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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.

AI-Powered Crime: The Digital Mafia Now Works for Nation-States

Forget lone hackers in dark basements—AI-driven cybercrime is now a global arms race. Criminal networks are acting as mercenaries for hostile states, blending profit with geopolitics.

AI Judges? Arizona’s Supreme Court Just Replaced Its Spokesperson with an Avatar

Meet Victoria and Daniel, the AI avatars now delivering Arizona Supreme Court rulings—because apparently, human judges weren’t efficient enough.

Hyper Moore’s Law: When Exponential Isn’t Fast Enough

Moore’s Law walked so Hyper Moore’s Law could sprint—and now AI is in a full-blown hyperspeed freefall. Compute is doubling every six months, AI models train for pennies, and entire industries are transforming overnight. Are we accelerating towards a breakthrough or a breakdown?

China’s Silicon-Free Chip Breakthrough—The End of Moore’s Law?

Forget silicon, China just developed a transistor that’s faster and more efficient without it. If this works at scale, the entire semiconductor industry is about to be rewritten.

Tech Titans Want to Rule the World—And They’re Not Hiding It

Forget Silicon Valley disrupting industries, now, it’s disrupting democracy. With unchecked power and wealth, tech’s biggest players are no longer satisfied with running platforms. They want to run the world.

From Clumsy Metal Arms to Slam-Dunking Robots

Robots just learned how to tie their shoes and dunk basketballs. If you think they won’t take over household chores (or entire industries), think again.

The AI Revolution Needs More Than Just Bigger Models

Chasing AGI by simply making AI models bigger is like trying to build a spaceship by stacking ladders, it doesn’t get you to the moon, or let alone space.

AI Slop and the Death of Creativity—Are We Dumbing Ourselves Down?

AI isn’t just automating work—it’s automating creativity. From low-quality AI-generated images to robotic corporate jargon, the internet is drowning in algorithmic monotony, and it’s making us less creative.

AGI in 5 Years? Or Just Another AI Mirage?

We’ve been promised AGI for decades, yet here we are, still waiting. Google DeepMind’s CEO now says it’s 5–10 years away. But is this a bold prediction or just the latest installment of Silicon Valley’s long-running AGI hype cycle?