News - Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP | Strategic Futurist Speaker (Page 2)

Meta’s AI Playbook: When Profit Outweighs Protecting Our Children

Meta approved guidelines that let AI flirt with kids, spin racist essays, and fabricate lies with disclaimers. If this is called “safety,” what exactly counts as harm?

The Godfather of AI Says Obedience Won’t Save Us, Only Motherly Love Will

If you think keeping AI ‘obedient’ will protect us, think again. Geoffrey Hinton, the Godfather of AI, says that approach is doomed, and only giving AI a mother’s love can save humanity.

Your Query Is the Ad: Google’s AI Mode Reset

When the answers you trust start selling to you mid-sentence, the line between truth and transaction disappears, and most people won’t even notice.

The Death of the Virtual Interview? AI May Have Just Pulled the Trigger

If AI can fake your handshake, your voice, and your résumé, should we really be surprised that companies want to see the whites of your eyes again?

Hackers Have Claude. Do You Have Courage?

AI already beat humans at hacking, and your board is still debating Multi-Factor Authentication. While Claude wins contests, ransomware runs as a service. If you’re waiting for certainty, attackers already wrote your roadmap.

AI Bots Now Build Your Psychological Profile in Real-Time

Your fake friends just got an upgrade. They're analyzing your emotions, adapting to your moods, and you can't tell they're not human. Welcome to 2025's reality check.

6,000 Job Applications, Zero Offers: CS Grads Face Reality Check

A computer science grad with a Purdue degree sent nearly 6000 job applications and just got rejected by McDonald's for "lack of experience." The only interview call? Chipotle. Welcome to tech's new reality.

China's Cashless Revolution Just Showed Us Our AI Future—And Most of You Aren't Ready

A vending machine that won't take cash. Museum tickets only through WeChat. Taxis that ignore you without the right app. This isn't dystopian fiction, it's China today. And it's exactly what's about to happen with AI literacy, except faster and more brutal.

Genie 3 and the Death of Reality: Just Words, Now Worlds

If this isn’t proof we live in a simulation built by future humans… it’s the next best thing. Genie 3 turns text into interactive reality—and we’re not ready.

Silicon Valley Just Spent $102.5 Billion on Concrete and Steel. The Age of Code Is Dead.

Tech's biggest players aren't building apps anymore. They're pouring foundations for data centers that dwarf steel mills. Meta, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon collectively dropped $102.5 billion on data centers, more than most countries' GDP.