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Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP

Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP

Dr. Mark van Rijmenam, CSP, is a world-leading futurist and global AI 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.

AI matchmaking technology cures aggressive blood cancer.

Researchers used new matchmaking technology to find the right drug for a man with blood cancer that chemotherapy failed to eliminate. The technology considers biological differences and tested dozens of treatments using automation and computer vision. The man's cancer disappea...

Privacy in the Age of AI: Risks, Challenges and Solutions

As technology continues to advance at an unprecedented rate, AI has become increasingly prevalent in many areas of our lives. From generative AI that can create any type of content using a simple prompt to smart home devices that learn our habits and preferences, AI has the po...

Zoom fatigue: when video calls go from hype to reality.

Zoom, the video conferencing platform, recently laid off 15% of its staff, or about 1,300 people. This came after the company had tripled its headcount in the past two years. The CEO, Eric Yuan, took responsibility for the layoffs and vowed to reduce his salary by 98% to $10,000.

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".