In the previous edition of “What’s Right with the Future?”, I discussed Spatial AI, a relatively recent approach for extending and improving artificial intelligence. Spatial AI marks a turning point in the story of AI, not because it makes pattern recognition systems faster or large language models more lifelike. Instead, […]
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Given the recent launch of my novel, Mindstock, I guess it’s no surprise that I’ve been doing a lot of podcast interviews lately. Two episodes I wanted to share today are actually with hosts I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with in the past. On FuturePod, Peter Hayward and I […]
Innovation Week in Prague has grown to become one of Europe’s tech business conferences and this year as one of their keynote speakers, I had the pleasure of talking about the future of innovation. As our world continues to accelerate, how will innovation itself need to change in order to […]
Every year, GLOBSEC, the central European think-tank, gathers many of the world’s security leaders and policy makers for a summit to influence the future by generating new ideas and solutions for a better and safer world. This year, I had the honor of presenting a talk on the “Security Challenges […]
It was great to join Stewart Alsop on his podcast, Crazy Wisdom recently. In our hour together, we did a deep dive into a broad range of topics around AI. Some of the highlights included: The importance of narrative and storytelling as a tool for exploring the future of AI, […]
Helping to kick off Digitální Česko – the 10th annual Digital Czech Republic–was an incredible opportunity! Not only was I able to gain new insights about the priorities and concerns in this part of the world–I also got to meet a lot of amazing people who are helping shape the […]
Clearly, China is placing a lot of focus on AI, so 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 […]
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 […]