Although a history buff, I also love imagining the future - especially through a more hopeful lens. So I was extra excited to visit with Byron Reese on the topic of “mastering the future”. I connected with Byron via LinkedIn a while back and saw that he has a fascinating new book out (link below). Byron is an Austin-based entrepreneur with a quarter-century of experience building and running technology companies. He is a recognized authority on AI and holds a number of technology patents. In addition, he is a futurist with a strong conviction that technology will help bring about a new golden age of humanity.

We both answered the following questions:

* What makes you hopeful about the future of humanity?

* What current thinking/mindset is the greatest threat to the future?

* What is your most surprising prediction for the future? 

Links

Byron’s book: “Stories, Dice, and Rocks That Think: How Humans Learned to See the Future--and Shape It”Byron’s website

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