Picture this: You’re at a restaurant in Manhattan, let’s say Sansan Chicken. You order your fried chicken by talking to a tablet sitting on the counter. On the screen, a smiling face responds to you in real time. The employee takes your order and processes your credit card payment… except she’s not in New York....
In Japan, warehouse robots are remotely controlled by Filipino workers who are paid a pittance. Is this technological progress? Absolutely not. It’s just another indignity to add to the age-old story of man exploiting man. Because behind the robots and virtual reality headsets, it’s always the same logic: a small number of privileged people get...
Will the web of tomorrow be mostly reduced to ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and LLaMA? Very good question! Thanks for asking 🙂 It’s already a significant part of today’s web, and more for the worse than the better. AI is slowly becoming the main entry point to the internet. But once you’re in… there’s no way...
What is Futurology? Futurology, also known as future studies, is the systematic exploration of potential futures based on present trends, technological advancements, and societal changes. It’s about analyzing possibilities and making informed choices rather than passively awaiting what’s to come. As Alvin Toffler once said, “The future always comes too fast and in the wrong...