Ian Khan

Microsoft’s announcement of a quantum computing breakthrough on June 8, 2026, was met with predictable fanfare. But as a futurist who has watched the quantum race for a decade, I see this as a classic Microsoft play: a well-timed, media-friendly milestone... See more

By 2026, the narrative around humanoid robots has moved from science fiction to procurement lists. The Robozaps guide declares them ready for deployment in warehouses, factories, and even retail. Yet almost every analysis I read treats them as a simple la... See more

The Snowflake-Anthropic partnership is being marketed as the holy grail of governed enterprise AI. But let’s call it what it really is: a data-lock-in strategy dressed up in the language of safety. Enterprises desperate to adopt generative AI without losi... See more

The Washington Post’s latest briefing on the future of work rehashes the tired debate over remote versus office. But that argument is obsolete. The real story, the one most analysts are missing, is that work itself is being redefined by cognitive automati... See more

The Future of Work Africa Forum’s focus on AI, talent retention, and the leadership gap is the right topic—but the wrong framing. The consensus narrative suggests that AI will upskill workers, that retention is about perks, and that the leadership gap is ... See more