The Future of You

A podcast by Tracey Follows

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45 Episodes

  1. Identity Play and the Artist with Holly Herndon

    Published: 09/12/2024
  2. Reconnecting With The Emotional Self Through VR with Sarah Ticho

    Published: 28/11/2024
  3. Perspective Agents in the Autonomous Age with Chris Perry

    Published: 14/11/2024
  4. Supremacy: The Race for AI Dominance with Parmy Olson

    Published: 31/10/2024
  5. Surveillance and Data: Byron Tau on Government Monitoring and AI Risks

    Published: 16/10/2024
  6. Weaponising Identity in the Algorithmic Age with Chase Hughes

    Published: 03/10/2024
  7. BONUS: The Future of You(r) Podcast: Is NotebookLM a Game-Changing Tool?

    Published: 30/09/2024
  8. Language Loss and Identity with Jack Connor

    Published: 18/09/2024
  9. Meet Your Future Self with Pattie Maes and Pat Pataranutaporn

    Published: 04/09/2024
  10. Your Identity, Unplugged with Erik Prince

    Published: 21/08/2024
  11. The State of AI with Richard Yonck and Lord Chris Holmes

    Published: 21/08/2024
  12. The Children's Book of the Future with Richard Watson

    Published: 08/08/2024
  13. The Discussion: Identity, Ownership and the new role of Crypto #29

    Published: 09/11/2023
  14. The Briefing: On Identity: A Special Edition #28

    Published: 02/11/2023
  15. The Discussion: ‘Your Face Belongs To Us’ with Kashmir Hill #27

    Published: 18/10/2023
  16. The Discussion: AI, Agents and Swarm Intelligence #26

    Published: 04/10/2023
  17. The Discussion: The Game of Identity: entertainment meets education #25

    Published: 20/09/2023
  18. The Briefing: Customer Wallets, Customer Futures #24

    Published: 31/08/2023
  19. The Discussion: Biometrics: The Rights And The Responsibilities #23

    Published: 16/08/2023
  20. The Briefing: What is Worldcoin? #22

    Published: 31/07/2023

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Hello, welcome to the Future of You podcast. Here we’re going to investigate and analyse all the ways emerging technologies are going to affect our identity. We used to argue about whether personal identity was in the mind or in the body; but now that psychology of the self and the biology of self has been joined by a third dimension - the technology of the self. In a digital, data-driven world, Facebook gets a say in verifying who we are, medical science can alter our genetic make-up, and AI will help us create our digital twin - just how many identities do we need in the multiverse? How is 21st Century technology changing who we are? I set out to research exactly that, when I wrote my book The Future of You. That turned out to be only the start of my journey into our changing identity in a digital world. And I thought rather than continue to research this on my own, I could invite you along too. I’m Tracey Follows, I’m a futurist and founder of Futuremade, the futures consultancy, and I’ve helped brands and businesses like Virgin, Google, Diageo and Farfetch spot trends, develop strategic foresight and fully prepare for what comes next. I believe identity is the defining issue of our generation. So every fortnight I’ll be releasing new episodes, featuring panels of experts as we delve into topics such as how we use media to express our selves, the emergence of the extreme self, transhumanism and the augmented self; anonymity, genetics, biometrics, mind clones, and the digital afterlife - these are just some of the innovations, and controversies, we’ll cover. Join the community, buy the book at thefutureofyou.co.uk or connect with me on X at @traceyfutures. Please come with me on this journey to explore identity in the digital world, as we investigate the future of me, and the future of you.