I recently read a paper that was able to quantitatively illustrate something I already knew from qualitative experience: LLMs love tech: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016328725001673?via%3Dihub. Even when I ask it for social trends or political trends, it ends up giving me technology trends. LLMs are trained and programmed by techno-optimists. So, it should be no surprise that everybody's … Continue reading Use Your Illusion: AI loves tech and you don’t have to
Tag: Futures Studies
Recently, Marco Bevolo, PhD, Adj. Prof. and I sat with Filiberto Amati of Amati & Associates for a podcast interview on Growth, Brands and More. We discuss some of the work we have been doing with Shaping Tomorrow, University of Breda, and World University of Design which we are currently publishing about through various outlets. … Continue reading Podcast Interview on Foresight and Strategy
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In 2014 Sweden made headlines as the first nation to appoint a Minister for the Future, Kristina Persson. Unfortunately, her role only lasted for a year and a half. Sweden’s experience with long-term planning at such a high level is common. Many governments spend a few months to a year thinking about the long-term future before taking a break.
