In this excerpt from the Quantum Thinking Conference organized by Future Hacker, I focus on three key components of sci-fi: worldbuilding, artifacts, and authenticity. Thank you so much Maria for inviting me to speak at the conference. https://youtu.be/64DNpueYTWc Worldbuilding: sci-fi takes the time to create not just a story, but a world, with different layersContinueContinue reading “On Worldbuilding, Artifacts from the Future, and Authenticity in Sci-fi”
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One year at Accenture
I am excited to celebrate my one-year anniversary at Accenture! I am so pleased and grateful as I reflect on the marvelous experiences I got to live and share with amazing clients, partners, colleagues, and friends, throughout the year! Here is to one year in pictures.
Picturing the Future through the Sci-fi Lens
My name is Sylvia Gallusser, I live in San Francisco, and I am thrilled to join you today. I am global futurist and a tech innovation strategist at Accenture. Before that, I created two companies. I am notably the founder and chief futurist of Silicon Humanism which is a futures research company dedicated to exploringContinueContinue reading “Picturing the Future through the Sci-fi Lens”
10 Use Cases of Generative AI in the Financial Services Industry
Artificial intelligence has been in use in the Financial Services industry for a while. But what about Generative AI? Is it revolutionizing the industry as overwhelmingly as in other industries (creative, content, entertainment, journalism, productivity, etc.)? How are traditional AI and generative AI going to cohabitate and combine their powers to transform the financial industry?ContinueContinue reading “10 Use Cases of Generative AI in the Financial Services Industry”
Anticipating Risks & Opportunities of Generative AI: Prompt Engineer, Larsen Effect, WestWorld Syndrome, Copyright Infringement…
These past months, I participated in panels, podcasts, and keynotes on #GenerativeAI, focusing on anticipating risks and opportunities for individuals and organizations to start their Gen AI ride with confidence and care. I would love your thoughts on those: 1- Regarding #FutureOfWork, a lot of press announces the end of creative, intellectual, and white-collar jobs, with theContinueContinue reading “Anticipating Risks & Opportunities of Generative AI: Prompt Engineer, Larsen Effect, WestWorld Syndrome, Copyright Infringement…”
Friends of the Metaverse – Season of Innovation 2023!
🎉 I am so honored to join Friends of the Metaverse® for the upcoming SEASON OF INNOVATION 2023, including: 🔶 Louis Rosenberg, Unanimous AI🔶 David Palmer, Vodaphone Business🔶 Mischa Dohler, Ericsson🔶 Sasha Wallinger, Blockchain Style Lab🔶 Sylvia Gallusser, Accenture🔶 Alan Smithson 🚀, METAVRSE Thank you so much Lisa M. Lum for the invitation and Sasha Wallinger for the recommendation! Looking forward to this exceptional event! Stay tunedContinueContinue reading “Friends of the Metaverse – Season of Innovation 2023!”
Generative AI and the Future of Marketing
Last week, I was absolutely thrilled to dive into #GenerativeAI and the Future of #Marketing with my Accenture colleague and friend Yulia Barnakova at the Women of the Future virtual event – an awesome initiative by Anne-Marie Enns! “Getting Ready for Generative AI and the Future of Marketing”:The session explored how Generative AI is rapidly transforming content creation, curation and consumption, requiringContinueContinue reading “Generative AI and the Future of Marketing”
Generative AI and the Future of Retail
This month, I got a unique opportunity to be invited as a keynote speaker to launch the Microsoft “Elevating You” conference on the Future of Retail. The masterclass was an opportunity to gain insights into the power and specificities of Generative AI within the realm of Artificial Intelligence. We investigated the ramifications of this ground-breakingContinueContinue reading “Generative AI and the Future of Retail”
The 6-month Revolution of Generative AI
It has been an almost impossible exercise to capture all the trends and signals related to Generative AI these past 6 months, to encapsulate them in an exhaustive consistent narrative as the news is being created, and to relay them to you in a meaningful way. Generative AI has become the pet peeve of theContinueContinue reading “The 6-month Revolution of Generative AI”
Generative AI: Prompt Mania!
I had great fun taking part in the latest episode of Silicon Carne covering #GenerativeAI and the #PromptMania with amazing host and serial entrepreneur Carlos Diaz and talented growth marketer and prompt concierge Guillaume Dumortier! Listen to the episode below and collect the NFT here: https://siliconcarne.uncut.network/nft/34359763993 https://www.spreaker.com/user/11710728/silicon-carne-prompt-mania We discussed:- Generative AI in the landscape of AI- chatGPT and the democratization of AI- Prompt engineering,ContinueContinue reading “Generative AI: Prompt Mania!”
