About


Mike Elgan is a journalist, opinion columnist, author, podcaster and futurist who specializes in artificial intelligence, AI glasses, spatial computing, augmented reality, virtual reality, synthetic media, extended reality, mixed reality and the future of work.

He writes a popular newsletter called Machine Society, a weekly opinion column at Computerworld, co-hosts a fun podcast called Superintelligent, wrote a book called Gastronomad: The Art of Living Everywhere and Eating Everything!, and is published in other publications from time to time. 

Before writing full time, he worked as Editor-in-Chief, opinion writer, tech founder and editorial consultant for a range of technology publications. 

Elgan co-owns a publishing company called Elgan Media.

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AI disclosures: Every word on this blog since February, 2026, was written by Mike Elgan without the use of AI for writing, editing or for any other purpose.