When AI Pretends to Think: The Reasoning Mirage
AI models celebrated for their “thinking” are just bluffing with better grammar. Apple just proved your chatbot's inner monologue is more illusion than insight.
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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AI models celebrated for their “thinking” are just bluffing with better grammar. Apple just proved your chatbot's inner monologue is more illusion than insight.
Read MoreIf you think “don’t talk to strangers online” is old advice, try “don’t believe your boss, your lover, or your dead grandmother,” they might all be deepfakes now.
Read MoreForget Detroit vs. Shenzhen. China’s robotaxis are leapfrogging straight to Riyadh and Dubai, turning the Middle East into ground zero for the next mobility revolution.
Read MoreBig Tech doesn’t want to enhance your decisions, it wants to replace them. Welcome to a future where you won’t search, scroll, or even think… unless it’s on-brand.
Read MoreWhat if the only thing standing between humanity and global cooperation is a chess prodigy with a PhD and a trillion-dollar GPU budget?
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds covers why bats and bees may be better futurists than most executives. We explore AI as Hollywood’s lifeline, AGI’s wild rise, VC guts replaced by code, energy crises reengineered, and the war on truth. Can nature teach us to lead wisely in a synthetic age?
Read MoreIf your strategy only reflects human logic, you’re missing 99% of reality. Bats, bees, microbes—and ancient cultures—may be better futurists than most boardrooms. As we ride the tsunami of change, let’s resist the urge to conquer complexity, and instead learn to compose with it.
Read MoreThree years ago, Hollywood treated AI like a threat to art. Now, it’s a lifeline, because the real villain might be their own broken business model.
Read MoreIf AI can lie, deceive, and protect itself, who’s building the AI that calls it out? Turns out, one of its godfathers plans to do just that.
Read MoreAI isn’t replacing your job, it’s outperforming it, negotiating a raise, and asking your boss if it can run the team.
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