Think: As many of you know, I've been writing and thinking a great deal about artificial intelligence. While I remain bullish on AI's many positive contributions to society, I remain deeply troubled by its dangers and its "unknowns." Generally speaking, I am not in favor of strict regulations but after much contemplation I've come down [...]
Think: As I recently mentioned, my latest book, "A Smarter Farm: How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing Agriculture" is now out and I am making PDF copies of the book available for FREE here. If you're a farmer, I encourage you read it because AI is already impacting agriculture in some dramatic ways. The latest case-in-point is [...]
Global futurist and keynote speaker Jack Uldrich is making his latest book on artificial intelligence and farming available for free.
[Editor's note: Because we just celebrated Thanksgiving and because today is a holiday for most people, I will keep this week's newsletter short. I have also taken the liberty of changing my "thinks" to "thanks" this week. Here are five breakthroughs or innovations for which I am grateful.) Thanks #1: I am thankful for all [...]
Editor's note: With Thanksgiving now less than a week away, I would like to take a moment and thank all of you for subscribing to this newsletter. I hope all of you have a Blessed Thanksgiving and an even better future. Jack U. P.S. My latest book, "A Smarter Farm: How Artificial Intelligence Will Revolutionize [...]
Think: Later today, I will be sitting down with Forbes to do an interview on the topic of "The future of wealth." My thinking on this subject may surprise you. My thoughts can be found in this piece on The Future of Wealth, but the gist of it is this: "Wealth" in the near future will [...]
If society is to prosper long-term, many of us--myself included--will need to redefine our definition of wealth. I say this not as some left-leaning, anti-capitalist, I say it as a professional futurist who is deeply concerned about the current trajectory of contemporary society. In my pursuit of attempting to understand the future, I spend a [...]
Think: I found this short article, The Mega-trends that Will Shape Our Future World, to be very insightful. My favorite category was "Innovation to Zero" by which the author means that crime, disease, hunger and pollution will all move in the direction of zero in the near future. Think Again: This Harvard Business Review article, [...]
Think Optimistically: Marc Andressen has written a long (5,000 words) but important article entitled The Techno-Optimist Manifesto. While I can't say I agree with everything in the paper, I am in general agreement that there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the future. I also agree that technology holds the biggest key to [...]
Think Fast: A new robot can now search for solar materials 14X faster. This is yet another reason solar power may continue to grow faster than many pundits in the energy industry expect. Think Faster: Researchers from Pohang University of Science & Technology have unveiled a groundbreaking technique to amplify the energy storage capacity of [...]
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