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Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP

Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP

Dr. Mark van Rijmenam, CSP, is a world-leading strategic futurist and award-winning global keynote speaker who helps Fortune 500 leadership teams navigate AI and emerging technologies. Recognized by Salesforce as one of 16 global voices shaping the future of AI, he holds a PhD from University of Technology Sydney and is the author of six books on emerging technology and judgment in the AI era, including his latest book: Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change. He is the founder of Futurwise and the developer of the Intelligence Age Scorecard that helps individuals and organizations understand how prepared they are for the future.

His pioneering efforts include the world's first TEDx Talk in VR in 2020. In 2023, he further pushed boundaries when he delivered a TEDx talk in Athens with his digital twin, delving into the complex interplay of AI and our perception of reality. In 2024, he launched a digital twin of himself, offering interactive, on-demand conversations via text, audio, or video in 29 languages, thereby bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds – another world's first.

Dr. Van Rijmenam is a prolific author and has written more than 1,200 articles and six books in his career. As a corporate educator, he is celebrated for his candid, independent, and balanced insights. He is also the founder of Futurwise, which focuses on elevating global knowledge on crucial topics like technology, healthcare, and climate change by providing high-quality, hyper-personalized, and easily digestible insights from trusted sources.

Below, you can read all his articles.

Big Tech's Cash Dilemma and Ethical Crossroads

In a world where wealth often equates to power, Big Tech's overflowing bank accounts are not just a testament to their success. Is their financial prowess a stepping stone to innovation, or a path paved toward unchecked dominance?

Deepfakes and Disinformation: A Digital Dilemma Unraveled

We are rapidly moving to a society where seeing is no longer believing, where influencers speak in tongues they've never learned, and your digital double promotes ideologies you oppose — welcome to the uncanny valley of AI cloning.

Checkmate on the Chipmaking Board: ASML's Strategic Mastery

In a world racing toward technological singularity, ASML not only plays the game—it defines the rules. But when one company holds the reins of our digital destiny, should we applaud or pause in contemplation?

The Ethical Quandary of AI in Warfare

In a world where the line between virtual and reality blurs, the integration of AI in warfare isn't just a strategic shift — it's a moral chasm we should be very careful to cross, because there is no going back and the outcome is not always as expected.

Beyond Doom: Navigating AI's Practical Impacts on Tomorrow's Workforce

Amid the echoes of an AI apocalypse, the real and immediate impacts of AI on the workforce deserve our focus. As Wharton professor Ethan Mollick highlights, the discourse around Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) often overshadows the tangible transformations AI is already ...

Digital Eternity: AI's Role in Reviving the Voices of the Past

In an age where technology blurs the lines between presence and absence, AI emerges as a bridge to the bygone, transforming grief into interaction with digital echoes of the departed.

AI's Appetite for Data: The Quest Beyond the Internet's Bounty

In an era where AI's hunger for data rivals that of a black hole consuming stars, we're inching toward a cosmic conundrum: what happens when all the data has been consumed by AI?

Mind Over Matter: Next-Gen Gaming With Brain-Power!

Imagine controlling the digital realm with just a thought. No, it's not sci-fi fantasy; it's the cutting-edge reality of today's gaming world, thanks to a groundbreaking brain-computer interface!

Quantum Leap: Navigating the Next Era of Computing with Microsoft and Quantinuum

Are we on the brink of solving the quantum conundrum or merely scratching the surface of an unfathomable computational abyss? In a groundbreaking collaboration, Microsoft and Quantinuum have catapulted quantum computing into a new realm of reliability.