Michael W. Wright

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Biomimetics: A Transformative Approach to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

This article explores how biomimetics and its subset, biomimicry — disciplines that draw inspiration from nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies — offer innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. By leveraging the Constructal Law of Physics and other natural principles, we can create more efficient, sustainable, and resilient systems

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Buying C-Suite Executives’ Time to Reflect

A Paradigm Shift in Technology and Sustainability Research Using Symbiotic Decision Intelligence™ (SDI) Introduction The rapid convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and human expertise marks a new frontier in research, particularly in technology adoption and sustainability. Symbiotic Decision Intelligence™ (SDI) combines the distinct strengths of AI and human intelligence, offering a transformative approach that fosters

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Truth and AI

In the relationship between artificial and human intelligence, it’s essential to recognize the differences between embodied and machine intelligences. While AI excels in measurable activities, human intelligence dominates in speculation, imagination, and discernment. The structure and use of symbiotic decision intelligence combines their strengths, enhancing decision-making and problem-solving to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of truth.

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Artificial Intelligence Threatens to Increase Knowledge Inequality

Artificial Intelligence Threatens to Increase Knowledge Inequality

We have entered the era of digital feudalism — and it’s not looking democratic. Over a decade ago, in “The New Business Normal” my co-author, Walt Ferguson and I wrote that competitive advantage accrues to those able to access, aggregate, analyze, and act on information faster worldwide. The flip side is that disadvantages accelerate for

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Will the Coming Combination of AI and Oligarchies Produce a New Feudalism?

In this article, we examine how the aggregation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Domain Specific Knowledge (DSK) is coalescing with the concentration of wealth. Oligarchy is a form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people. These people may be distinguished by membership in nobility, a wealth class, a family,

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Innovation is Our Best Weapon in the Fight Against Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic is what some authors refer to as a ‘wicked’ problem. A problem that appears suddenly, that grows exponentially, and for which there are no prescriptive solutions. We have never experienced this before, so there is no playbook to guide us. This type of problem will become increasingly common in the Exponential Era

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