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The AI Opportunities Action Plan
Tom Cheesewright Tom Cheesewright

The AI Opportunities Action Plan

What does the UK government’s new AI Opportunities Action Plan actually mean

Not unusually, I find myself having to answer this question in a bit more depth than I might otherwise have done, and at short notice.

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The future of trust
Tom Cheesewright Tom Cheesewright

The future of trust

The crisis of trust and the explosion of digital choice create together a perfect storm for cyber attacks through social engineering. The next few years will be challenging and we will need help to keep us safe.

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My 2025 Predictions
Tom Cheesewright Tom Cheesewright

My 2025 Predictions

Today I’m recording the first of my annual radio chats making predictions for 2025. So it’s time that I review last year’s predictions as well.


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Planning for 2025? Talk to a futurist
Tom Cheesewright Tom Cheesewright

Planning for 2025? Talk to a futurist

A lot of you are probably starting to think about 2025 already. And there are lots of ways that I, as a futurist might be able to help, whether that’s in marketing, strategy, or speaking at events.

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The perils of wishcasting
Tom Cheesewright Tom Cheesewright

The perils of wishcasting

There are lots of traps that a futurist can fall into. Whether or not you consider them traps at all really depends what sort of futurist you are.

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Archive Note

The archive of posts on this site has been somewhat condensed and edited, not always deliberately. This blog started all the way back in 2006 when working full time as a futurist was still a distant dream, and at one point numbered nearly 700 posts. There have been attempts to reduce replication, trim out some weaker posts, and tell more complete stories, but also some losses through multiple site moves - It has been hosted on Blogger, Wordpress, Medium, and now SquareSpace. The result is that dates and metadata on all the posts may not be accurate and many may be missing their original images.

You can search all of my posts through the search box, or click through some of the relevant categories. Purists can search my more complete archive here.