Don’t Get Blindsided By The Future
GOOGLE’S TOP RATED FUTURIST SPEAKER
Futurist Blog
The AGI Intelligence Threshold: Understanding Why Changes Everything
When machines can learn anything humans can learn, we cross a line we can never uncross. Here's what artificial general intelligence actually means—and why the clock is ticking.Artificial General Intelligence marks the moment machines can learn anything humans can — a...
The Vanishing Present: 250 Things That Will Disappear from Our Lives by 2040
We’re living amid the final generation of everyday artifacts—steering wheels, cash, and keys—soon to vanish in the age of automation and AI.We stand at a peculiar moment in history—surrounded by objects, practices, and systems that feel permanent but are actually in...
The Future of Libraries – 2035
Upon entering, patrons are welcomed by a holographic AI receptionist ready to assist with anything they need.I wrote my first column on the future of libraries in 2004, a time when many people were predicting libraries were going away. Digital books were emerging, the...
In Search of Anomaly Zero: Why We’re Fighting Tomorrow’s Disasters with Yesterday’s Tools
Anomaly Zero marks the theoretical first detectable spark of a threat, pushing early warning systems closer to the true origin point of a disaster.How Moving Detection to “Anomaly Zero” Could Save Millions of Lives and Billions in Damage In 2023, MIT researchers...
Digital Clones: The Coming Transformation that will Remake Human Identity by 2035
When your digital clone outthinks, outperforms, and outlasts you, the line between tool and identity blurs—forcing us to redefine what it means to be irreplaceably human.When AI Becomes Your Better Self—And Why We Need Digital Rights for Our Own Copies I used to pride...
The Vibe Coding Revolution
From Bootcamp Pioneer to AI-Assisted DevelopmentDaVinci Coders was a three-month coding bootcamp for those who wanted to enter the programming field.In 2012, when I founded DaVinci Coders at the DaVinci Institute, we held an unwavering belief: coding was the career...
How Movies Changed After COVID
A Radical Change in Production, Distribution, and Storytelling COVID didn’t just disrupt Hollywood—it rewrote the script, transforming how films are made, shared, and experienced in a permanently altered cinematic landscape.. Much like I predicted in 2020, the global...
The History of the Office: From Medieval Scriptoriums to Today’s Hybrid Hubs
A Journey Through Centuries of Workplace TransformationMedieval monks used medieval scriptoriums comprised of a desk, chair, and storage shelves, very similar to today's basic office setup.The Ancient Origins: Where Work Began The concept of the "office" is far older...
The Museum of Future Inventions: A Journey Through the Technologies of Tomorrow
Step into the Museum of Future Inventions—where imagination meets innovation, and the technologies shaping tomorrow are brought vividly to life. Imagine walking through the doors of a museum dedicated not to the past, but to the future—a place where the boundaries...
The Stablecoin Revolution: 12 Predictions That Will Transform Money Forever
On July 21, 2014, two blockchain pioneers—Dan Larimer and Charles Hoskinson—launched BitUSD on the BitShares network, creating the world's first stablecoin. Their ambitious experiment sought to solve cryptocurrency's biggest problem: extreme volatility that made...
Sign up now to receive Newsletters
and Emails from Thomas Frey