First of a kind study shows humans and AI are better together when it comes to work
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We hear all the time how AI and robots will replace all our jobs but not how it will help us become super humans at work, this is a great experiment … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with...
The worlds first virtual CEO takes the reigns at a Chinese gaming company
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Why should it be humans that run companies, especially when some of us are good at running those companies into the ground? Now it’s AI and the robots turn. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University,...
Futurist Keynote, London: The Future of Work and the Workforce, ASM
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF During this keynote session keynote speaker Matthew Griffin discusses the future of work and the workforce, and shines the spotlight on the technologies and workplace experiments that will transform how and where we work, and who and what we work with. Love the Exponential...
China is using autonomous 3D printers and robots to print a giant hydroelectric dam
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF China has huge ambitions to be able to print buildings, and this is its biggest project so far. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, subscribe to the podcast, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, ...
The FBI warns people are using DeepFakes to apply for remote tech jobs
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF When you hire someone you give them money, as in a wage, and access to your systems, so what happens when those people aren’t who they seem to be? Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, subscribe to the podcast, future proof yourself...
The UK is running the biggest four day work week trial ever
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF For a long time now people have focused too much on how long you work rather than your actual productivity, so new trials are testing old theories. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about...
Working in the Metaverse gets closer as Microsoft goes all in
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of work is arguably virtual, more specifically AR and VR, and companies are lining up to dominate this new world. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch...
Futurist Keynote, Bahrain: The Future of Work and the Workplace, Bahrain Govt
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of work and the workplace will be very different from what we see today, and while many worry about the threat of automation there are more upsides than downsides. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses...
Iceland’s five year long four day working week experiment is a blinding success
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF People who work five day weeks are actually less productive than people who work four day weeks … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Testing new ways of working seems to be...
Amazon’s AI reassigns workers to prevent injuries in bid to create a better workplace
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF AI might be becoming a Big Brother that’s hiring, managing, and firing workers, but it has health benefits in the workplace too … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
Futurist Virtual Keynote, UK: The Future of Work 2030, Unleashed
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world of work is changing beyond all recognition and new technologies are on the verge of unleashing the next wave of human potential. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Firstly, thank...
Futurist Virtual Keynote, Malaysia: Future of HR and the Workforce, CWI
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Technology is changing the way we work and the way we identify, hire, train, retain, and fire people, here’s how … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Firstly, thank you to Sarmad...
Futurist Lecture, USA: Future of Blockchain and the 100X Human, Michigan State University
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We already live in a sci-fi world, but new technologies and new ways of working are soon going to help humanity reach new highs, accomplish new things, and unleash our potential like never before. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof...
Microsoft MESH merges physical and virtual worlds to re-create the Avatar experience
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The physical and digital worlds will inevitably merge, but getting “how” they merge right is tricky and MESH moves the dial in the right direction. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Last...
Futurist Virtual Keynote, UK: The Future of Diversity, Inclusion, and Work, ENEI
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We live in a diverse world full of richness and awe, and in a world where the rate of disruption is accelerating companies need agile, adaptable, and diverse workforces now more than ever. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself...
Futurist Podcast: The Future of Work, Ingram Micro
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In spite of the negative news about the impact of AI and automation on jobs the future of work has many surprising upsides for humans. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Firstly, thank...
First AI crushed human gamers, now it’s coaching them
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF AI learns in a different way to beat humans at, literally, their own games. Now it’s being used to coach gamers become better gamers, and it won’t stop with just gaming. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses...
World Economic Forum report says machines will do 50 percent of all work by 2025
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Automation and autonomous technologies, which are different from one another, are getting more intelligent and sophisticated, and they’ll have a major impact on future jobs. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog....
Uber used AI to automatically fire drivers and now they’re going to court
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Today your boss is human, probably, but tomorrow he or she could be an Artificial Intelligence. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. “You’re fired!” so said Donald Trump during his days heading...
An AI hiring company says it can predict job hopping based on your interview
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Ironically at a time when companies should be hiring “creative explorers” and “disruptors” those are the same people that this company’s AI will tell you not to hire … Interested in the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from our XPotential...
