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The Upgrade: AI for Journalists and Marketers

I’m happy to share that I’ve obtained a new certification: AI Fundamentals for Professional Communicators and Marketers from The Upgrade! It was such an amazing class! The instructors are excellent experts and communicators! Peter Bittner is so smart and knowledgeable, agile in his thoughts, and caring for the group to have a great learning experience. Kris Krüg regularly brings freshContinueContinue reading “The Upgrade: AI for Journalists and Marketers”

Envisioning the Future of Food

FUTURE OF FOOD – What’s your vision for the future of food and nutrition? 🍽️👉Transforming food systems around the world would lead to socio-economic benefits summing up to $5-10 trillion a year, according to the Food System Economics Commission.👉 Data and digital technologies can help transform food systems and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals byContinueContinue reading “Envisioning the Future of Food”

Caring about… the Future of Water!

📰 Our Issue #4 of FUTURE VISION is out!! 📰 The future of water has become a critical concern for our planet. How can we ensure a water-secure future for ourselves and generations to come? 🌎 In the latest issue of FutureVision, we explore the challenges and opportunities of water management in the 21st century.ContinueContinue reading “Caring about… the Future of Water!”

Leap Day of the Swan: The State of Work

It happens every…126,144,000 seconds2,102,400 minutes35,040 hours1,460 days4 years of orbits ’round the sun…It’s Leap Day – a four-year milestone our Guild wants to celebrate and milepost … because a lot can happen in four years.Leap Day has been notorious for being ignored unless you happen to have a wedding anniversary, or you are a Leapling (born on Feb 29th). ButContinueContinue reading “Leap Day of the Swan: The State of Work”

Futuring with Aging and Life Extension

Our third issue of FUTURE VISION is out!! 📰 ⁉ Our Question of the Week: Have you ever wondered why you are not comfortable thinking about your future self? Why doesn’t your brain want to go there and visualize yourself in 5, 10, 50 years? And why can’t commit to promises made to your futureContinueContinue reading “Futuring with Aging and Life Extension”

Futurist, Sylvia Gallusser, on the GenAI “revolution”!

I had the fantastic opportunity to discuss the future of AI for journalists with Peter Bittner at The Upgrade! 🎙️Interview: Futurist Sylvia Gallusser Sylvia Gallusser is a global futurist and CEO of Silicon Humanism. Note: This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. Peter: I understand you’ve studied economics and business and are an entrepreneur. Can you shareContinueContinue reading “Futurist, Sylvia Gallusser, on the GenAI “revolution”!”

Future Vision’s take on “Life in Space!”

Issue #2 of Future Vision is out! In this second edition: We discuss Signals of the Future – what they are, where they hide, how to interpret them! We dive into Water on Mars, Beekeeping, Acoustic ping-pong… We envision the Future of Life in Space from artificial gravity to terraforming Mars and evolving new speciesContinueContinue reading “Future Vision’s take on “Life in Space!””

The Search for PlanetX

🚀 Exciting Discovery Alert! 🚀🌟 I just tried the captivating board game, The Search for Planet X, and I’m hooked! 🌟🔍 Imagine a blend of competitive deduction and intricate logic puzzles. If you thrive on mental challenges, this game is your cosmic playground.🌠 Why You’ll Love It:hashtag#Worldbuilding: Picture a beautifully futuristic setting where players embark on a celestial quest.ContinueContinue reading “The Search for PlanetX”

Launching… “Future Vision”

🚀 Excited to announce the launch of my new publication, “Future Vision: the newsletter for young futurists”! 🚀 As someone who loves teaching as much as loves studying the future, I believe it’s time for me to act on my will to help the younger ones to embrace it! Every week, we’ll share a tasteContinueContinue reading “Launching… “Future Vision””

Deepfakes: Opportunities, Risks, and Regulation

“I’ll split 50% royalties on any successful AI generated song that uses my voice,” Grimes tweeted to her more than one million followers. Deepfakes will be a core part of the new emerging Identity Economy, as each of us will be able to harness our identity, hoping we keep control over such applications! Let’s shareContinueContinue reading “Deepfakes: Opportunities, Risks, and Regulation”

