Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP | Strategic Futurist Speaker (Page 4)

The Art Wars Escalate: Why Technical Shields Can't Save Creative Work

7.5 million artists thought digital poison would protect their work from AI. Cambridge just proved why regulation beats technology every time.

AI Deregulation: Innovation Miracle or Trojan Horse?

Big Tech claims AI deregulation means American innovation wins. But to me this sounds less like patriotic optimism or and more clever PR to mask a dangerous power grab.

AI’s Accelerating Fast, Are Humans Becoming Obsolete?

AI is accelerating rapidly, doubling its capabilities every 7 months. By 2030, these AI systems could reliably finish tasks like starting companies, improving themselves, or writing novels, work typically taking humans months, in just hours or days.

The Great Energy Split: Solar Silk vs. Shale Swagger

While the U.S. is drilling harder than ever, China is exporting the future, one battery, solar panel, and nuclear reactor at a time.

Smile, You’re Training the Machine

You didn’t post that photo, Meta might still use it. Your camera roll is now a potential training set, whether you hit “share” or not.

From Thought to Sound in 10ms

Stephen Hawking typed at one word per minute, now a paralyzed man can speak near-instantly, straight from his brain. Are we finally digitizing human voice itself?

Denmark Says: Hands Off My Face

Denmark just did what Silicon Valley won’t, give people legal ownership of their own face, voice, and body. Should deepfakes now come with a copyright strike?

AI Has Feelings—Just Don’t Ask It Why

A new study claims today’s leading AI models outperform humans at understanding emotions...

The End of Clicking: Welcome to the Machine Web

Google is gutting the web and selling the bones to AI. And unless we fight back, your favourite websites may quietly vanish behind a chatbot’s smile.

AI Is Coming for Your Job—But It Doesn’t Have To

White-collar workers: AI won’t steal your jobs, unless you’re too lazy to upgrade your skills.