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New video: the best moments from Gerd Leonhard’s 2017 keynotes and presentations, all in one clip (AI, TechvsHuman, Digital Transformation ++)
I am delighted to announce the publication of a new short film featuring the best moments from over 100 keynotes during the past 2 years (mostly from 2017), covering my key topics such as the global brain, exponential change, the megashifts, digital transformation, technology vs humanity (and of course, my new ...
Update: video and slide-deck from my keynote at Switch.ch: the next 10 years in technology and humanity
Here is the PDF as promised:) 16 MB PDF. More about Switch here. Switch Gerd Leonhard Keynote next 10 years technology humanity public low res Some highlights: SaveSave
Algorithms are failing Facebook. Can humanity save it? Made me think …via Quartz
“Facebook wanted to be pipes, but it’s also people Early in the company’s history, Zuckerberg referred to Facebook as a “utility,” a piece of “information infrastructure.” In a letter to potential shareholders in 2012, he compared the social network to the printing press and the television. But television manufacturers and printing press ...
No one is prepared to stop the robot onslaught. So what will we do when it arrives? (QZ.com)
Can we do nothing to stop or even slow what seems a mechanized approximation of an army of marching Huns? But wait. In much of the world, we negotiate climate and nuclear arms deals; we regulate the spread of disease and firearms; we take diplomatic or even military action against ...
Shared keynote presentation: AI, thinking machines and the future of humanity (Futurist Gerd)
I am trying out a new feature of Apple Keynote – shared public presentations (download for Apple Keynote users only). All images and the file itself subject to creative commons attribution non-commercial license, as usual. Have fun! If all fails, here is the PDF download: AI Thinking Machines and Humanity Futurist ...
New video: conversations with Gerd #4: Futurist Gerd Leonhard explains the megashifts
The Megashifts are a key meme in my new book Technology vs Humanity – this video explains the basics. Go to www.megashifts.com for some more details. Related video: Some images
Frankenstein fears hang over AI / via FT
“Vivek Wadhwa, a US-based entrepreneur and academic who writes about ethics and technology, thinks the new wave of automation has geopolitical implications: “Tech companies must accept responsibility for what they’re creating and work with users and policymakers to mitigate the risks and negative impacts. They must have their people spend ...
You Need to Practice Being Your Future Self
“Here’s the key: You need to spend time on the future even when there are more important things to do in the present and even when there is no immediately apparent return to your efforts. In other words — and this is the hard part — if you want to ...
TV Interview on the future of technology, banking, digital ethics & humanity: Gerd Leonhard SIBOS 2016
Watch this pretty far-ranging interview, covering a lot of really important themes from my book and of course from The Future Show LIVE which premiered at SIBOS 2016 as well Experience the future like never before with this innovative event concept designed for challenging decision makers. Technology is changing our world exponentially ...
Audio and Video of my keynote at Mercedes Benz Vans Innovation Campus in Stuttgart Sept 7, 2016: the future is already here!
Event details. Thanks to Mercedes Benz Vans for asking me to speak and for making this video available me! This was a pretty amazing event, indeed! Download the slides: mb-vans-the-future-is-already-here-gerd-leonhard-public-deck Audio-only: Some best of-slides