Bernard Marr: AI and the tech trends shaping the businesses of tomorrow

Confused by AI? The metaverse? AR? How will it affect your
business? Do you even need to take any of this seriously?


This episode's guest is Bernard Marr, a best-selling author,
influencer, futurist and strategic business and technology
advisor to governments and businesses. His books, which explore
data, performance indicators, business management and business
trends have been translated into over 20 languages and won
multiple awards. One of his most recent books Business Trends In
Practice focuses on the future events and circumstances shaping
the way businesses operate.


Here's what we discussed:





Can you tell us a little bit about your experience growing
up, your journey and what lead you into business? (01:04)

A lot of your work focuses on the intersection of business
and technology. What made you interested in this merger? (03:43)

Do all businesses from any sector need to keep up with
developments in AI and the utilisation of data? (06:01)

How will AI impact jobs that are currently done by humans?
(15:15)

One thing you pick up on is the pace at which technology is
advancing – you say it’s advancing exponentially at a rate never
seen before in history – what are the benefits of this but what
are the potential risks? (21:23)

You talk in your book about the shifts in global power trend
very interesting – that countries like China and India will
become more powerful than the US. You also speak about the rise
in political and cultural polarisation and use things like Brexit
and the Trump presidency as examples of this increasing
polarisation. How do these factors impact businesses? (25:01)

Is the metaverse a threat to business or a positive
development? (30:52)

Answer the Internet: Why is Blockchain Technology (and
cryptocurrencies) promoted as something "big", "revolutionary",
and "never seen before", if it's just a technique to account for
transactions? What is so revolutionary about using blockchain to
make transactions? (43:13)

What makes a great business leader? (47:18)






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