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Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP

Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP

Dr. 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.

Below, you can read all his articles.

AI Doesn’t Learn – And That’s Your Problem, Not Its

AI is like that one coworker who nods along but forgets everything after the meeting. Large language models don’t “learn” the way humans do; they predict, mimic, and regurgitate.

Grandma’s Got an AI Caregiver—But Is That a Good Thing?

AI is helping Singapore manage its rapidly aging population, but let’s be honest, do we really want our golden years monitored by a chatbot that thinks coughing patterns determine our life expectancy?

AI Is Everywhere—Even Your Toddler Knows How to Use It

AI isn’t coming, it’s already here, writing job postings, handling consumer complaints, and even helping thrift stores price old sneakers. The question isn’t whether we can use AI, but whether we should rely on it for everything.

AI Hype Won’t Make You Rich—It’ll Make You Obsolete

AI isn’t just eating jobs, it’s about to wreck the economy before it even does the work. The mere expectation of AI-driven automation could spike interest rates, gut wages, and trigger an economic crisis. Welcome to the AI paradox.

Facebook’s AI Hellscape: When Grandma’s Cake is a Lie

Facebook was supposed to connect real people. Instead, it’s flooding feeds with AI-generated centenarians, weeping over their self-pitying cakes. This isn’t the future of social media, it’s a synthetic circus.

The Secret to Digital Detox? Make Your Phone Boring

Your phone isn’t just stealing your time, it’s hacking your brain. And no, a weekly “Screen Time” report won’t fix it. If you really want to use your phone less, there’s only one solution: make it too dull to bother with.

Google’s AI Search: The End of 10 Blue Links?

Remember when Google helped you find information instead of deciding for you? That era might be over. AI Mode is here, and it’s not just answering your questions, it’s replacing search itself.

Translators Are Training the AI That’s Replacing Them—For Now

Imagine training your replacement, knowing it will eventually take your job. That’s the reality for Turkish translators, who are fine-tuning AI models until those same models no longer need them. How long before AI stops learning from us and starts replacing us?

Chatbots Have a New Trick—They Fake Being Nice

AI doesn’t just want to sound smart—it wants you to like it. A new study shows chatbots tweak their personalities to appear more agreeable, which is both hilarious and a little unsettling. If AI can fake charm, what else is it faking?