I’m very excited to see the Chinese edition of my book, “Future Minds: The Rise of Intelligence, from the Big Bang to the End of the Universe” is finally available. Published January 1, 2024, it challenges our assumptions about intelligence—what it is, how it came to exist, its place in […]
It’s that time of year again and you know the drill. With the commencing of another January, most of us are resetting our annual clocks, our scheduled tasks, our aspirations, as we prepare for yet another trip around the sun. But is this really the best metaphor for what […]
There are a lot of things I love about travel, but this past 18 months of immersive globetrotting has been rewarding in so many unforeseen ways. One case in point was the opportunity to speak with the new members of the Argentinian Congress this past week about the future […]
My new article for the Association of Professional Futurists publication, Compass, explores a number of misconceptions we have around AI. There are many assumptions we need to continually challenge in this space if we’re to realistically forecast the future of artificial intelligence, not least our tendency to routinely ascribe […]
It was a remarkable experience and honor to be the opening keynote for Newsis Forum’s “The Future of Korea in 10 Years” last week. It was exciting to be able to share insights during the presentation, and the moderated discussion that followed, as well as learn from the other […]
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 […]
It was my great pleasure to return to the FuturePod podcast recently for another conversation with futurist Peter Hayward. Given the rapid pace of change in the world of AI, there was a lot to talk about, as we try to make sense of the many factors driving the current […]
Midjourney image of robot and boy 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 […]
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 […]