New: conversations with Gerd #2 – the global brain is near (Technology vs/and Humanity)
The latest from my new series ‘conversations with Gerd‘. Check ...
New podcast: a conversation with futurists Richard Watson and Gerd Leonhard, discussing our new books: Digital vs Human, and Technology vs Humanity
Here is a brand-new podcast with my futurist colleague Richard ...
15
Nov 2016
Is it time to become exponentially human?
By Gerd Leonhard, Future-Thinker and Humanist, Zürich, Switzerland, November 7, 2016 ...
08
Nov 2016
Are you ready to abdicate your humanity? If not, read my new book “Technology vs. Humanity”
Are ready to Abdicate Your Humanity? If not, read Technology ...
23
Oct 2016
Here’s a brand-new video clip introducing my new book “Technology vs Humanity” (Conversations with Gerd, episode #1)
We (TFA Studios) just launched a new video series called ...
30
Aug 2016
Americans love technology, but are not so sure about enhancing their bodies (Pew Study, WaPo)
“a majority of Americans said they would be “very” or “somewhat” worried about three specific biomedical technologies chosen by Pew: gene editing, brain chips and synthetic blood. In all these cases, worry about the technology outweighs the excitement people feel about it.”
Americans love technology, but we aren’t so sure about using it to enhance our bodies
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/07/26/americans-love-technology-but-arent-so-sure-about-using-it-to-enhance-our-bodies/
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Americans love technology, but we aren’t so sure about using it to enhance our bodies
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/07/26/americans-love-technology-but-arent-so-sure-about-using-it-to-enhance-our-bodies/
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27
Jul 2016
My new book “Technology vs Humanity” is now available for pre-reading and pre-ordering!
This is a big day – after 18 months of ...
22
Jul 2016
Only the privileged fear a robot revolution? (No, I don’t agree but … read this anyway)
“When you think of the millions of lives that could be saved and improved by access to basic healthcare and education, it makes the idea of fearing the further advancement of artificial intelligence seem myopic. The fact of the matter is that any developments in a robot revolution are going to look quite differently depending on where you happen to live in this world.”
Only the privileged fear a robot revolution
https://social.techcrunch.com/2016/07/19/only-the-privileged-fear-a-robot-revolution/
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Only the privileged fear a robot revolution
https://social.techcrunch.com/2016/07/19/only-the-privileged-fear-a-robot-revolution/
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20
Jul 2016
‘Exponential Change’: Watch Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s popular short film on exponential change and digital transformation
UPDATED August 21, 2019 As part of my ongoing collaboration ...
10
May 2016
Important interview with Futurist Gerd Leonhard on IEET: Technology Could Bring Heaven on Earth, or Create Hell
IEET just published an interview with me here. Thanks to ...
09
Jan 2016
Here are my best-of-2015 slides featuring the most important memes from my 80+ talks – all in one huge slideshare deck!
The end of the year is always a good time ...
29
Dec 2015
The Singularity, Virtual Immortality and Consciousness: Simulation is not duplication (via Robert Lawrence Kuhn)
Totally spot-on !!
“The one mistake we must avoid,” Searle cautioned, “is supposing that if you simulate it, you duplicate it. A deep mistake embedded in our popular culture is that simulation is equivalent to duplication. But of course it isn’t. A perfect simulation of the brain — say, on a computer — would be no more conscious than a perfect simulation of a rainstorm would make us all wet”
The Singularity, Virtual Immortality and the Trouble with Consciousness (Op-Ed)
https://www.livescience.com/52503-is-it-possible-to-transfer-your-mind-into-a-computer.html
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The Singularity, Virtual Immortality and the Trouble with Consciousness (Op-Ed)
https://www.livescience.com/52503-is-it-possible-to-transfer-your-mind-into-a-computer.html
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04
Dec 2015
BBC-Click interview with me, on cyborgs and ‘Terminator Genisys’ (short video)
Note: I actually don't feel that negative about our future ...
09
Nov 2015
This Dilbert cartoon really nails it: mood meds, 3d printing and robots programming humans
Thanks to my colleague Rudy de Waele for sharing this. ...
07
Oct 2015
How much do YOU believe in technology? A short video excerpt from my keynote at Global Leadership Summit 2015
This is a short excerpt of my talk on ‘a ...
30
Jul 2015
Architecting intelligence: AI as a utility – towards 2020. Here are the slides from the Envestnet Event in Trivandrum / India.
Envestnet TRV AI as utlity Gerd Leonhard Public Version-web 12MB ...
20
Jun 2015
Short video on values in a digital world: technology does not have ethics, but the future of humanity depends on it
A short excerpt from my TedX Brussels talk
18
Feb 2015
My presentation at Singularity University NL in Amsterdam today: ethics in the age of exponential change
Dropbox download 17MB PDF https://db.tt/NAgnPhe5 Direct download (same file) ethics in ...
