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Some of my blog articles, events, videos or books!

Metaverse Continuum
While the metaverse or XR projects continue to evolve, even in this age of AgenticAI - we need to understand the continuum. Data transfer...
6 days ago

AI Risks versus Trade-offs Versis Guardrails
They do not mean the same thing though we need to look at all three. Risks are probabilities of events that impact your future outcomes....
6 days ago

Why do we need to shape a responsible future?
At our inaugural panel on March 11, 2025, we were joined by our distinguished guests G. Edward DeSeve , Coordinator of the Agile...
Mar 15


My 12th Book, Anticipatory Governance - one of my favorite ones!
Celebrating the launch of our new book titled ‘Anticipatory Governance: Shaping a Responsible Future’ by the UAE Minister of Economy, HE...
Mar 15

AI and the AI-first national strategy
@Time just ran an article and linked it to a “ “Superintelligence Strategy” in a new paper released this week by @DanHendrycks...
Mar 8

Policy: Bridging the AI Divide
Our latest policy paper is out - some work we are doing within The Digital Economist. You can read it here: https://www.thedigitaleconomi...
Mar 6


Davos 2025 – AI, more AI, geopolitics and funding
I just returned from Davos as part of the delegation of The Digital Economist and moderated a panel titled “Harnessing Emerging...
Jan 28


Harnessing Frontier Technology
This was an awesome panel that I just hosted at The Digital Economist at #Davos with ➤ Joseph Raczynski , CEO & Futurist, JT...
Jan 20

Anticipatory Governance - Shaping a Responsible Future
Ringing in the New Year with a new book on Anticipatory Governance. Anticipatory Governance is the systemic process of future shaping....
Jan 12

Data Centres and Ground Water
Many years ago, in India there was a concern that the soft drink beverage companies were depleting the ground water levels. This was not...
Jan 11

Autonomous and Intelligent Systems in Defense Applications - a Human-Decision Making perspective across the Lifecycle
This post is long overdue but important. Especially if you are interested in the governance of Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS ) ...
Dec 10, 2024


Digital Infrastructure – the Foundation for AI
Over the last few weeks, I have been fortunate to listen to some interesting conversations on digital Infrastructure – cloud, hyperscaler...
Oct 17, 2024


Ratan Tata - In Memory
I woke up with the news that Ratan Tata left the world – and I was filled with great sadness. He was a role model for me - a young Dorab...
Oct 10, 2024


The Peace Nexus
Here I am with Jorge Moreira da Sliva, CEO of UNOPS The panel was moderated by Simon Mundy, the Moral Money Editor of the Financial...
Sep 29, 2024


Peace after Conflict: A Negotiated Process
It was great meeting Larry Sacks , Chief Development Officer, US International Development Finance Corporation at the Goals House UNGA...
Sep 29, 2024


Unique Ways to Conserve Nature
NATURE thanks to Katja Iversen , CEO of the Museum for the United Nations - UN Live and the great army of collaborators, is now...
Sep 26, 2024

Is AI Intelligent?
This article is really not about the AI system debate on whether AI will reach general intelligence - but it is about the poor awareness...
Sep 19, 2024

Council of Europe & Metaverse
Finally our full report is published! This is a project that the Council of Europe and IEEE / IEEE Standards Association | IEEE...
Sep 6, 2024


AI and Future Investments
So privileged to speak at the #DSIG Conference - AI for All: Empowering Responsible Investments. Our UAE leaders have tasked us to be...
Sep 6, 2024


Putting the Heart Back into Publishing
We have all been there – at times wondering if the reason we chose academia was getting lost with the publishing pressure. You look at...
Aug 13, 2024
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