Synthetic Minds | The Internet is Breaking. We Built a Filter for What Survives
Synthetic Minds | The Internet is Breaking. We Built a Filter for What Survives
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Remember the internet? It got worse.
AI slop is flooding every feed, every search result, every inbox. The volume of generated content now exceeds any individual's capacity to filter it. Finding something worth reading takes longer than actually reading it.
That is the content crisis. Here is what we did about it.
We rebuilt Futurwise from the ground up. The mission has not changed — noise-cancelling for your brain — but everything underneath it has.
What is new: four fast-moving domains only — emerging technologies, healthcare and longevity, climate and energy, urbanization and mobility.
No more generic news. Up to 84 granular categories so you build your own signal, not ours.
New subscription tiers determine which source channels you access, from mainstream news through verified expert thinkers to academic sources.
Drop in your own content — articles, PDFs, podcasts, videos — and get a personalized summary in seconds. Your personal noise filter.
We are also testing our first book inside the app: "Now What?" is available now on the Curiosity plan.
The web is drowning in AI slop. We built something different.
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Come take a look → Futurwise.com
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Mark
Frequently asked questions
What is the content crisis mentioned in the article?
The content crisis refers to the flood of AI-generated slop across every feed, search result, and inbox. The volume of generated content now exceeds what any individual can filter, meaning finding something worth reading takes longer than actually reading it.
Link to this questionWhat does the rebuilt Futurwise focus on?
The rebuilt Futurwise focuses on four fast-moving domains only: emerging technologies, healthcare and longevity, climate and energy, and urbanization and mobility. Instead of generic news, it offers up to 84 granular categories so users can build their own signal rather than a generic one.
Link to this questionHow do the new subscription tiers work in Futurwise?
The new subscription tiers determine which source channels a user can access, ranging from mainstream news through verified expert thinkers to academic sources. This lets people choose the depth and credibility level of the content they want to follow within the app.
Link to this questionCan I use Futurwise with my own content?
Yes, users can drop in their own content such as articles, PDFs, podcasts, or videos and receive a personalized summary in seconds, acting as a personal noise filter. Additionally, a first book, called Now What?, is being tested inside the app and is available on the Curiosity plan.
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Dr. Mark van Rijmenam
Dr. Mark van Rijmenam is The Digital Speaker, a world-leading futurist and global AI keynote speaker who helps leaders decide what AI, and the technologies that follow it, mean for their business. He speaks to leadership teams at their retreats and to conference audiences worldwide, and his WAVE framework gives them a way of deciding that they keep using long after he has left the room. His Intelligence Age Scorecard measures how ready an organization is across the four WAVE pillars.
He holds a PhD from the University of Technology Sydney, is a Certified Speaking Professional and Global Speaking Fellow, and ranks among the world’s top futurists on the Global Gurus list (#1 in 2025, #3 in 2026). Salesforce named him one of its 16 leading AI voices. He has written six books, most recently Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change, writes the Synthetic Minds newsletter on Substack, and founded Futurwise. Talk to his digital twin on WhatsApp: +1 (830) 463-6967.
