Erica Orange on constant evolution, lifelong forgetting, robot symbiosis, and the power of imagination

“We all have to acquire new information to stay relevant. But if we’re piling new information onto outdated thinking, we need to become more comfortable with lifelong forgetting.”

– Erica Orange

About Erica Orange

Erica Orange is a futurist, speaker, and author, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of leading futurist consulting firm The Future Hunters. She has spoken at TEDx and keynoted over 250 conferences around the world, and been featured in news outlets including Wired, NPR, Time, Bloomberg, and CBS This Morning. Her book AI + The New Human Frontier: Reimagining the Future of Time, Trust + Truth is out in September 2024.

Website: www.ericaorange.com

LinkedIn: @ericaorange

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Book: AI + The New Human Frontier: Reimagining the Future of Time, Trust + Truth

What you will learn

• Lifelong learning vs. lifelong forgetting

• The intersection of humans and technology

• The importance of imagination in the future of work

• The role of judgment in an AI-driven world

• Navigating the blurred lines between reality and AI

• Rethinking education for a digital age

• The evolving workplace and redefining workspaces

Episode Resources

• AI (Artificial Intelligence)

• The Future Hunters

• Deepfake

• Generative AI

• ChatGPT

• Neural wiring

• Virtual reality

• Hybridized work

• The Future of Work

People

• Keith Johnstone

• George Bernard Shaw

• Isaac Asimov

• H.G. Wells