An excellent discussion with the leadership of the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research:
How can a country of 33 million people fulfil its social, environmental, and economic potential and ensure its future is not the byproduct of other nations’ choices?
Walk the streets of Malaysia, Hong Kong, or China. Then explain AI's abundant future to people whose identity is built around work - not leisure. That disconnection is the real AI challenge. #FutureOfWork#ExponentialChange
We struggle to govern ourselves globally. Why are we building systems designed to exceed human cognitive control? That question deserves a serious answer before the next capability leap. #AILeadership#DisruptionRisk
Billions were raised on a simple compact: learn, earn, take responsibility. An AI-driven UBI future - however abundant - wasn't part of that deal. Leaders need to understand that. #AIWorkforceStrategy#FutureOfWork
Just because we can build AGI doesn't mean we should. The AI industry has never adequately answered the "why" - and that gap will matter more than any capability milestone. #StrategicForesight#TechnologyDisruption
Most AI strategy is built by the people creating the technology - not by the billions who will live with its consequences. That gap is not a comms problem. It is a legitimacy problem. #FutureOfWork#AILeadership
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Last week of my Asia tour: Hong Kong. New connections, well received speeches, and a lot of unexpected but highly productive meetings. A fantastic and joyfully knackering trip taking in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. Back Saturday! #HongKong#Asia#SpeakerLife
For those whose s*** don't stink? I have a fascination with bathroom and toilet signs from around the world - go ahead, judge me 🤣 More from this trip to follow. #Travel#SpeakerLife
A wonderful afternoon visiting St Francis University and exploring how we can collaborate on foresight research and programmes. I have high hopes :) #Foresight#HigherEducation#University
Spent the afternoon at Huawei in Shenzhen. R&D is 21% of turnover, 53% of staff. Highlights: genetic computing, movie-projecting headlights, and a $150k car with 43 speakers, gesture doors, AR display and a mode that wakes you up if you fall asleep driving. #Huawei#AI#China
Popped over from Hong Kong to Shenzhen for the afternoon to see Huawei's latest tech innovations. They've spent over US$50Bn developing AI - embedded across everything from mobile handsets to data centres and cars. #Huawei#AI#China
4 hours KL to Hong Kong. Flight cost £6.23 🤣 Empty emergency row. Baggage 700g under the 32kg limit - 10kg of which are gifts and people's books. Not sure it gets any better than this. #SpeakerLife#Travel
The Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia got passionate talking about India's modernisation plans, then asked for a selfie after I gave him our books. Said he'd send it to the British High Commissioner to make him jealous 🤣
Loved speaking at the Singapore Mentoring Committee this morning. Business leaders walk with students for 90 mins, 3 rounds of pairings. First time they've had more mentors than mentees - turns out exam season hit the students hard 🤣 #Singapore#Mentoring#SMU
Sights on tour. Staying at a crazily cheap 5-star hotel near the Network School in Forest City 🤣 Sharing it with a huge Indian golfing party — happy, tightly knit, vibrant. Reminded me of the big family warmth I miss from childhood. ❤️
#NetworkedState#Travel
A hub for the future?
US$1,500/month at the Network School, Forest City Malaysia = hotel, meals, co-working, lectures & 300+ innovators. Coinbase already have a permanent team there. 🚀
#NetworkedState#StrategicForesight
Build it and they will come?
The Network School in Forest City isn't just Networked State disciples — it's 300+ diverse people: deep tech founders, digital nomads, therapists & more. Fascinating to watch this experiment unfold. 🌐
#NetworkedState#StrategicForesight
Society as a Service.
The Networked State aims to build communities with real governance, education & support systems. The Network School in Forest City, Malaysia is exactly that — brilliant, energised people worth paying attention to. 🌐
#NetworkedState#StrategicForesight