Possible futures of advanced AI – from plateau to take-off

The centre for future generations outlines five scenarios for how the AI transition might unfold: from technical stagnation to rapid self-improvement, from international diplomacy to geopolitical arms race.

The scenarios serve as stress tests for policy: to prepare, not predict.

#AIgovernance #FuturesThinking #TechPolicy
https://cfg.eu/advanced-ai-possible-futures/

#FuturesThinking To what extent can Artificial Intelligence (AI) can play a role in supporting climate action while boosting sustainable and inclusive economic growth?

This paper in #Nature proposes 5 uses that can make shift happen:

→ https://suzwhi.com/naturecc01

#climateaction

Thinking a lot about the future of #HigherEd, this is an important signal: a cancelled course being continued outside the context of the university:

"They can try to cancel us all they want. But this is the community we are going to build anyway."

Is the future of #AcademicFreedom an 'invisible college'?

#FuturesThinking #academia

https://karenattiah.substack.com/p/columbia-canceled-my-course-on-race

#sustainability action requires a vision - example from #HES-SO in Western Switzerland how to apply #FuturesThinking for that vision:

"Universities, including my own, tend to report on this standard by describing existing strategies and actions without always explaining the vision of the future to which these commitments belong, nor the scenario to which they intend to contribute."

https://www.eua.eu/our-work/expert-voices/can-you-really-assess-a-universitys-commitment-to-sustainability.html

#HigherEd

// DANIEL SIMU WITH ACROBOT

Bringing circus skills to circuits: Daniel blends art and robotics to explore what real human-machine interaction can look like – fun, messy, and full of future(s). 🦾

At Waterkant 2025, he shows how play, failure, and tech can spark surprising innovation. 🎪

Tickets: https://www.waterkant.sh/festival?utm_source=mastodon&utm_id=WK25

#waterkant25 #acrobot #techmeetsart #futuresthinking #funwithrobots

🌟 Fantasy isn’t fiction—it’s the first draft of tomorrow.

In my article for Design Matters, I explore how imagination and memory share neural pathways—making imagination less about escape, more about rehearsal.

We’re not just telling stories. We’re simulating futures. And as history shows, the futures we commit to in our minds are often the ones we end up creating.

🔮 Read here: https://magazine.designmatters.io/the-psychology-of-imagination/

🎤 Catch me at
Design Matters25 this June!

#FuturesThinking #SpeculativeDesign