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How a Futurist Views the Age of AI
Silicon Humanism founder, Sylvia Gallusser, worked for television and radio in France and in strategy consulting in California before making a career transition to become a professional futurist. The job title of a futurist might not have been on the shortlist of many children’s dream jobs growing up, but the discipline has become essential asContinueContinue reading “How a Futurist Views the Age of AI”
The Future of Journalism: Risks, Opportunities, and Ethics of inviting Generative AI in the Newsroom
It’s always a pleasure to welcome journalist colleagues from Europe to California! 🌟 We just had an incredible day of workshops with journalists from Norway, digging into the future of #Journalism. We met at #Hanahaus in Palo Alto, in the heart of Silicon Valley. Together we explored and pondered how AI tools are bringing novel opportunities, potential risks,ContinueContinue reading “The Future of Journalism: Risks, Opportunities, and Ethics of inviting Generative AI in the Newsroom”
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”
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”!”
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”
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”
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”
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 of Media: 3 scenarios (Frugal AI; Tech-Supercharged; Reality Continuum)
In our latest conversation, Steve Wells and I introduce three future scenarios (horizon 2050). They can be discomforting, inspiring, or scary, but a chance for us to reflect on risks and opportunities. We’d love to hear your thoughts and integrate them with our next foresight conversation! https://youtu.be/renj98j9B5c?feature=shared 1️⃣🎍Frugal AI (Constraint for Good): Following concerns aroundContinueContinue reading “Future of Media: 3 scenarios (Frugal AI; Tech-Supercharged; Reality Continuum)”
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