As we shape our future we should ask: Which interpretations of classic sci-fi fables hold sway with today’s powerful tech leaders?
Adam Becker is a science journalist with a PhD in astrophysics. He has written for the New York Times, the BBC, NPR, Scientific American, New Scientist, Quanta, and other publications. His books include What Is Real?[…]
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Mike Hodgkinson is the Commissioning Editor at Big Think and Freethink, and the Editor of Big Think Business. His writing has appeared in The Independent, The Guardian, the Los Angeles[…]
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz is a partner and the Director of Research at investment firm Nightview Capital. A former investigative journalist, with bylines in The New Yorker, GQ, Fast Company, among other[…]
New tech is a double-edged sword. Integration can be expensive and perilous: Mess up the adoption and jobs are on the line.
We used to think, “That email isn’t going to write itself.” But now it can, thanks to AI. And there’s so much more, from coding to marketing.
Your organization won’t become a “data democracy” organically — shared knowledge is key.
A “stakehodler” has both a voice and a vote, an economic interest in how each network stewards important global resources.
Generative AI — driven by large language models — has the potential to destroy or supercharge most businesses. Now is the time to pivot.
It will be immensely difficult for the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains to protect their competitive edge if they do not pursue a radical change.
In history, every major technological advance has been used, for good and bad.
Despite their brief history, computers and AI have fundamentally changed what we see, what we know, and what we do.
Predicting how emerging technologies will impact industry is more difficult than it seems—and it seems plenty difficult. The reason is that we envision the future based on the present. We […]