chatbots and the Digital Employee
Good Day! This is my weekly newsletter, with a dose of insights into the future. The topic of this newsletter is the exponential times we live in, hence the title of f(x) = e^x, which is the (natural) exponential function.
Recently, I launched my new concept The Digital Speaker and you can now book me as an avatar or hologram. Also, my tech trend prediction for 2021 is out, read it here!
A Match Made in Heaven: Chatbots and the Digital Employee
My latest article:
Remote work has been on the rise for years now, but the COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly accelerated this trend in 2020. By using chatbots for remote workers, companies are capitalizing on two of the biggest workplace trends—artificial intelligence and remote work— and accelerating the digital transformation of their business. One way of improving the “new normal” of remote work: incorporating chatbots into employees’ routines.
How can chatbots enable and improve remote work? Here a few case studies of companies that have successfully brought chatbots into their telecommuting workflows.
Three Useful Nuggets of Information
My weekly tips from around the web to get you thinking.
1. Europe's startups to watch in 2021.
Europe is often overshadowed by Silicon Valley when it comes to the hottest startups in the world. But the old continent is playing catch up with over 60 startups worth > €1 billion. (Sifted)
2. Finally, car batteries that charge in 5 minutes.
The holy grail of electric cars is batteries that can charge as fast as the time it takes to fill your tank with fuel. An Israeli company managed to produce batteries that can, and it will be a game-changer for the car industry. (The Guardian)
3. AI can now design its own lesson plans.
Why would you require a teacher if you can also develop your own lesson plans? Researchers from UC Berkeley have developed AI that can figure out how best to teach itself. (Science)
Dr. Mark van Rijmenam
Dr. Mark van Rijmenam is The Digital Speaker, a world-leading futurist and global AI keynote speaker who helps leaders decide what AI, and the technologies that follow it, mean for their business. He speaks to leadership teams at their retreats and to conference audiences worldwide, and his WAVE framework gives them a way of deciding that they keep using long after he has left the room. His Intelligence Age Scorecard measures how ready an organization is across the four WAVE pillars.
He holds a PhD from the University of Technology Sydney, is a Certified Speaking Professional and Global Speaking Fellow, and ranks among the world’s top futurists on the Global Gurus list (#1 in 2025, #3 in 2026). Salesforce named him one of its 16 leading AI voices. He has written six books, most recently Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change, writes the Synthetic Minds newsletter on Substack, and founded Futurwise. Talk to his digital twin on WhatsApp: +1 (830) 463-6967.
