Hello, I'm Anthony Butler.
This is my site where I frequently write about the impact of emerging technologies, such as blockchain and artificial intelligence, on societies and economies. I am currently Chief Technology Officer for IBM in the Middle East and Africa and was appointed as an IBM Distinguished Engineer mostly for my work in blockchain and cloud technologies.
I live in and am focused on supporting the development of one of the most exciting and future-oriented places in the world – the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
If you're interested in reading my thoughts as they get published, feel free to subscribe below.
Accellerating decentralized innovation in biotech
Most people will have heard of Moore's Law as it relates to the computer industry but there's a similar – though diametrically opposed -- law that governs the pharmacutical indusry known as Eroom's Law. Eroom's Law states that the speed of drug development declines and costs double every nine years. This
Power laws, population, and prosperity
This week, I was discussing the plans announced by the Saudi government last year to double the population of Riyadh by 2030. I mentioned, much to the apparent surprise of some of the audience, that doubling the population of the city could help make the city a much greener and
On identifying talent
There are few decisions that can have as great a positive – or negative – impact on a company or a team than hiring decisions: talent allocation is, after all, the fuel behind economic growth. As such, being able to interview well is a super-power; part art, part science but a fundamentally