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Some notes on Heidegger, Technology and Transhumanism (found while working on my new book)
While researching the key trends impacting the relationship of man and machine in the future, I ran across this really interesting paper by Jesse I. Bailey, from July 2014, entitled “Enframing the Flesh: Heidegger, Transhumanism, and the Body as “Standing Reserve”. There are a few really powerful statements in this rather ...
Futurist Gerd Leonhard: Open letter to the Partnership on AI (take 2)
When machines have an IQ of 50,000, what happens to human values and ethics? By Gerd Leonhard Futurist , Author Technology vs Humanity The partnership on AI has just announced some new members and a board of trustees, and Apple has finally joined Facebook, Google / Deep Mind, IBM, Amazon and Microsoft. This development has ...
New podcast: a conversation with Tim Leberecht (The Business Romantic) and Gerd Leonhard (Technology vs Humanity)
I just recently discovered Tim Leberecht’s work on Ted and on Youtube, and am currently reading his book ‘The Business Romantic.’ Similar to fellow futurist Richard Watson, and fellow ‘team human’ thinker Douglas Rushkoff, my work and Tim’s work have some pretty amazing overlaps, and many of our key messages (see some ...
Digital Obesity or Analogue Anorexia? Welcome to the Future (expanded excerpt from “Technology vs Humanity”)
No escape from the data tsunami? Note: this post has been excerpted, expanded and adapted from my new book “Technology vs Humanity” (read more here, buy it on Amazon, buy singles or bulk orders from the publisher – use discount code GL1) The amount of information, data and media information available to us is growing ...
Explore the key messages in Gerd Leonhard’s book ‘Technology vs Humanity’
(Updated Feb 10, 2017) My new book ‘Technology vs Humanity’ has been available in print and electronic versions since September 2016. I am now getting way too many interview requests and general questions so I figured it may be useful to provide some simple answers in this ,cheat sheet’, below. I have posted the key memes ...
Technology vs. Humanity: a Forbes interview with Futurist /Author Gerd Leonhard
Thanks to Paul Armstrong for conducting this interview on my new book Technology vs. Humanity (pre-order via the site while the discount still applies:)). Read this exclusive preview PDF about my book: Technology-vs.-Humanity Gerd Leonhard Preview Here are some of the best excerpts: “Technology is no longer just a tool we use to ...
It would be truly remarkable if a Silicon Valley company rejected a profitable technology for ethical reasons (John Markoff)
This comment by John Markoff really nails it for me – couldn’t have said it better myself! Be sure to read this latest book ‘Machines of loving grace’ “Optimists hope that the potential abuses of our computer systems will be minimized if the application of artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and robotics remains ...
The Future of Business: towards a new relationship of technology and humanity (6 key findings by Futurist Gerd Leonhard)
We are at a pivot point: humanity will change more in the next 20 years than in the previous 300 years. Below are the 6 key challenges and opportunities facing society, business and governments in the next 10 years as a result of the exponential speed of technological development. Note: this is a summarised version of my chapter from the book ‘The ...
My latest newsletter (GetRevue Issue #2) just went out: bring it on, 2016!
You can read the whole thing (and / or sign up) here Humanity and Technology: my #1 topic Technology and/versus Humanity: my new Youtube PlaylistWWW.YOUTUBE.COMThis year marks the beginning of a new focus for me. How technology is changing humanity, and how we should deal with that, is certain to become the ...
