Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP | Strategic Futurist Speaker (Page 15)

The AI Takeover Is Personal—And It’s Funded

Silicon Valley’s quiet plan isn’t to replace some jobs with AI, it’s to replace all of them. And they’re not asking for permission. They’re asking for compute.

Rise of the Cloned CEO: Welcome to the Era of Infinite Sundars

Forget replacing junior analystsm, this vision of AI doesn’t stop until it replaces your CEO, clones them a million times, and runs the entire economy better than you ever could.

ChatGPT and the Rise of the Digital Messiah Complex

AI isn’t just replacing jobs, it’s replacing God, your therapist, and your spouse, all in one eerily supportive chatbot session.

Your Face Might Know More About Your Health Than Your Doctor

If your selfie can outsmart a doctor at predicting your cancer prognosis, should we be treating the mirror as a medical device?

Synthetic Minds | AI, Bird Brains & the Future of Leadership

This week’s Synthetic Minds covers the future of leadership in the age of AI, featuring bird-inspired cognition, AI babysitters, emotional robots, and why Zuckerberg thinks synthetic friends beat real ones. Plus: how to lead wisely when the robots eventually show up with resumes.

Google’s AI Babysitter: Innovation or Exploitation?

Google wants your 8-year-old chatting with its AI, because monetizing grown-ups wasn’t enough.

Why Your AI Still Thinks “Washington” Is a Guy with a Wig

We gave AI the power to speak like humans but forgot to teach it how to think. Now it’s confidently wrong in multiple languages.

Bird Brains Outsmarting Us? Evolution Has a Plot Twist

We built AI to mimic human brains but it turns out birds did it first, and without a neocortex or Silicon Valley budget.

Humanoid Robots: Billion-Dollar Hype or Billion-Dollar Flop?

Forget robot takeovers today; as with any technology it takes longer than we expect, but then surprises us how fast it changed the world. Humanoids might still struggle with basic tasks, but will redefine the world in the 2030s.

What Does Future Leadership Look Like in the Age of AI?

Leadership is being rewritten, from the top down. In the Age of AI, strategy isn’t about managing disruption; it’s about thriving. It requires an evolved mindset; one that integrates AI, ethics, and empathy in real time. Leaders must shift from command-and-control to watch-and-empower.