futurist
noun
fu·tur·ist
ˈfyü-chə-rist 
1
: one who studies and predicts the future especially on the basis of current trends
2
: one who advocates or practices futurism
futurist
adjective
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economic futurists predict a new world order in which information is the resource that drives a nation's economy
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Jason Alan Snyder is a technologist, futurist, and inventor based in New York City.
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Jason Snyder, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Although many futurists argue that AI will increasingly compete with human intelligence, the Singularity hypothesis is that machine intelligence will merge with human life.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Devoted to the contrapuntal wonders of Bach, the classicism of Mozart and the astonishment of Beethoven, Schoenberg began his career by mending the major divide of his own early years, that of Wagner the futurist and Brahms the keeper of tradition.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Onstage will be an extraordinary mix of changemakers, business leaders, and futurists drawn from the worlds of politics, sport, energy, architecture, film, and transport.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
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Jason Snyder, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Although many futurists argue that AI will increasingly compete with human intelligence, the Singularity hypothesis is that machine intelligence will merge with human life.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Devoted to the contrapuntal wonders of Bach, the classicism of Mozart and the astonishment of Beethoven, Schoenberg began his career by mending the major divide of his own early years, that of Wagner the futurist and Brahms the keeper of tradition.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Onstage will be an extraordinary mix of changemakers, business leaders, and futurists drawn from the worlds of politics, sport, energy, architecture, film, and transport.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Futurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futurist. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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futurist
noun
fu·tur·ist
ˈfyü-chə-rəst
: a person who tries to tell what the future will be like by studying current trends
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