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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15/16: On The Horizon: The World’s First Solopreneur Billionaire?

15/16: On The Horizon: The World’s First Solopreneur Billionaire?

When Facebook bought Instagram in 2012 for $1 billion, it had just 13 employees. Fast-forward to the AI era, and here’s a thought: Could a solopreneur, backed entirely by AI agents, build a billion-dollar company alone? Five years ago, I’d have called it science fiction. Today, it feels like a real possibility. AI agents are […]

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14/16: Humanoid Robots: 40 years after Terminator, are we getting closer?

14/16: Humanoid Robots: 40 years after Terminator, are we getting closer?

In the film, Sarah Connor says, “𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙩.” Kyle Reese replies, “𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 40 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨.” Well… here we are in 2024. Robots that move like us. Learn like us. Cost less than you’d think. The question isn’t if they’re coming – it’s how much closer they’ll get to us. […]

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Audience Generated 3d ‘Holograms’ – A new interactive feature for 2025

Audience Generated 3d ‘Holograms’ – A new interactive feature for 2025

2025 is about upping my game. I’m ramping up interactivity for keynotes and workshops, with five fresh topics. (Details to follow). Here’s a sneak peek at a new prototype: audience-generated 3D holograms. People come up with ideas – in this case, “a futuristic gadget that doesn’t yet exist.” AI then transforms their words into a […]

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10/16: Jobs are only going away when problems go away!

10/16: Jobs are only going away when problems go away!

I recently teamed up with respected 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 Wondering which jobs will thrive, evolve, or disappear in the AI era? Let’s have a look. Some roles are safe – anything that leans […]

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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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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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