In June 2023, the world’s leading entrepreneurs gathered in Monaco for EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™, the ultimate global competition for entrepreneurs. Thought leaders from EY Tech University and the EY Luminary Network led interactive “Future of” sessions to discuss critical business challenges and today’s hot-button issues that will greatly impact our collective future.
Marques Anderson, Cyborg Anthropologist, spoke on the Future of Meaning and how the combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual and mixed realities, and synthetic data is opening our eyes to new pathways to fulfill our purpose. Below are key takeaways from Marques’ session.
1. What is possible at the intersection of meaning and technology?
“As we are creating technology, technology is also creating us,” says Marques. “It is influencing the way that we communicate with one another, the way we visualize the world and the way we anticipate what’s coming next.”