When you were a child, what did you dream of becoming when you grew up? A movie star? An astronaut? A fireman? A nurse? A ballerina? An artist? A chef? I wanted to be a singer, a spy or both (I was quite taken by the idea of travelling around the world performing as a … Continue reading The robots are coming – for your (bullsh*t) job
Category: artificial intelligence
The future of our shared myths
In many ways, common myths are the glue that hold human society together. This does not make these myths "true". It just makes them true enough for a large enough majority to believe in. When people believe in something, really truly believe in it, they will do almost anything to defend that belief, often to the … Continue reading The future of our shared myths
The Tin Men
They say that if you want to be a good futurist, you should read science fiction. It is hard to argue that forward thinkers like George Orwell and Margaret Atwood and called a lot of things right in Animal Farm, 1984 and the Handmaids Tale. The Tin Men was written in the mid-20th century and … Continue reading The Tin Men
Of Machines and Men
Cyborgs already walk amongst us. Actually, this is nothing new. For decades already we have been able to upgrade our frail human bodies with a pacemaker to keep our hearts pumping, hearing aid implants to help us regain our sense of sound, and metal plates and screws to hold us together when our hips and … Continue reading Of Machines and Men