Human Progress and the Programmable World
Exciting news! 🎉 I am thrilled to announce that I will be joining the panel for the upcoming Human Progress and the “Programmable World” #InsightsLive Webinar, hosted by AIXR. As the programmable world continues to revolutionize our lives, let’s dive in virtual worlds, extended reality, web3, generative AI, human/computer interfacing, and the future of the metaverse! I amContinueContinue reading “Human Progress and the Programmable World”
Generative AI and the Future of the Metaverse
By Sylvia Gallusser – Global Futurist @ Silicon Humanism, Tech Innovation Strategist @ Accenture These past years, with the massive development of social media, personalization, and omnichannel strategies, marketing and creative teams have been under more pressure to create assets and deliver more campaigns, faster than ever before. But creating high-quality content requires time, cost,ContinueContinue reading “Generative AI and the Future of the Metaverse”
Do we need Chief Metaverse Officers?
Will 2023 see the rise of the Chief Metaverse Officer…? A Chief Metaverse Officer is typically responsible for the development and maintenance of a company’s presence along the metaverse continuum – from virtual worlds and digital twins to AR-powered activations, immersive experiences, and extended reality. As the Metaverse has begun to grow, larger organizations withContinueContinue reading “Do we need Chief Metaverse Officers?”
Looking Back at 2023 (…from Year 2033!)
The Burgeoning Reality Continuum A future-backward perspective by Sylvia Gallusser, Global Futurist @Silicon Humanism, Metaverse Business Strategist @Accenture When I look back to the year 2023, I can think of a distinctive emerging trend that really caught my attention. Disclaimer — I might be biased here as my focus is on technology and I am both aContinueContinue reading “Looking Back at 2023 (…from Year 2033!) ”
Introducing the Metaverse – the need for use cases solving real-life problems!
This past month, I have been busy giving conferences, presentations, podcasts, pitches, and client demos, with a common goal: educate about the metaverse, open possibilities, raise awareness about risks, and overall prepare for the future. I have to admit, the best part is when you actually give a taste of the metaverse. When you giveContinueContinue reading “Introducing the Metaverse – the need for use cases solving real-life problems!”
An Ethical Metaverse
The ethical implications of the Metaverse are far-reaching and complex. We certainly shouldn’t underestimate them, but also not turn them into showstoppers as we build the next generation of the Internet. Considering risks, potential harms, and unintended consequences is the first step in creating a responsible metaverse! I’m very much looking forward to exploring theContinueContinue reading “An Ethical Metaverse”
The Phygital Vertigo
After 3 years – a global pandemic, life as an entrepreneur, work-from-home – I went back to a corporate workplace last week to discover Accenture’s gorgeous 5-floor office within the Salesforce tower in San Francisco. I had the impression to enter the “workplace of the future”, with transparency, biophilia, community, and sustainability at the core. TheContinueContinue reading “The Phygital Vertigo”
Joining the Metaverse Continuum @Accenture
Dear friends and colleagues, I am elated to share that I’ve (re)joined Accenture as Metaverse Lead Business Strategist within the Metaverse Continuum Business Group (MCBG). I had the exceptional opportunity to kick-off my career at Accenture Paris 18 years ago before starting my North-American journey. I am thrilled to reconnect with my roots and be a part ofContinueContinue reading “Joining the Metaverse Continuum @Accenture”
[FUTURE OF METAVERSE] How Will The Metaverse Evolve Our Human Experience?
If you are curious to explore “How the Metaverse will evolve our Human Experience”, have a look at the presentation Metaverse Futurist Sylvia Gallusser gave at APF’s Global Virtual Conference dedicated to the “Futures of Human Experience.” First we introduced the Metaverse beyond Meta, acknowledging the role Meta has played into galvanizing the ecosystem, butContinueContinue reading “[FUTURE OF METAVERSE] How Will The Metaverse Evolve Our Human Experience?”
[METAVERSE ETHICS] Extended Reality (XR) and the Erosion of Anonymity and Privacy
The IEEE Global Initiative published an enlightening report on Ethics of Extended Reality (XR). extended-reality-anonymity-privacy-1Download Here are the main insights: More and more, devices will pack sophisticated hardware to sense the world around them:LiDAR sensing, camera arrays, microphone arrays, directional microphones.Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithms allow XR devices to position themselves in the worldContinueContinue reading “[METAVERSE ETHICS] Extended Reality (XR) and the Erosion of Anonymity and Privacy”
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