Next Wave International™ is a faith-based communications group >which is training organizations to engage the future & move society forward in a positive direction. Founder / Director: Mal Fletcher
"The future is already here — it's just not evenly distributed." So wrote William Gibson, the man widely credited with launching the cyberpunk genre within sci-fi writing.
As we stand in the lobby of 2025, Gibson's prescient words ring truer than ever. What was wildly imagined fiction yesterday makes headlines today. Even the now ubiquitous wi-fi was sci-fi not long ago.
Some people believe that human actions are completely dictated by a powerful outside entity - either God, or the fates. These people are called fatalists and predestinationists. For them, everything works according to the details of some pre-ordained plan, so that my choices make no difference at all to the way things pan out. In fact, even my choices are pre-ordained. Extreme determinists believe that free will is a myth, or worse, a lie. Through the centuries, some Christians have held...
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Help Me Fight for Human-Friendly AI!
We cannot wait for artificial intelligence to decide its ethical limits. We must act decisively to maximise AI’s benefits but limit its potential threats. You can help us be a catalyst for that. Join the fight now! Click here to find out about the GoFundMe appeal.
The technologies shaping our immediate future are not distant dreams, but burgeoning realities. They're already taking root in laboratories and startups the world over.
This is part two of the "Tech Forecasts 25: Human vs Machine"...
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I truly appreciate Mal's words of encouragement. I'm looking forward to his return to Speak the Word Church, USA, this May. He left quite an impression on his last visit. Keep up the good work. John, United States
I've never seen a program that has challenged me as much as EDGES. My thinking has changed, it has encouraged me to grow and given me a deeper knowledge and understanding.
Roddy, United Kingdom