Deepfakes: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Global Futurist Steve Wells invited me back to his podcast to pursue our exploration of Generative AI and its impact on Media and News. In the last of our 5-episode series, we invited Tunu Wamai to join us. Tunu is an Economics and Political Science graduate of Minerva University and the creator of “Tech PolicyContinueContinue reading “Deepfakes: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”

2024 Ocean Pitch Challenge

🌊🌊🌊 As a partner of Sustainable Ocean Alliance, I am particularly happy to support the launch of the 2024 Ocean Pitch Challenge call for application, an international pitch competition co-organized with RespectOcean aiming at supporting solutions having a positive impact on the ocean.If you have a solution that contributes to preserving the ocean, you should definitely apply!ContinueContinue reading “2024 Ocean Pitch Challenge”

Sam Altman on OpenAI’s upcoming challenges and Responsible AI

I really enjoyed listening to the latest episode of “Unconfuse Me”. Bill Gates invited Sam Altman to discuss AI “because it’s such an exciting thing, and people are also concerned.” Among the insights you can get from the talk, Sam announced the key milestones for the next two years: Multimodality: “Multimodality will definitely be important.ContinueContinue reading “Sam Altman on OpenAI’s upcoming challenges and Responsible AI”

Introducing the Identity Economy

Blockchain and tokenization have brought many changes to identity management, especially in how we deal with our different personas in a digital world.Experimentations of universal digital wallet extend possibilities to have all your digital assets protected in one single virtual place. We see great use cases of NFT implementations in academia and career development, withContinueContinue reading “Introducing the Identity Economy”

Alternative Futures in the GenAI era

A new global survey demonstrates how AI has worked its way into the news business, even as journalists worry about its implications!The report was published by Journalism AI, an initiative from Polis, the London School of Economics and Political Science’s journalism think tank. It is supported by the Google News Initiative.>> The results show thatContinueContinue reading “Alternative Futures in the GenAI era”

Compass – the global voice of professional futurists on AI

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 theContinueContinue reading “Compass – the global voice of professional futurists on AI”

Top 10 Board Games for Futurists!

A few months ago, I shared a Top 10 Sci-fi TV shows for Futurists and assessed how much they rank on the futuristic scale, along three dimensions: Worldbuilding, Storytelling, and Futures Thinking. Friends of mine – who know that I love board games at least as much as I enjoy TV series! – have requestedContinueContinue reading “Top 10 Board Games for Futurists!”

Has the Metaverse lost its Momentum?

Now available! Watch the replay of Season of Innovation 2023 brilliantly organized by Lisa M. Lum and Friends of the Metaverse® where we examine the potential of blockchain, crypto, and the metaverse, and ponder use cases, the ensuing economy, and value creation as of yet and in the future! Here are some excerpts. https://youtu.be/Kq9MKWtqDEo “First,ContinueContinue reading “Has the Metaverse lost its Momentum?”

My Interview on the Future of News and Journalism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF0YQWGLGkg&list=PL62zgSMbftMZdGcjL6u8JZznQyL7m6Ran&index=48&ab_channel=SylviaGALLUSSER Excerpt from my podcast with Steve Wells on the Future of Media and News. 1. The search for artificial intelligence has been underway for decades, but what has been behind the acceleration of development over the last 10 years? After the early start of AI and Generative AI in the 1950s and 1960s, mostlyContinueContinue reading “My Interview on the Future of News and Journalism”

FUTURE-FORWARD 2024: Decoding Tomorrow’s Opportunities

I am exhilarated to engage with my brilliant futurist colleagues for a lively conversation on the future of digital assets and estate planning in the age of NFTs, and to analyze the transformative impact of AI, blockchain, and extended reality! Join us in “Decoding future opportunities – horizon 2024 and beyond!” 🚀 Terdema Ussery, aContinueContinue reading “FUTURE-FORWARD 2024: Decoding Tomorrow’s Opportunities”