News - Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP | Strategic Futurist Speaker (Page 7)

Will AI Let Us Live Forever—or Just Long Enough to Regret It?

If your startup pitch includes “living to 150 thanks to AI,” congratulations, you’ve just entered the most lucrative sci-fi fantasy in human history.

Leading Through the Uncanny Valley: AI Won’t Save You—But Humanity Might

AI won’t replace leaders, it’ll expose the ones pretending. If your leadership playbook still runs on quarterly targets, you’ve already lost because your next challenge won’t be automation. It’ll be staying human.

Made in Orbit: Why the Future of Manufacturing Might Be Weightless

Forget Made in China, soon your semiconductors and medicines might say Made in Space.

Your Chatbot Has a Carbon Footprint

The next time you ask AI to draft your to-do list, remember, it may have consumed more energy than your dishwasher.

The DNA Rewrite That Medicine’s Been Waiting For

We’ve officially entered the era where editing the human genome isn’t science fiction, it’s now been done, in a teenager, with stunning early results.

SkyNet Goes Real-Time: China’s Orbital AI Cloud Is Live

While Silicon Valley scrambles to perfect memory in chatbots, China just launched twelve AI satellites into space, and they’re already thinking faster than your laptop.

Who Owns Your Memory Now? AI’s Data Grab Gets Personal

Your AI assistant remembers your diet, your birthday, and maybe your last argument, but who gave it permission to be your second brain?

AI-First, People-Last? Klarna and Duolingo Get Schooled

If AI is so good at replacing humans, why is Klarna quietly rehiring them, and why is Gen Z publicly uninstalling Duolingo?

Apple’s Next Interface: Your Mind

If your next iPhone doesn’t need your hands, what’s the business case for a bulky device with a screen (a.k.a. a smartphone) to begin with?

Grok’s Glitch: When AI Echoes Ideology

If your AI starts discussing “white genocide” in response to a baseball video, it’s time to question who’s really pulling the strings.