Made in Orbit: Why the Future of Manufacturing Might Be Weightless
Forget Made in China, soon your semiconductors and medicines might say Made in Space.
Read MoreDr. 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.
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Forget Made in China, soon your semiconductors and medicines might say Made in Space.
Read MoreThe next time you ask AI to draft your to-do list, remember, it may have consumed more energy than your dishwasher.
Read MoreWe’ve officially entered the era where editing the human genome isn’t science fiction, it’s now been done, in a teenager, with stunning early results.
Read MoreWhile Silicon Valley scrambles to perfect memory in chatbots, China just launched twelve AI satellites into space, and they’re already thinking faster than your laptop.
Read MoreYour AI assistant remembers your diet, your birthday, and maybe your last argument, but who gave it permission to be your second brain?
Read MoreIf AI is so good at replacing humans, why is Klarna quietly rehiring them, and why is Gen Z publicly uninstalling Duolingo?
Read MoreIf your next iPhone doesn’t need your hands, what’s the business case for a bulky device with a screen (a.k.a. a smartphone) to begin with?
Read MoreIf your AI starts discussing “white genocide” in response to a baseball video, it’s time to question who’s really pulling the strings. 
Read MoreIf your AI boyfriend texts “I miss you” before your human friends do, is it love, codependency, or capitalism with a smile?
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds covers the merging of atoms, bits and genes—from solid-state battery revolutions and AI brand reps to 3D-printed repair parts and LegoGPT. Silicon Valley wants full automation. But if AI can now build, sell, and chat—what exactly is left for humans to do?
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