Will AI Let Us Live Forever—or Just Long Enough to Regret It?
If your startup pitch includes “living to 150 thanks to AI,” congratulations, you’ve just entered the most lucrative sci-fi fantasy in human history.
Read MoreDr. Mark van Rijmenam is a strategic futurist known as The Digital Speaker. He globally ranked as the #1 futurist. He stands at the forefront of the digital age and lives and breathes cutting-edge technologies to inspire Fortune 500 companies and governments worldwide. As an optimistic dystopian, he has a deep understanding of AI, blockchain, the metaverse, and other emerging technologies, blending academic rigor with technological innovation.
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 five 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.
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If your startup pitch includes “living to 150 thanks to AI,” congratulations, you’ve just entered the most lucrative sci-fi fantasy in human history.
Read MoreAI won’t replace leaders, it’ll expose the ones pretending. If your leadership playbook still runs on quarterly targets, you’ve already lost because your next challenge won’t be automation. It’ll be staying human.
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds covers an urgent call to reimagine education: classrooms built for the Industrial Revolution can’t keep up with the Intelligence Age. From AI-powered tutors transforming student learning, to brain-controlled iPhones and orbital AI satellites—education’s future is here.
Read MoreAs nations mandate AI curricula and immersive tech reshapes classrooms, education stands at a pivotal moment. Schools globally must shift from passive learning to cultivating creativity, adaptability, and empathy, transforming students from observers into active architects of the future.
Read MoreForget Made in China, soon your semiconductors and medicines might say Made in Space.
Read MoreThe next time you ask AI to draft your to-do list, remember, it may have consumed more energy than your dishwasher.
Read MoreWe’ve officially entered the era where editing the human genome isn’t science fiction, it’s now been done, in a teenager, with stunning early results.
Read MoreWhile Silicon Valley scrambles to perfect memory in chatbots, China just launched twelve AI satellites into space, and they’re already thinking faster than your laptop.
Read MoreYour AI assistant remembers your diet, your birthday, and maybe your last argument, but who gave it permission to be your second brain?
Read MoreIf AI is so good at replacing humans, why is Klarna quietly rehiring them, and why is Gen Z publicly uninstalling Duolingo?
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