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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 Agents: The End of Jobs or Just Another Corporate Gimmick?

Are AI-powered agents set to steal your job or simply fill out your expense reports?

AI Design Challenges: Will Creativity Survive the Revolution?

Will AI make designers obsolete, or are we facing the death of creativity as everything becomes uniform and bland?

Is AI Driving Us Toward a 3-Day Workweek or Economic Dystopia?

If your job involves spreadsheets or selling crops, AI might be coming for it—and maybe that's a good thing.

AI Ethics and Human Futures: Navigating Tech with Purpose with S.B. Divya – Synthetic Minds EP11

In a world where technological innovation constantly reshapes our society, speculative fiction becomes more than just entertainment; it is a critical tool for thinking through the implications of these changes.

The Intelligence Age: Revolution or a New Monopoly?

Can we really trust one man with the power to control the future of humanity? Sam Altman seems to think so—but at what cost?

The Intelligence Age: Revolution or a New Monopoly?

The dawn of the Intelligence Age is upon us, and it promises to be both magical and perilous. But as technology scales, so does the concentration of power in the hands of a few, like Sam Altman who has his fingers in the most important resources of the coming decades.