News - Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP | Strategic Futurist Speaker (Page 13)

Abundance Is a Tech Problem, Not Just a Political Dream

If we already have the tools to build a world of abundance, then our scarcity is no longer accidental, it might be a choice.

Spinning Wheels and Solid Dreams: The Battery That Might Break Big Oil

Forget AI, this one startup might just do what no climate summit has: end the gasoline era. And all it took was a decade, a German racetrack, and one very stubborn battery.

Your Next Brand Ambassador Might Ghost You

If your customer’s best friend becomes an AI brand rep on WhatsApp, who’s responsible when that “friend” misquotes your return policy, and costs you a lawsuit?

When GPT Meets LEGO: AI Builds, You Chill

Who needs architects when an AI can now design Gothic cathedrals, cyberpunk sofas, and Japanese sliding bookcases, from nothing but your text prompt and a pile of bricks?

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?

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.