Future-Focused with Christopher Lind

Congratulations on making it through another week and half way through 2025. This week’s episode is a bit of a throwback. If you don't remember or are new here, in January I laid out my top 10 realistic predictions for where AI, emerging tech, and the world of work were heading in 2025. I committed to circling back mid-year, and despite my shock at how quick it came, we’ve hit the halfway point, so it’s time to revisit where things...

Happy Friday, everyone! This week I’m back to my usual four updates, and while they may seem disconnected on the surface, you’ll see some bigger threads running through them all.

All seem to indicate we’re outsourcing to AI faster than we can supervise, are layering automation on top of bias without addressing the root issues, and letting convenience override discernment in places that carry life-or-death stakes.

With that, let’s get...

Happy Friday, everyone! This week’s update is one of those episodes where the pieces don’t immediately look connected until you zoom out. A CEO warning of mass white collar unemployment. A Lego research study shows that kids are already immersed in generative AI. And, Apple is shaking things up by dismantling the myth of “AI thinking.” Three different angles, but they all speak to a deeper tension:

We’re moving too fast without unde...

Happy Friday, everyone! In this Weekly Update, I'm unpacking three stories, each seemingly different on the surface, but together they paint a picture of what’s quietly shaping the next era of AI: dependence, self-preservation, and the slow erosion of objectivity.

I cover everything from the recent OpenAI memo revealed through DOJ discovery, disturbing new behavior surfacing from models like Claude and ChatGPT, and some new ...

Happy Friday Everyone! This week, we’re going deep on just two stories, but trust me, they’re big ones. First up is a mysterious $6.5B AI device being cooked up by Sam Altman and Jony Ive. Many are saying it’s more than a wearable and could be the next major leap (or stumble) in always-on, context-aware computing. Then we shift gears into the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report, and let’s just say: it says a lot more in wh...

Happy Friday, everyone! You’ve made it through the week just in time for another Weekly Update where I’m helping you stay ahead of the curve while keeping both feet grounded in reality. This week, we’ve got a wild mix covering everything from the truth about LIDAR and camera damage to a sobering look at job automation, the looming shift in software engineering, and some high-profile examples of AI-first backfiring in real time.

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Happy Friday, Everyone, and welcome back to another Weekly Update where I'm hopefully keeping you ten steps ahead and helping you make sense of it all. This week’s update hits hard, covering everything from misleading remote work headlines to the uncomfortable reality of deepfake grief, the quiet rollout of AI-generated video realism, and what some are calling the ticking time bomb of digital security: quantum computing.

Buckle up. ...

Welcome back to another Weekly Update where hopefully I’m helping you stay 10 steps ahead of the chaos at the intersection of business, tech, and the human experience. This week’s update is loaded as usual and includes everything from Google transforming the foundation of search as we know it, to a creepy new step in digital identity verification, real psychological risks emerging from AI overuse, and a quiet but powerful wake-up c...

Welcome back to another Future-Focused Weekly Update where hopefully I’m helping you stay 10 steps ahead of the chaos at the intersection of business, tech, and the human experience. This week’s update is loaded as usual and includes everything from disturbing new research about AI’s inner workings to a college affordability crisis that’s hitting even six-figure families, a stalled job market that has job seekers stuck for months, ...

Happy Friday everyone! We are back at it again, and this week is a spicy one, so there’s no easing in. I’ll be diving headfirst into some of the biggest undercurrents shaping tech, leadership, and how we show up in a world that feels like it’s shifting under our feet. If you like the version of me with a little extra spunk, I think you’ll enjoy this week’s in particular.

With that, let’s get to it.

Your AI Nightmare Scenario?...

Happy Friday Everyone! Per usual, some of this week’s updates might sound like science fiction, but they’re all very real, and they’re all shaping how we work, think, and live. From luxury AI agents to cognitive offloading, celebrity space travel, and extinct species revival, we’re at a very interesting crossroads between innovation and intentionality while trying to make sure we don’t burn it all down.

With that, let’s get to i...

It’s been a wild week. One of those weeks where the headlines are loud, the hype is high, and the truth is somewhere buried underneath. If you’ve been wondering what to make of the claims that GPT-4.5 just “beat humans,” or if you’re trying to wrap your head around what Google’s massive AGI safety paper actually means, you’re in the right place.

As usual, I'll break it all down in a way that cuts through the noise, gives you...

Here we are at the end of another wild week, and I’m back with four topics I believe matter most. From AI’s growing realism to Gen Z’s cry for help, this week’s update isn’t just about what’s happening but what it all means.

With that, let’s get into it.

AI Images Are Getting Too Real - Anyone else culture changed overnight? That’s because AI image-gen got a massive update. Granted, this is about more than cool tools or creat...

It’s been another wild week, and I’m back with four stories that I believe matter most. From birthrates and unemployment to AI’s ethical dead ends, this week’s update isn’t just about what’s happening but what it all means.

With that, let’s get into it.

U.S. Birth Rates Hit a 46-Year Low –

This is more than an updated stat from the Census Bureau. This is an indication of the future we’re building (or not building). U.S. birth rates h...

Another week, another wave of breakthroughs, controversies, and questions that demand deeper thinking. From Google's latest play in humanoid robotics to Meta's new wearables, there's no shortage of things to unpack. But it's not just about the tech, leadership (or the lack of it) is once again at the center of the conversation.

With that, let’s break it down.

Google's Leap in Humanoid Robotics – Google’s latest advancements in AI-po...

AI is coming for jobs, CEOs are making tone-deaf demands, and we’re merging human brain cells with computers, but it's just another typical week, right? From Manus AI’s rise to a biological computing breakthrough, a lot is happening in tech, business, and beyond. So, let’s break some of the things at the top of my chart.Manus AI & the Rise of Autonomous AI Agents - AI agents are quickly moving from hype to reality, and Manu...

Another week, another wave of chaos, some of it real, some of it manufactured. From political standoffs to quantum computing breakthroughs and an AI-driven “Black Swan” moment that could change everything, here are my thoughts on some of the biggest things at the intersection of business, tech, and people.

With that, let’s get into it.

Trump & Zelensky Clash – The internet went wild over Trump and Zelensky’s heated excha...

Congrats on making it through another week. As a reward, let’s run through another round of headlines that make you wonder, “what is actually going on right now?”

AI is moving at breakneck speed, gutting workforces with zero strategy, universities making some of the worst tech decisions I’ve ever seen, and AI creating its own secret language.

With that, let’s break it all down.

Claude 3.7 is Here—But Should You Care? - Ant...

Another week, another round of insanity at the intersection of business, tech, and human experience. From overhyped tech to massive blunders, it seems like the hits keep coming. If you thought last week was wild, buckle up because this week, we’ve got Musk making headlines (again), Google and Microsoft with opposing Quantum Strategies, and an AI lawyer proving why we’re not quite ready for robot attorneys.

With that, let’s get ...