The Most Powerful Events Are the Ones That Haven’t Happened Yet
How Tomorrow Reaches Backward and Rearranges Today By Futurist Thomas Frey A predicted recession can reduce spending before a recession exists. A predicted shortage can create the shortage. Tomorrow frequently reaches backward and rearranges today. Imagine a perfectly...
The Invention of the 25th Hour
What We Do With Time We Didn’t Earn the Old-Fashioned Way AI, robotics and autonomy won’t literally add another hour to the day, but they may create the psychological equivalent by removing routine work. The enormous question becomes what humans do when...
The Great Unbundling of the City
What Happens When a Place Stops Being Necessary By Futurist Thomas Frey Cities exist partly because people historically needed to cluster around jobs, stores, schools, hospitals, entertainment, and transportation. If those functions become mobile, autonomous, virtual,...
The First Generation Raised by AI
What Happens When a Child’s Best Friend Never Gets Tired By Futurist Thomas Frey Children growing up today may develop lifelong relationships with AI tutors, companions, coaches, and advisors that know them better than almost anyone else. The profound question...