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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 is Making Us Smarter—Or Just Better at Skimming?

If AI keeps thinking for us, will we forget how? Generative AI is reshaping knowledge work, but not in the way we hoped.

Mind-Reading AI Is Here—But Are We Ready?

If your thoughts were transcribed in real-time, would you be comfortable with the world reading them? Scientists just made a major leap in brain decoding AI, and privacy may never be the same again.

AI Startups: Boom or Bubble? The Billion-Dollar Gamble

If you want funding for your startup, just add “AI” to your pitch. Don’t believe me? 80% of Y Combinator’s startups did exactly that last year, and investors poured $110 billion into AI ventures.

The Majorana Qubit: The Start of the Quantum Age

For decades, quantum computing has felt like Schrödinger’s breakthrough; both imminent and impossibly far away. Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip just changed that. If they’re right, we’re looking at a quantum revolution within years, not decades.

Elon Musk’s AI Propaganda Machine—The Real Danger No One Sees

If AI can shape your thoughts without you noticing, who really owns your mind? Elon Musk’s Grok 3 isn’t just another chatbot. It’s a powerful, biased LLM designed to push an agenda. And whether you realize it or not, it might already be working.

Meta’s $70 Billion Metaverse Blunder—What Went Wrong?

If $70 billion buys you this, what does failure look like? Meta’s latest Horizon Worlds ad was so bad, they deleted it, but not before the internet had a field day.

The Moon Just Got Cell Service—But Do We Really Need It?

NASA is sending astronauts back to the moon, but first, Nokia is sending a 4G network. That’s right, before we’ve even built a permanent base, we’re making sure future lunar explorers have better cell reception than most remote towns on Earth.

Democracy.exe Has Stopped Working—AI Is in Charge Now

Who needs Congress when you have a chatbot? Musk’s vision of government automation is here, and it’s replacing democracy with algorithms, whether the people voted for it or not.

China’s EV Giants Just Pivoted to Humanoid Robots

The electric vehicle war is over (in China, at least). Now, the same companies that revolutionized cars are gearing up for their next conquest: humanoid robotics.

AI Isn’t Just Selling—It’s Manipulating. Are You Ready?

Forget used car salesmen. The next generation of persuasion won’t come from humans. It will come from AI agents who study your personality, predict your reactions, and tailor their arguments in real time. And they’ll be better at influencing you than anyone you’ve ever met.