Think: This article, How to Fine-tune AI for prosperity, offers an interesting look into the issue of how artificial intelligence will impact productivity growth in the near future. The short answer is that economists don't yet know the full extent but they are cautiously optimistic that AI will soon begin to speed up the development [...]
Think Faster: The world often changes faster than many of us expect. The reasons for this acceleration are varied but as this article -- How the auto industry could steer the world toward green steel -- explains, advances in one industry can help other industries adopt the same technology. Think Small and Then Big: The future of [...]
Editor's Note: As both a practical and a "thought" experiment, I used ClaudeAI to generate this week's newsletter. I did this not because I am lazy (although I can be lazy) but because I was genuinely curious about how well AI could curate a newsletter. The short answer is that it did a good although [...]
Think: This is a longer article, Living in the Future, but it contains some wonderful insights from an experienced Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Here's just one insight: Want to know why many start-ups fail? The answer is that they are working on solutions to problems that don't exist. Think Faster: Many hurdles and barriers remain [...]
Think Harder: Love him or hate him, for the past 25 years Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most consistently accurate futurists in regard to where the world of technology has been heading. Now, he is predicting a million-fold increase in human intelligence by the year 2045. Here’s something to think about: Even [...]
Think: In case you missed it, last week I had a post on meditating about the future. The gist of the piece is this: Before we think, we should strive "not to think" and, instead, clear our minds. It is my contention that the art, skill and practice of meditation will become an increasingly [...]
Editor's note: Due to the 4th of July holiday, a full newsletter was not completed this week. The regular format will return next week. In lieu of the newsletter, I'd like to share two pieces which are important to me. The first is an article I wrote about my brother, his death, and one of [...]
If we are to think about the future and do it well, I have one piece of unconventional advice as a long-time professional futurist–Don’t. That is, don't try to think about the future. First, become grounded in the present and learn to meditate. The practice of meditation takes a lifetime to master and I certainly [...]
Think: For years, I've written and spoken about the importance of unlearning. I cannot, however, profess to be the greatest practitioner of the concept. Recently, though, I tried to practice what I preach: A Futurist Unlearns His Own Approach. Think Harder: Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. Farmers can expect regulators and politicians to soon [...]
For years, I’ve told potential speaking clients that one of my goals is to intentionally leave the audiences I address half excited–as well as half terrified–by the future. I justified this approach by explaining that some people are motivated to change in response to opportunity, while others require an element of fear in order to [...]
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