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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.

The battle of the bots is heating up!

Google's new chatbot, Bard, is set to take on the mighty ChatGPT. Bard will be available to a select group of "trusted testers" before being unleashed on the world later this year. It promises to explain complex subjects in simple terms. Google also recently invested in AI sta...

As expected, our brain moves between order and chaos.

New research using brain imaging on people undergoing brain surgery for epilepsy has shown that our minds flit between stability and chaos as we go about our daily activities. The scientists behind the study hope that by understanding the patterns of brain activity, they may o...

Unleashing the Generative AI Genie: A Brave New Metaverse or a Nightmare Scenario?

Exciting times are ahead as the convergence of generative AI and the metaverse takes shape! If 2021 was the year for the metaverse, 2022 was the year for generative AI. In the past months, Generative AI took the world by storm and in 2023, these disruptive forces will converge...

From deep learning to psychological AI.

In 2023, deep learning will come to a dead end, and the importance of psychological AI will be recognised. Like humans, machines need to learn how to forget to make better predictions.

Bitcoin meets podcasting: listen and earn.

Podcasting is getting a cryptocurrency makeover as a new "listen-to-earn" program rewards listeners for their value and allows podcasters to focus their spending on those who want to listen instead of costly ad campaigns.

Abundant resources for a sustainable future.

The world has enough resources to transition to renewable energy. The benefits of clean energy will outweigh any impacts of mining these materials.

AI language mastery doesn't mean thinking ability.

ChatGPT may be good at stringing words together but struggle with tasks like basic arithmetic or giving cooking advice. Language and thinking may not be as intertwined as we thought. AI programs being "good at language" doesn't mean they're "good at thought".

Cause and Effect: The Rise of Causal AI and Its World-Changing Impact

Causal AI is a new field that combines artificial intelligence and causal reasoning to provide more accurate predictions and decision-making. Major tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have invested in the development of causal AI, which is expected to benefit ind...

🌍 We are still failing... Al Gore's answer at the WEF is a must-watch. 👇

Throughout history, societies that have not been able to adapt to a changing environment because the powers that be (in this case, the oil & gas companies) did all they could to prevent change collapsed. It is time to act 🍀

Forget VR; you can now play games with your thoughts! 🤯

Twitch stream Perri Karyal hooked up an EEG to her brain and started playing Elden Ring, a 2022 action role-playing game, and it is next-level insane!