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.
Someone said that it's hard to imagine Mother Teresa spending hours in therapy: her outward focus meant that she didn't have the time, or the need, to concentrate on her own insecurities or fears. What is love? It is the very opposite of selfishness. It manifests itself in selfless, for-the-benefit-of-the-other-first action. Think of what self-centredness would have you do, reverse that, and you have love in action. In fact, love is wholly disinterested in selfish vanity - it is too busy...
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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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Mal you are a dear friend to the church in Australia. So blessed by your compassionate voice. Jamie, Australia
I read Mal Fletcher's comment on the Jokela Shooting in Finland. He seems to be very well educated on the Finnish mentality... I got saved earlier last year & before I knew God I was in darkness & used to have same kind of thoughts this shooter had. I can only pray that God will heal this country with his Spirit.
Matti, Finland
