

“another reason why we need to have more democracy in AI research. It’s that AI research by itself will tend to lead to concentrations of...

6 exciting new videos with short excerpts recent keynotes on Technology + Humanity, Big Data, Digital Ethics, Singularity, Skills of the Future and more!
Thanks to Netapp for inviting me to speak and for making the video footage available! Download all videos as MP4 files via the GerdCloud. Subscribe...
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Nov 2018

The unintended consequences and negative externalities of exponential technological progress must urgently be considered in every single business model, from the start (new gif)
Just like in energy, oil and gas – we can no longer leave the externalities for others to clean up. Note: this is a pretty...
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Nov 2018

Futurist Keynote Speaker Gerd Leonhard on-stage: short videos with best quotes on humanity and technology (#4 and 5)
These 2 short videos just went live, featuring some nice nuggets from a recent talk. On the shift toward creative jobs, EQ over IQ #4...
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Nov 2018

Azeem Azhar has a good collection of Facebook-related links in his latest newsletter
Via Azeem Azhar 🤦 Oh, Facebook! A New York Times investigation suggests that Facebook took a strategy of “delay, deny and deflect” when dealing with...
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Nov 2018

Futurebuilders Podcast with Gerd Leonhard (video version): machines and humans, work and the future
Audio version here Listen to or download MP3: In the second episode Futurebuilders podcast together with Gerd Leonhard: – Is it necessary that everyone will...
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Nov 2018

New Video: Explorer Erling Kagge and Futurist Gerd Leonhard discuss the future of humanity at Foro Cultura, Fundacion Telefonica, Madrid
“En el futuro, estar desconectado va a ser un lujo”. Esta ha sido una de las reflexiones de Gerd Leonhard y Erling Kagge en la...
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Nov 2018

Automation may take our jobs—but it’ll restore our humanity (says Dennis Mortinesen, x.ai)
“One implication of all this is that for humans to succeed in the AI-powered future, we need to double down on our humanity. Technical skills...
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Nov 2018

Here are the slides from my talk at the Turkish Capital Markets Summit in Istanbul, today: Artificial Intelligence Futures
Amazing event! More here Turkey Capital Markets Istanbul Gerd Leonhard Futurist Presentation Artificial Intelligence and Banking Public deck-print ... Read more
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Nov 2018

My latest presentation on exponential transformation, technology, humanity and digital ethics
see below:)) exponential transformation the future technology humanity ethics gerd leonhard keynote PUBLIC-print 20MB PDF ... Read more
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Nov 2018

New video: Exponential transformation? Why the future is better than we think – and why humans will still matter (Acquia Engage London 2018)
Brand-new talk from Acquia Engage London 2018! Thanks to Acquia for making this video available, and for inviting me to speak at their amazing event....
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Nov 2018

Free PDF and AUDIO FILES: the entire 3rd Chapter of Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s book Technology vs. Humanity “The Megashifts” in 10 languages
Technological shifts are rewiring society and transforming the landscape. I believe the coming clash between man and machine will be intensified and exponentalized through the...
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Oct 2018

Apple’s Tim Cook makes blistering attack on the ‘data industrial complex’. READ THIS NOW
Download Attachment Available until Nov 24, 2018 “At its core this technology promises to learn from people individually to benefit us all. But advancing AI...
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Oct 2018

Free book excerpt from ‘Navigating the digital age’ by PaloAltoNetworks: The Ethics of Technology and the Future of Humanity
I'm very excited about my contribution to this amazing new book that was just published by Palo Alto Networks, entitled ‘Navigating the digital age' (yes,...
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Oct 2018

Here is the deck with my slides from today: EnlightED in Madrid: technology, humanity, and the future for education
This was (is) a pretty amazing event!! Huge congrats to Telefonica Foundation and IE and everyone else! Check out the twitter stream EnlightED...
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Oct 2018

New short film on IA, AI and AGI: will the machines take over? Or will we simply become like them?
Brand new:) New: download the MP4 via Vimeo Watch the entire conversations with gerd playlist ... Read more
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Sep 2018
Video and PDF with my slides from FuturePort 2018 in Prague: The Future is better than we think…. IF… (updated)
Here it is! More details on the event here Technology humanity Futureport Prague 2018 Futurist Gerd Leonhard Public PDF 20'MB Watch the video at...
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Sep 2018

New short film: the future of humans and machines – are organisms really just algorithms?
Download MP4: Man and Machine Futurist Gerd Leonhard Organisms are algorithms …really? Visit our Vimeo Channel for other videos and downloads Much more on Youtube!...