Why AI Models Turn Out Bad: Its Our Fault
Recently, there was a story about an AI model that used 4chan to learn behaviors. Needless to say, the AI it created was pretty horrible. Prior to that, there was another story…
July 10, 2022The Internet Is All Wrong
What is the true motivation behind the creation of the internet? Wasn’t it intended to link every human in the world to every other human on the planet, and maybe even lead…
June 26, 2022Does Fear Of Technology Keep Us From Living Happier Lives?
We futurists like to use cool examples to illustrate future concepts – back in 2013, when there was a lot of talk about the Internet of Things and how it would affect…
May 3, 2021Are You Afraid To Have An Eye To The Future?
One of the key elements of my 25 steps “Foresight Leadership” process is determining inclination toward the past and the future. I get both a cultural and personal read of both individuals…
March 28, 2021Who Do You Trust? The Expert, The Computer Or Yourself?
Since we are hurtling rapidly towards a future where we will have the choices above, who will you pick? Imagine a time in a not too distant future. Let’s say that you…
October 5, 2020Are You Seeing The Future?
Blending Signals To Envision The Future In a previous post, I mentioned that for some, foreseeing the future is challenging. Not sure why, since the signals of the future are all around…
June 15, 2020beyond the coronavirus: better human to human interaction
As everything has been put on hold to focus on the crisis of the moment, I think we need to take a moment to think about life after this moment. Maybe we…
April 6, 2020We Cracked The Innovation Code = Desire + Vision + Human Nature
Innovation = 1/3 Desire + 1/3 Nature + 1/3 Vision The godfather of disruptive innovation, Clayton Christensen, wrote The Innovators Dilemma – the seminal book on innovation – back in 1997- it…
March 5, 2020Digital Transformation: This Is The Future Of Retail
When you think about digital transformation (BTW, I got a newsletter the other day where they tried to represent digital transformation by using DX, you know, like UX – not sure that…
February 16, 2020We Have To Stop Struggling With Technology. Or Do We?
Over the last few years, I’ve been championing products and services which appeal to the laziness inherent in all human beings. I figure that I do many things each day, which can…
January 23, 2020