The latest issue of Compass – the Association of Professional Futurists – APF quarterly magazine – is out and a real futures-provoking read!
In this issue, professional futurists attempt to scratch the surface of AI with a number of compelling articles. I had the pleasure to join this convo as I cover “Generative AI in the Newsroom: the Future of Media and News”. Thank you so much Stephen Dupont, APR, Fellow PRSA for the opportunity!
I invite you to discover Compass: https://lnkd.in/gXSx7wcb
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Here is an overview of the content:
QUESTIONING OUR ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF AI, Richard Yonck
TECHISTENTIALISM: COULD SUPERSTUPIDITY BE AS DANGEROUS AS SUPERINTELLIGENCE, Roger Spitz
GENERATIVE AI IN THE NEWSROOM: THE FUTURE OF MEDIA AND NEWS, Sylvia Gallusser
MANY ROUTES FOR SELF-DRIVING CARS, Jeremy W.
HOW AI CHANGES THE INVESTING GAME, Jim Lee
THE “TOWER OF BABEL PROBLEM” – FORESIGHT, MYTH AND THE FUTURE OF AI, Devin Fidler
THE POWER AND PERILS OF CORPORATE FUTURISM: HOW THE AUGMENTED FUTURIST SHAPES THE WORLD, Sarah DaVanzo
HUMAN BIAS IN FORESIGHT: WHEN AI HELPS US. AND, WHEN IT DOESN’T, Anne Boysen
CHATGPT IS ACCELERATING A CENTURIES-LONG TREND – MAKING WORK MORE EFFICIENT AND PRODUCTIVE, Charles Brass
USING BEHAVIORAL DATA AND AI TO EVOLVE INTO PERSUASIVE SMART CITIES, Samista Jugwanth and Agnis Stibe
THE FUTURE OF THE FUTURE, Oliver Freeman and Richard Watson
ADJACENCY THEORY: THE SCIENCE OF THE TWIGS, DISCOVERING THE FORGOTTEN, AND THE OMENS OF THE PRESENT, Michael Valania
A TALE OF FORESIGHT TURNING INTO ACTION, Gill Ringland
HOW RELIABLY CAN SCIENCE FICTION BE APPLIED TO FUTURES STUDIES? Alireza Hejazi, Ph.D.
REFLECTIONS ON 23 YEARS OF USING FORESIGHT, Maree Conway PhD
A FLAMBOYANCE OF FLAMINGOS AND AN ANTICIPATION OF FUTURISTS, David Bengston
THE FUTURE OF YOU: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED ABOUT CAREERS IN FUTURES, Tracey Follows
CONTESTING TECHNOSCIENCE FOR HUMAN FUTURES, Richard A. Slaughter
FUTURE HUMANS AS RIGHTS HOLDERS AND THE TASK OF OUR GENERATION, Shiela R. Castillo Ⓥ