Brett King #TheFuturists #OptimalHumanity ✈️

If you want to know about the future of economics and government policy, check out my recent keynote on the #Smartworld of 2050 at the @WorldGovSummit How will #AI #Climate #Quantum #Longevity and #GeoPolitics reshape our world? cc @PeterDiamandis @neiltyson @michiokaku @elonmusk @ericschmidt @kaifulee @sama @Superplex @mikewalsh @gleonhard @ProfBrianCox @stevewoz @BarackObama youtube.com/watch?v=Pp12F5…

In banking, generative AI can create smarter customer experiences, reduce friction, and enable services that anticipate needs before the customer even asks. Branch Tomorrow is out now: tinyurl.com/umccmf8m

If we want a truly smart world, we must stop optimizing yesterday’s infrastructure and start designing for what comes next.

@Raphfel To suggest that at this rate of alternative energy investment is ludicrously uninformed

Just a reminder that in China, there is only energy addition, not an energy transition.

The biggest mistake we could make is underestimating AI. This is not just another technology cycle. It is a fundamental shift in how society operates.

The banks that succeed will be those that understand where branching is going and adapt early. Strategy informed by trends leads to better service and stronger institutions.

@GMidtbo This is what happens when we focus on economic growth as the core societal metric. It just gets too expensive to have kids

@BrettKing The most economically productive regions all have collapsing demographics. Will AI and robots fill the void?

One of the biggest long-term risks to humanity may not be overpopulation. It may be population collapse. Fertility rates are falling across much of the world.

The branch is no longer the center of gravity. Smartphones and the Internet define where banking lives today. Adapt or become irrelevant.

Climate change rarely collapses in denial. It unravels in delay. Small postponements compound until the system moves from control to consequence.

At the core of futurism is one belief: human progress. Understanding the trends of today is how we shape a better world tomorrow.

Solutions will come from those who demand change and those who ensure it is just. Everyone has a part to play.

The future of work isn’t about humans vs AI. It’s about humans working alongside AI and rethinking every role in the process.

The AI bottleneck is electricity, but not for China -China’s electricity generation has surged 74% since 2014, more than 10x the growth seen in the United States. -By 2024, China produced over 10,000 terawatt-hours of electricity—more than double any other country. #China #techwar #chips #tech @baoshaoshan @thecyrusjanssen @DOualaalou @lajohnstondr @PSTAsiatech #fintech #tech #finserv #AI @BetaMoroney @efipm @BrettKing @spirosmargaris @jasuja @enricomolinari @mikeflache buff.ly/nDb2Ovc

To thrive in the digital age, banks must rethink branch strategy. It’s not about supporting the branch. It’s about aligning branches with digital-first planning. Learn how: tinyurl.com/umccmf8m

Health isn’t something you fix. It’s something you maintain. Small daily habits compound. The same is true for technology adaptation and economic resilience.

Preventative oral health tech exists, but inequity in access means millions suffer unnecessarily. Solving this gap saves lives and costs. Read more: tinyurl.com/5bubu923

Forget old banking playbooks. The future is not about branches or products. It is about building tech-first solutions that scale globally.

@WEschenbach All on his own? You mean a global financial crisis stimulated by the greatest global pandemic since 1920 was not at all a factor

Some oil price reality … w.

@chamath So how do you justify this position (you cited book banning as the reason for the UK’s decline) when the US has banned more books than the UK. Surely this applies to the US equally ala.org/bbooks

I have been a citizen of two countries of the British Commonwealth as I grew up (Sri Lanka and Canada) before I emigrated to America 26 years ago. I used to look up to Britain. I admired their institutions. Mostly, I was deeply proud of their heritage and customs. But their current course and speed will lead to collapse and demise. How has a country so historically great become so self-loathing? How did the “Empire on which the sun never sets” become this broken and backwards? There are many dark lessons to be learned here about the ravages of rampant immigration, guilt, censorship and national decay.

The uncomfortable truth? AI doesn’t just optimize capitalism. It destabilizes it. If labor is no longer central to value creation, then our economic system must evolve or fracture.