16/16: “Hyper Localisation” – The Next Trillion Dollar Industry!

16/16: “Hyper Localisation” – The Next Trillion Dollar Industry!

As we dive deeper into the AI era, here’s one to watch: Hyperlocalisation. Imagine AI understanding your street, your neighbourhood – down to the tiniest details. Dynamic pricing at a farmers’ market based on fruit ripeness. A café opening earlier on rainy mornings because the data says locals stay close to home. Traffic automatically rerouted […]

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AI is Shifting: Possibly My Most Consequential Post of 2024!

AI is Shifting: Possibly My Most Consequential Post of 2024!

For about 18 months now, I’ve been talking about ‘Agentic AI‘ – software that acts on your behalf. Yesterday, I stumbled upon Anthropic’s ‘Computer Use’ tool, which carries out instructions on your computer. It’s one of the first publicly available LLM-based AI agents interacting with computer interfaces like a human. Check out their two-minute video […]

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8/16: Here’s How Our Kids’ Education Needs to Evolve for an AI-Driven World!

8/16: Here’s How Our Kids’ Education Needs to Evolve for an AI-Driven World!

I recently teamed up with the inimitable Maria Franzoni, to create a series of short Zoom interviews exploring the impact of AI, future education trends, and the exciting opportunities ahead. The purpose of education needs to evolve. It’s no longer just about creating economically productive citizens or malleable workers. With AI taking over tasks that […]

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7/16: New Forms of AI-Enhanced Addiction – How Will We Treat It?

7/16: New Forms of AI-Enhanced Addiction – How Will We Treat It?

I recently teamed up with the ever-brilliant Maria Franzoni, a speaker business consultant, to create a series of short Zoom interviews exploring the impact of AI, future trends, and the exciting opportunities ahead. Social media addiction is already here. ThinkNow, a market research firm, found that 40% of 18-22-year-old Americans think they are addicted. Now, […]

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AGI’s basically here. Let’s get over it and get ready!

AGI’s basically here. Let’s get over it and get ready!

I’ve been thinking a lot about Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) lately, and I’ve realised that it’s not some far-off future tech. It’s already here, right under our noses. Now, I know what you’re thinking. ‘Where’s the robot butler then?’ But AGI isn’t about physical tasks like tying shoelaces. While a toddler can do that, they […]

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5/16: Will an AI Generated Film Win a Serious Award by 2026?

5/16: Will an AI Generated Film Win a Serious Award by 2026?

I recently teamed up with speaker business consultant, Maria Franzoni, to create a series of short Zoom interviews exploring the impact of AI, future trends, and the exciting opportunities ahead. AI is already making waves in filmmaking — from transcription and audio mixing to filling content gaps and even creating trailers. But it’s not there […]

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4/16: How will we know if AI becomes as smart as we are?

4/16: How will we know if AI becomes as smart as we are?

I recently teamed up with the ever-charming Maria Franzoni, to create a series of short Zoom interviews exploring the impact of AI, future trends, and the exciting opportunities ahead. For machines to reach human-level intelligence (AGI – Artificial General Intelligence) is a huge deal. But, the Turing Test — can a machine convince a human […]

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We Made Sand Think!

We Made Sand Think!

Through trial and error over thousands of years, we’ve done something amazing: we’ve made sand think! How did we work out that by melting it, adding a few impurities, and arranging it precisely at unimaginably small scales, we would create microchips — the foundation of the modern world! When we run energy through these chips, […]

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