Breakfast with Bongani
South African’s driving to work had to listen to me wax pompous about “hybrid collective intelligence”, using AI to make my life harder (as one does), and my upcoming keynotes in Johannesburg as I chatted with Clement Manyathela: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLQMe2Vun3E
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SciFi, Fantasy, & Me
Thunderbolts* is a feature-length experiment in applied group dynamics. It's essentially a redemption arc for an entire D&D party of chaotic neutral murder-hobos, driven by situational ethics and a surprising amount of heart. It was almost exactly what I was expecting, in a good way. (It's also one of the better movies with an asterisk in the title.)
But come on…three super soldiers on one team? Give me some diversity people!
Stage & Screen
- September 17-18, Oakland: Responsive Conference
- Oct 2, Johannesburg: Finally I can return! Join me at the Stellenbosch Business Institute's C-Leader Summit!
- A special preview of my upcoming book in Sandton :)
- October 6, UK: I'm talking AI & medicine at CLIC2025 in Wales
- October 9-11, Mexico City: I'm on my way for an amazing event on transforming innovation.
- MEX: Support our amazing work at The Human Trust– Book Me for a talk!!!
- October 23, NYC: I'm talking about Robot-Proofing companies
- NYC: Support the amazing work at The Human Trust– Book Me for a talk!!!
- NYC: Support the amazing work at The Human Trust– Book Me for a talk!!!
- October 29, Baltimore: The amazing future of libraries!
- November 4-8, Mountain View: More fun with the Singularity University Executive Program
- November 20, Ontario: I'm speaking at Hack Western
- Toronto: Support the amazing work at The Human Trust– Book Me for a talk!!!
- December 8, San Francisco: Fortune Brainstorm AI SF talking about build a foundation model for human development
- Winter & Spring 20026: new events already brewing in Amsterdam, London, NYC, LA, and much more!
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