The Personality Economy: Why Your Robot’s Character Will Matter More Than Its Capabilities
By 2032, your home robot’s personality—not performance—will decide whether it’s a tolerated appliance or trusted companion. By Futurist Thomas Frey The Feature Nobody’s Building Yet Here’s a prediction: by 2032, the personality of your home robot will...
The Person in the Machine: Why AI Personhood Rights Are Inevitable (And Arriving Sooner Than You Think)
As AI outgrows “tool” status, opacity, autonomy, and scale are tearing holes in our human-only accountability framework. By Futurist Thomas Frey The Question Nobody Wants to Answer Here’s a legal scenario that’s coming faster than anyone in power wants to...
The Revolutionary Promise of Reversible Energy: Computing’s Answer to the AI Power Crisis
What if AI’s energy crisis could be solved not by building more power plants, but by making computation thermodynamically reversible? By Futurist Thomas Frey We stand at a fascinating crossroads in human history. On one side, artificial intelligence promises to...
The AI Architect in Your Pocket: Designing Your Dream Home With Prompts Instead of Blueprints
The AI Architect in Your Pocket: Designing Your Dream Home With Prompts Instead of Blueprints With an AI architect trained on millions of designs and building rules, Sarah can reshape her home in minutes by prompting instead of drafting. The Question Home Depot...