Over the past five years, I’ve stood before numerous audiences, encouraging them to ponder the exponential trajectory of AI’s development. As I often say, the speed at which exponentially growing technologies evolve and the remarkable strides they take can often defy intuition. We’ve witnessed extraordinary milestones, from AlphaGo’s awe-inspiring victory…

Navigating the modern technological labyrinth using ancient wisdom Imagine Socrates in the bustling, information-driven landscape of the 21st century. Donning his classic robes amidst a backdrop of servers, neural networks, and endless lines of code, Socrates would perhaps be the most discerning critic of our digital age. His maieutic method…

How the technology era has set the stage for helping us hack our flow — What makes life worth living? What makes us happy? The ancient Greeks, starting with Aristotle, pondered endlessly over such questions. They concocted the Greek term “eudaimonia”, commonly translated to “happiness” or “welfare”. Eudaimonia has since been used by philosophers and psychologists alike to explore and define happiness.

Big picture thinking in an exponential age — Of all the skills, values, and mindsets that we need in order to thrive in the future, perhaps the most underrated and unrecognized one is existential intelligence. Existential intelligence is the intelligence of big picture thinking. People with existential intelligence tend to be critical thinkers who are unafraid to challenge…

Are you scared yet, human? — A recent article published in the Guardian caught the attention of internet users worldwide. Unlike ordinary works of journalism that go viral, however, this particular piece was not written by a human. In a style that is evocative and attention-grabbing, The Guardian aptly titled it: “A robot wrote this entire…

Though all industries will become digital, smart, and rely on the power of the cloud, the most difficult jobs to automate will be those that quintessentially require higher-order thinking. — In today’s age, it is no longer enough that only software programmers and IT specialists understand emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G, blockchain, and data science. To understand their use and implications, current and future industry leaders ought to be able to recognize and have a grasp of…

Why all skeptics and corporate workers need to read Dan Harris’ 10% Happier — Meditation and mindfulness practices are no longer strangers to the West. In fact, with the overload of apps, books, seminars, retreats, and life coaches, the meditation industry is said to have grown to become a billion-dollar industry in developed economies. In this day and age, it is not uncommon for…

The most important question humanity can ask itself — The question about the emergence of consciousness is perhaps the most important question humanity should attempt to answer. Consciousness and its contents are at the root of everything. Consciousness is what is responsible for all of the greatest artifacts of culture that humanity has created: art, music, science, philosophy, technology. …

Harnessing the power of AR, VR and The Tactile Internet Today, exponential technologies and disruptive innovations are ushering in a world of accelerating change. Every day, old industries are being destroyed and new ones are born. As a result, the nature of work is drastically changing, to say the least…