The Diamond Battery Revolution: Energy for Millennia, Not Minutes
What if your next pacemaker or spacecraft didn’t need recharging... for 5,700 years?
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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What if your next pacemaker or spacecraft didn’t need recharging... for 5,700 years?
Read MoreCan post-quantum encryption save us from a quantum apocalypse, or are we encrypting answers to questions no one’s asked yet? The annual Cloudflare report has some interesting statistics.
Read MoreGoogle’s latest quantum chip, Willow, is rewriting the rules of computation with a performance milestone that feels plucked from science fiction. Completing a task in five minutes that would take conventional supercomputers 10 septillion years.
Read MoreCan the AI powering our data centers also clean up the environmental mess it creates? Amazon’s latest pilot suggests it can.
Read MoreCan relationships with AI companions truly replace human connection, or are we crafting illusions to fill emotional voids?
Read MoreMillions are finding unexpected solace and heartbreak in AI companions, such as those from Replika and Kindroid. Users are developing a deep connection with AI, navigating the murky waters of love, guilt, and anthropomorphism.
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds offers an opportunity to share your voice. I also explore AI that cloaks your selfies, VR empathy, the AGI hype debate, robots learning like babies, and the rise of autonomous weapons. Discover how these advancements impact our future and how you can shape it.
Read MoreIf walking in someone else’s shoes could reduce bias, why aren’t more of us lacing up VR headsets?
Read MoreIf social media reflects reality, why does it feel more like a circus of extremes?
Read MoreDespite the buzz, large language models may be more hype than hope when it comes to reaching true Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
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