If robots can be developed to run ultra trail marathons and compete in sporting events, then why should humans even bother anymore?

Maybe it's less about being better than someone else, and more about finding out where one's own limits are. Maybe that's the essence of being human.

In this episode of ThrowForward Thursday we ask how advanced humanoid robots are rewiring not just our view of automation and technology, but also our view of ourselves.

Also, as a bonus... keep an eye on my progress towards running one of the world's toughest trail marathons, the Otter Challenge in October 2026.

Faster, higher, stronger - the Olympic motto that inspires the best athletes to push themselves to the limit. But what if we changed where those limits are? What if we allowed humans to not just rely on good genetics and intensive training, but also on chemical, medical and biomechanical enhancements? The team at The Enhanced Games are aiming to answer this question in a few weeks time in Las Vegas - see http://www.enhanced.com for details. Is this the future of sport? Or are we crossing a line we should not cross?

Maybe a more important question is what sorts of human enhancements might be valuable and useful in your life and work? And are there any legal and ethical limits you should be considering?

You can now access this GPT agent for free (as long as you have a ChatGPT account), and ask questions about the future, thinking like a futurist, foresight, leadership, and innovation.

It's available at http://www.graemecodrington.com/askGraeme

And if you and your team are impressed by what a GenAI version of my past work can do, then contact the real, human me and set up a time to chat about how our team can really add value to your work in the future.

In Season 6 of ThrowForward Thursday, we are revisiting some of our previous predictions and finding out what's happening in the world right now. This one is scary.

In Episode 66 (see https://youtu.be/V-b-U2Zf4V4 ) we talked about the end of antibiotics. Just this past month, in October 2025, the World Health Organization released a research report on antibiotic and AMR resistance, and it's getting worse and worse (see: https://www.who.int/news/item/13-10-2025-who-warns-of-widespread-resistance-to-common-antibiotics-worldwide ).

We need to urgently use fewer antibiotics, giving science a chance to keep up with the mutations of the diseases we are fighting. We need to think not just about "quick fixes" for our own illnesses, but more societally and systemically about healthcare.

Sport can't fight weather


The 2025 edition of the Cape Town Marathon was cancelled due to strong winds making the course unsafe. It's not the first major sporting event to be affected by weather; and it won't be the last.

Back in 2020, I was due to run the London Marathon. It was cancelled due to Covid, and we were encouraged to run a 42.2km distance in the 24 hours of the day of the marathon to earn our finisher's medal. I did that in the Covid-emptied streets of Johannesburg.

We've talked about this before in ThrowForward Thursday:

• Ep 11: Climate change am-dram moment - https://youtu.be/J6QurefheZo
  
• Ep 42: Olympics and climate change - https://youtu.be/pgl9UMFPcd4
  

What if the truth could be edited?


In a world of AI deepfakes, fake news, and manipulated media, how do we know what's real anymore? Blend science fiction and foresight in this mind-bending episode of ThrowForward Thursday, inspired by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Douglas Adams' classic story predicted today's world - crowdsourced "truths," social networks, and reality distortion fields long before they existed.

In this episode, Graeme unpacks what The Hitchhiker's Guide can teach us about:

• - AI-generated misinformation and deepfakes
  
• - The manipulation of truth in media and politics
  
• - Why scepticism and curiosity are leadership superpowers
  
• - How to lead with clarity when facts are contested
  

If you're a leader, educator, or curious thinker trying to make sense of our post-truth world, this one's for you.

What You'll Learn

• - How Douglas Adams foresaw our information-saturated future
  
• - The connection between AI, social media, and "reality distortion fields"
  
• - Ways to stay sceptical without losing trust or hope
  
• - How to build credibility and clarity in confusing times
  
• - Why humour, humility, and courage matter in leadership today
  

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Listen to the Elephants in the Boardroom podcast here: https://www.tomorrowtoday.consulting/podcast

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In a world filled with AI slop, fake news, photoshopped photos and AI generated videos, how do we work out what is true, what is real, and what is not?


In this week's ThrowForward Thursday episode, we look at six ways we can respond to a post-truth world.

Deep fakes have been around for a while - in fact, way back in 2020, I was one of the first people I knew to feature in a deep fake video (it wasn't very good, but it was a sign of things to come).


The era of fake videos has arrived much faster than we thought we would. It's here, right now. We need to learn how to navigate a world in which we cannot trust what we hear, read or see. It's sad, but it's the reality (or is it real at all?).


This week, we revisit some of our predictions about the future of deep fakes and fake news and show you what's happening right now.


Watch these three episodes from our archives:

• Episode 4: Deep Fakes: https://youtu.be/vs8SAdD1KXs
  
• Episode 94: AI generated news: https://youtu.be/W0TGnyB5EgE
  
• Episode 122: Digital copies of ourselves: https://youtu.be/6ITWYpC4Fho