The Coming Drone Delivery Revolution – What Comes Next?

The Coming Drone Delivery Revolution – What Comes Next?

By Thomas Frey Senior Futurist The DaVinci Institute In 2015 I wrote a column talking through the issues that needed to be resolved before we would ever see a significant level of... Read More

By: Thomas Frey Friday April 30, 2021 Tags: Thomas Frey

Eight human-versus-machine competitions: Where are we heading?

Eight human-versus-machine competitions: Where are we heading?

By Thomas Frey Senior Futurist The Davinci Institute How do we evaluate and communicate the evolving capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI)? One way to do it is by... Read More

By: Thomas Frey Friday April 2, 2021 Tags: Thomas Frey

Rethinking the future of economic development in a work-from-home world

Rethinking the future of economic development in a work-from-home world

By Thomas Frey Senior Futurist The Davinci Institute COVID-19 has accelerated many trends – including the work-from-home movement that was already inching along pre-pandemic. ... Read More

By: Thomas Frey Friday February 19, 2021 Tags: Thomas Frey

15 Global Challenges – Changing Times, Changing Priorities

15 Global Challenges – Changing Times, Changing Priorities

By Thomas Frey Senior Futurist Davinci Institute It’s a funny thing about the future. As much as we’d like to think otherwise, changing the future is hard, and changing the past... Read More

By: Thomas Frey Friday January 22, 2021 Tags: Thomas Frey

10 History-Altering Breakthroughs in 2020

10 History-Altering Breakthroughs in 2020

By Thomas Frey Senior Futurist The Davinci Institute In 2020, every day is a blur. We roll out of bed, grab a cup of coffee, try to make sure we’re presentable from the waist up, and... Read More

By: Thomas Frey Thursday December 24, 2020 Tags: Thomas Frey

Robotic Advances: COVID-Spurred and Otherwise

Robotic Advances: COVID-Spurred and Otherwise

By Thomas Frey Senior Futurist The DaVinci Institute It’s not surprising that the COVID pandemic has gotten us all thinking about technology that can take the human element out of... Read More

By: Thomas Frey Tuesday November 24, 2020 Tags: Thomas Frey, COVID-19, robots

Will AI replace humans?

Will AI replace humans?

By Thomas Frey Senior Futurist The DaVinci Institute Elon Musk has given us nightmarish warnings about how AI could become ‘an immortal dictator from which we would never... Read More

By: Thomas Frey Monday November 9, 2020 Tags: Thomas Frey, AI, artificial intelligence

Robots and automation will never fully replace humans. And that’s a good thing.

Robots and automation will never fully replace humans. And that’s a good thing.

By Thomas Frey Senior Futurist DaVinci Institute Will a smile from a robot ever be as comforting as one from a mother? If a robot tells you how wonderful you are, will that ever... Read More

By: Thomas Frey Tuesday September 29, 2020 Tags: Thomas Frey