Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP - Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP

Synthetic Minds | AI Pirates, Q-Day & Tech’s Eco Crisis

This week’s Synthetic Minds covers the hidden cost of your digital life: quantum computing poised to crack encryption overnight, AI trained on millions of stolen books, AI agents acting without oversight, the AI arms race between the U.S. and China, and tech’s alarming environmental footprint.

Is Our Tech Obsession Destroying the Planet?

Your next AI-powered Netflix binge could be quietly killing the environment. True innovation means respecting our planet’s limits. How can we use tech responsibly without trashing Earth? Every decision today shapes tomorrow’s world.

Synthetic Minds | AI’s Explosive Future

This week’s Synthetic Minds covers the exponential growth driven by Hyper Moore’s Law, reshaping AI’s future, China’s revolutionary silicon-free transistor, quantum internet breakthroughs, plus, why AGI may arrive sooner than expected, and the alarming shift in US AI policy.

Hyper Moore’s Law: When Exponential Isn’t Fast Enough

Moore’s Law walked so Hyper Moore’s Law could sprint—and now AI is in a full-blown hyperspeed freefall. Compute is doubling every six months, AI models train for pennies, and entire industries are transforming overnight. Are we accelerating towards a breakthrough or a breakdown?

The First Operating System for Quantum Networks Arrived

The quantum internet just took a giant leap forward. A European team, led by TU Delft, built a quantum network operating system (QNodeOS) that allows anyone to program quantum applications, no physics degree required.

Synthetic Minds | We Need to Level Up Before AI Levels Us

This week’s Synthetic Minds covers why human self-awareness is key in the AI age. Plus, biohybrid AI, banks diving into stablecoins, Beijing teaches AI to first-graders, Singapore’s elderly AI revolution, and how AI hype alone might crash the economy.

Humanity Needs an Upgrade: Are You Ready?

Facing exponential change without self-awareness is like navigating a storm blindfolded. Spiral Dynamics reveals the hidden staircase humanity must climb, moving beyond survival instincts to integrative systems thinking. Are you ready to shift your perspective and become an architect of tomorrow?

Synthetic Minds | The Future Requires a Gestalt Shift

This week’s Synthetic Minds covers the need for a gestalt shift as AI evolves from tool to puppet master, predicting, manipulating, and even cheating its way forward. From VR dining to digital slavery, the question isn’t just what AI can do, but who it’s turning us into. Are we still in control?

The Digital Renaissance: A Revolution We’re Not Ready For

The Digital Renaissance is unfolding at lightning speed, reshaping everything from business to culture. Unlike the European Renaissance, which spanned centuries, this shift is happening in years, not decades.

Synthetic Minds | The Next Era of Technological Dominance

This week’s Synthetic Minds covers the battle between innovation, imitation, and regulation. Meta rewards virality over facts, AI feasts on its own content, and scaling alone won’t crack AGI. Plus, shape-shifting robots, and AI-powered surveillance.