The Death of the Virtual Interview? AI May Have Just Pulled the Trigger
If AI can fake your handshake, your voice, and your résumé, should we really be surprised that companies want to see the whites of your eyes again?
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 AI can fake your handshake, your voice, and your résumé, should we really be surprised that companies want to see the whites of your eyes again?
Read MoreAI already beat humans at hacking, and your board is still debating Multi-Factor Authentication. While Claude wins contests, ransomware runs as a service. If you’re waiting for certainty, attackers already wrote your roadmap.
Read MoreYour fake friends just got an upgrade. They're analyzing your emotions, adapting to your moods, and you can't tell they're not human. Welcome to 2025's reality check.
Read MoreA computer science grad with a Purdue degree sent nearly 6000 job applications and just got rejected by McDonald's for "lack of experience." The only interview call? Chipotle. Welcome to tech's new reality.
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds covers why I do what I do, and why we’ve entered an era where AI maps every meter of Earth, simulates realities on command, builds infrastructure like empires, and demands wisdom just to stay visible. From Genie 3 to agentic AI, it’s not sci-fi, it’s strategy.
Read MoreA vending machine that won't take cash. Museum tickets only through WeChat. Taxis that ignore you without the right app. This isn't dystopian fiction, it's China today. And it's exactly what's about to happen with AI literacy, except faster and more brutal.
Read MoreWe’re drowning in content but starved for insight. This article shares my framework for closing the gap: Keynotes to spark awareness, Now What? to operationalize change, and Futurwise to sustain daily intelligence. Read less, know more, and turn signals into strategy with ethics baked in.
Read MoreIf this isn’t proof we live in a simulation built by future humans… it’s the next best thing. Genie 3 turns text into interactive reality—and we’re not ready.
Read MoreTech's biggest players aren't building apps anymore. They're pouring foundations for data centers that dwarf steel mills. Meta, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon collectively dropped $102.5 billion on data centers, more than most countries' GDP.
Read MoreGoogle just mapped every 10x10 meter square of Earth. The catch? They trained an AI on trillions of images to see through clouds.
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