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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.

Will artificial affection replace Tinder? ❤️

It may come as a surprise, but millions now carry out emotional and romantic relationships with AI chatbots designed to be the perfect partners. However, whether these virtual companions represent social progress or a retreat from human intimacy remains to be seen.

AI with attitude: teaching robots right from wrong.

If researchers can successfully map an AI's drive for self-preservation onto concern for others, we can transform AI from a potentially existential threat into our greatest ally.

Generative AI is about unleashing a wave of creative potential.

By augmenting human creativity through divergent thinking, challenging biases, evaluating ideas, refining concepts, and facilitating collaboration, tools like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and ChatGPT can help organisations overcome the challenges of democratising innovation.

Gen Z's career trajectory is about to careen off a cliff.

With corporations eagerly replacing entry-level workers with AI instead of training and mentoring them, young people face a reckoning where ballooning college costs, nonexistent on-the-job development, and automation by disconnected managers will leave them unprepared to navig...

The Rise of the Robots and Its Implications for Business

Robots have advanced tremendously, moving from fiction to reality. They're improving industries, healthcare, and daily life. But rapid change raises concerns about jobs and ethics. While robots take on repetitive tasks, workers can move to creative roles. Guidelines and regula...