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      Patrick Noack

      Patrick Noack

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      Dr Patrick Noack is executive director of future, foresight and imagination at the Dubai Future Foundation. He has been active in the scenarios and foresight space for the past 20 years, in government, the United Nations and private sector. His work has taken him across five continents to explore technical topics of diseases up to broader issues of climate change and migration. Technology foresight and innovation have been central to some of his appointments, including within the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.
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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

      CommentAugust 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

      CommentSeptember 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

      CommentAugust 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

      CommentJune 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

      CommentMay 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

      OpinionMarch 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

      CommentJanuary 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

      CommentNovember 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

      CommentSeptember 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

      CommentJuly 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

      CommentJune 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

      CommentMarch 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

      CommentFebruary 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

      FutureJanuary 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

      CommentNovember 09, 2021
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