We’ve reached the stage in our technological evolution as a society that we need to become much more methodical and conscientious about how we innovate. The rapid adoption of new technologies, often before their implications are well understood, will continue to result in difficult, even wicked challenges, for ourselves and […]
We live in a time of immense and often rapid change. Being in the midst of all of this, it’s easy for us to see much of the world in negative terms. Perhaps nothing illustrates this tendency so much as AI doomerism. Certainly, there’s been some degree of this alarmist […]
Announcing a new keynote program from Futurist Richard Yonck – Program Title: ChatGPT, Generative AI and the Future of Digital IntelligenceProgram Type: Keynote, Workshop, Leadership SummitLength: 30-90 minutes with Q&A option The world of AI is transforming before our eyes, bringing us new tools and capabilities that sometimes feel like […]
One of the biggest concerns about AI is how it is rapidly developing without suitable understanding or safeguards. Now Seattle’s Allen Institute for AI (AI2) is creating an open generative language model “by scientists, for scientists.” The initiative will benefit the research community, as well as the public, by providing […]
Artificial intelligence has experienced tremendous advances and change over the past year. ChatGPT, GPT-4, Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion and a growing number of new generative-AI tools are just a few of the recent developments. One feature that all of these share is that they’re either built on or are themselves […]
I’ve been sitting back for a bit letting the dust settle around all of the noise and breathless speculation regarding several advances in generative AI, particularly ChatGPT. Generative AI based on large language models (LLMs) has tremendous potential – from code generation and copy writing to recommendation systems and AI […]
Innovation. It plays a huge role in how we build the future. It has driven change literally throughout all of human history. Yet, certain periods and regions, such as the Florentine Renaissance, seem to have been more productive in this regard than others. More recently, we’ve looked to California’s Silicon […]
Acquiring new knowledge and challenging assumptions is an ongoing part of the futures process. However, it can be easy to fall into habits and routines over time, making it necessary to occasionally disrupt our expectations and worldview. That’s part of my motivation for traveling around Asia this year, beginning with […]
Few things open your eyes like travel, and boy, have my eyes been opened lately! It was a privilege to be interviewed for Busan Worldwide on BeFM while traveling in South Korea recently. It was such a pleasure to speak with host Stephanie Yoon about artificial intelligence, the Busan Expo […]
Earlier this month, I had the honor of being the opening keynote for The Hawaiian Business Leadership Conference in beautiful Honolulu. The organizers were incredible and the attendees so engaged. We spoke about resilience, diversity and building futures that are desirable for all. A fantastic experience!