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.
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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Meet Victoria and Daniel, the AI avatars now delivering Arizona Supreme Court rulings—because apparently, human judges weren’t efficient enough.
Read MoreMoore’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?
Read MoreForget 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.
Read MoreForget 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.
Read MoreRobots 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.
Read MoreChasing 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.
Read MoreAI 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.
Read MoreWe’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?
Read MoreArtificial General Intelligence isn’t coming in 50 years, it could be here in five. If you think that’s an exaggeration, so did the journalists who laughed at the idea of social media influencing elections. How’d that turn out?
Read MoreAI isn’t just eating the world—it’s devouring electricity, water, and billions of dollars. Tech giants are racing to reshape computing, but at what cost?
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