Synthetic Minds | Read Less, Know More

Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP -

'Synthetic Minds' continues to reflect the synthetic forces reshaping our world. This week’s Synthetic Minds covers the launch of Futurwise to read less but know more, AI influencers, earth in a bottle, and new AI brains.


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Read Less, Know More: Launching Futurwise to Conquer Information Overload

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If your brain feels fried before lunch, you’re not broken, your information diet is. And the platforms profiting from your overwhelm won’t fix it.

𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹, 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹. That’s why we built Futurwise : a personalized AI platform that transforms information chaos into strategic clarity. With one click, users can bookmark and summarize any article, report, or video in seconds, tailored to their tone, interests, and language.

As promised last week, I would offer all of you a free 30-day trial (normally 7-days) to try it out and experience the magic when you save a 2-hour YouTube video and receive a summary in <1 second. Read more about Futurwise or start for Free Today.

Synthetic Snippets from the World's Best Futurist

Quick, curated insights to feed your quest for a better understanding of our evolving synthetic future. The below is just a small selection of my daily updates that I share via The Digital Speaker app. Download and subscribe today to receive real-time updates. Use the coupon code SynMinds24 to receive your first month for free.

1. NVIDIA JUST BOTTLED THE CLIMATE

Nvidia’s new climate AI, cBottle, compresses 50 years of Earth’s climate into minutes, offering five-kilometer precision forecasting for pennies on the dollar. Already used by top research institutes, it promises faster, cheaper simulations that could transform industries. But with prediction power this sharp, the real question is: Will we use it to protect the planet, or profit from its pain? (WSJ)

2. TIKTOK’S NEWEST INFLUENCERS AREN’T EVEN HUMAN

TikTok just fired the influencer, and hired the algorithm. Its new AI tool, Symphony, lets brands generate endless synthetic influencer videos using avatars that don’t eat, sleep, or charge fees. With just a product image and prompt, AI models mimic real creators, collapsing production time and cost. But as synthetic charm scales, authenticity erodes. If influence is automated, what happens to trust? (The Verge)

3. QUANTUM’S NOT COMING, IT’S ALREADY HIRING AI

Jensen Huang just U-turned on quantum, and rebooted the future. Nvidia’s new hybrid platform, CUDA-Q, links GPUs to quantum processors, transforming data centers into AI factories for digital twins, robots, and agentic AIs. Powered by Grace Blackwell chips, BMW and Mercedes already train virtual workers in Omniverse. The age of AI + quantum isn’t coming, it’s installing updates. Ready to lead or be replaced? (PYMNTS)

4. FORGET NEURAL NETS, AXIOM WANTS TO BUILD DIGITAL BRAINS

What if the next leap in AI isn’t bigger models, but better brains? Verse AI’s Axiom ditches brute-force learning in favor of active inference, a brain-inspired approach that fuses real-time updates with prior knowledge. Built on Friston’s free energy principle, it learns faster, runs leaner, and thinks more like us. Maybe the road to AGI isn’t about scaling up, but thinking differently. (Wired)

5. AI DIDN’T KILL WORK, IT REWROTE THE JOB DESCRIPTION

AI isn’t taking your job, it’s rewriting the job description. As automation scales, new roles emerge: AI plumbers who make systems work, trust directors who ensure ethical oversight, and creative leads whose taste becomes strategy. In this new era, humans aren’t replaced—they’re redefined as orchestrators of intelligence. Adaptation isn’t optional, it’s your upgrade path. Are you ready to lead the next movement? (NY Times)

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