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Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP

Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP

Dr. 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.

Below, you can read all his articles.

Newsflash: AI Might Save Journalism—By Killing It First

Journalism may survive AI, just without journalists, newsrooms, or the truth. Welcome to the age of summary without substance and headlines without humans.

Talk Flipper to Me: Google’s AI Is Learning Dolphin

We trained AI to write poetry, code software, and deepfake politicians. Naturally, the next step was obvious: interpret dolphin gossip.

The Secret Weapon of Top Futurists? It’s Not AI. It’s Imagination

Futures thinking replaces prediction with preparation, using signals, scenarios, and storytelling to guide strategy. This mindset helps you spot early indicators of change, simulate disruption before it hits, and shape outcomes rather than react to them.

When ChatGPT Joins the Marines: Who’s Really in Command?

If your AI can suggest a Netflix show, it can now also suggest a missile strike. Welcome to the Pentagon’s next phase of decision-making.

245 Million Chats Later: Wells Fargo’s AI Beats Humans

Your next bank interaction might not involve a human, ever. Wells Fargo just proved machines handle your money better.

Stop Playing Checkers: China’s Winning Chess

America’s, and Europe's, China policy is dangerously outdated, are we setting ourselves up to lose?

When Reality Gets Glitchy: Is Your Brain Lagging?

Are video games hacking our brains? If your reality suddenly looks pixelated, it might be more than just too much screen time.

Brazil’s Digital Sheriff: Hero or Villain?

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes battles online extremism by aggressively removing harmful content, pitting him against Bolsonaro, Musk, and Trump.

OpenAI’s Safety Gamble: Rush to Release or Recipe for Disaster?

OpenAI just halved safety checks for its newest AI model. Innovation at any cost seems to result reckless disregard for public safety.

AGI Is Coming to Save (or Destroy) Us All—Or Is It?

Silicon Valley tells us AGI means humanity’s liberation or extinction. But what if AGI is just extreme automation dressed up to scare us into submission?