Patrick Noack

Patrick Noack

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Mid adult man using a smart phone to monitor his cryptocurrency and stock trading. He is in his small jewellery workshop.
Cavemen needed skills to survive, like today we need digital literacy

The race against viruses, phishing scams and malware in general is relentless

August 02, 2024
Despite their decline in popularity, some corporate brands continue to issue NFTs. PepsiCo
So you bought an NFT? I'm not going to say 'I told you so'...

New research has signed the once-popular digital token's death certificate

September 28, 2023
AI camera monitoring technology at PG&E Corp's Hazard Awareness Warning Centre in San Ramon, California, in June. Bloomberg
AI spells the beginning of the end of technology

Artificial intelligence could chart a trajectory similar to that of language – once we had language we could do anything

August 23, 2023
Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, attends an open dialogue with students at Keio University in Tokyo this month. Reuters
Three breakthroughs you may have missed amid the ChatGPT-mania

As these technologies become central to our lives, we need to understand them and promote them where appropriate

June 22, 2023
Wherever we live, we'll need the right tools to survive.
My packing list for space

Thinking about what might be useful off Earth helps us make decisions about technologies of the future

May 04, 2023
An art exhibition in San Francisco is meant to make viewers pause over the use of AI. AFP
Amid rapid rise of ChatGPT, we need to pump the brakes on AI

As we accelerate toward a general artificial intelligence, we must think about what it means to be human — and what we give up with more automation

March 15, 2023
Representations of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum and DogeCoin. Reuters
What is the future of our species in 2023?

Regardless of the advances in digital assets, challenges will not suddenly be resolved

January 02, 2023
Futurism often involves weighing the unlikely against the impossible. Antonie Robertson/The National
If you're still confused about what futurists do, you're not the only one

Making sense of what awaits our world is no easy feat

November 22, 2022
A hard-coal-fired power plant in Petershagen, Germany, in August. EPA
We need to turn our economic model on its head – our survival depends on it

The focus has to shift to creating public goods that have collective rather than individual benefit

September 20, 2022
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, in May. AP Photo
Is the pace of change really accelerating?

It's tempting to believe so, because we live in tumultuous times – but think again

July 28, 2022
Decentralised energy means thinking beyond the grid. Bloomberg
Preparing for the last barrel of oil: how decentralised energy would work

We are poised to see a shift from location-bound energy supplies to remote, tech-enabled energy

June 23, 2022
Geopolitics, energy markets and pandemic ripple effects are just some of the factors contributing to a major global conversation on the future of money. AP
Life after cash: what is the future of money?

Money has fundamental attributes that if better understood, could help guide the future of crypto and digital assets

March 24, 2022
The Museum of The Future was inaugurated Dubai on Tuesday. EPA
How to think like a futurist

The key is to look beyond trends, which typically don't last

February 23, 2022
Dubai company Proto21 made 3D-printed face masks and shields for frontline workers during the pandemic. Courtesy Dubai Media via Twitter
3D printing can one day solve our supply chain woes

Additive manufacturing will come to the aid of countries looking to increase local and regional manufacturing capabilities

January 27, 2022
The term metaverse seems to be everywhere. Now is the time to prepare for its future. AP
Enter the Matrix: the metaverse will help solve Earth's big problems

A brain-powered virtual world could harness our collective intelligence for good - or evil

November 09, 2021