DeepSeek Derailed: National Security vs. AI Hype
When technology crosses borders, trust and security become the ultimate battleground. DeepSeek’s rise may be impressive, but its risks are too high.
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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When technology crosses borders, trust and security become the ultimate battleground. DeepSeek’s rise may be impressive, but its risks are too high.
Read MoreOpenAI isn’t just building smarter AI. It’s building the devices we’ll use to interact with it. A new trademark application hints at AI-powered robots, VR headsets, and even smart jewelry. If this is OpenAI’s next frontier, Apple, Meta, and Tesla should be paying attention.
Read MoreWe’re not becoming 10x more productive with AI—we’re becoming 10x more dependent. Developers, analysts, and business leaders alike are outsourcing thinking to AI, and when it’s unavailable, many find themselves paralyzed. This isn’t an upgrade—it’s a quiet erosion of critical ...
Read MoreAI-generated misinformation is moving from social media into the academic world. The same tools that can write PhD-level research in minutes are also churning out perfectly plausible nonsense, and most people won’t spot the difference.
Read MoreSpaceX might be known for rockets, but its latest experiment suggests they’d rather skip the whole “travel” part entirely.
Read MoreIf you still think AI is just a glorified search engine, you’re already behind. The age of asking is over. Now, AI investigates. OpenAI’s Deep Research isn’t just summarizing; it’s thinking, synthesizing, and debating like a graduate researcher, and it’s happening faster than ...
Read MoreBeing recognized as the world’s top futurist is a testament to outpacing hyper-accelerating shifts in AI, quantum, and global tech. Discover how early-signal scouting, rapid pivots, and a culture that embraces bold innovation are key to thriving before tomorrow’s breakthroughs erupt.
Read MoreThe Terminator Was a Warning, Not a Blueprint! OpenAI just signed a deal with the US National Laboratories to use its o1 AI models for nuclear security. 🤯
Read MoreMove over Darwin, AI just did in minutes what nature would have needed half a billion years to accomplish...
Read MoreEnjoy Your Large Language Models While They Last. According to Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist, today’s AI is about as sophisticated as a glorified parrot, and it’s already on its way out.
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