Here comes the future, ready or not [Video]

In life, and business, emerging technologies centred on AI are set to have a profound impact on all of us. Technology futurist Ben Reid’s new book Fast Forward Aotearoa uncovers a whole new world of possibilities and opportunities.

For Ben Reid, technology and science fiction have always held a special fascination. Right from when he was a young teenager teaching himself to write code on his Apple IIe, he admits to always living “more in the future, less in the past”.

Ben’s career has mirrored the cutting edge of technology’s progress over the past three decades. He has been a software developer, architect, and consultant – and is now a technology futurist who ‘eats, sleeps and breathes’ emerging technologies and their impact on both business and the wider society. 

In his long-running Memia weekly newsletter on Substack he scans the frontier of new technology, informing audiences worldwide on the potential impact of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI).

“I’ve always been an innovator,” Ben …