

I just ran across this really powerful piece on AI, by Sundar Sarukkai, quoted below – really changed the way I think about AI. High-lights...
My presentation at the Vodafone IoT Conference in Lisbon, today: the 9 IoT Future Principles
Here is the deck, below – event details are here “A nossa sociedade está a evoluir no sentido de um novo paradigma: Internet of Things...
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Feb 2018

Tech companies should stop pretending AI won’t destroy jobs (says Kei-Fu Lee)
It will soon be obvious that half our tasks can be done better at almost no cost by AI. This will be the fastest transition...
22
Feb 2018

The IoT Talent Consortium appoints futurist Gerd Leonhard as Special Advisor
Delighted to announce this unique partnership! Beaverton, OR; February 20, 2018: The IoT Talent Consortium (IoTTC) has today announced the appointment of renowned futurist, author,...
21
Feb 2018

Video, audio and PDF: Futurist Gerd Leonhard at Mobile Week Barcelona: the future is now – 9 key future principles (updated)
Here is the deck – that was a fun event! Gotta love Barcelona every time! mobile week barcelona future is now 7 key principles gerd...
16
Feb 2018

Why Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Need to Be Disrupted (good read via Esquire)
“Meanwhile, Facebook and Google (now known as Alphabet) are together worth $1.3 trillion. You could merge the world’s top five advertising agencies (WPP, Omnicom, Publicis,...
15
Feb 2018

Until March 1: write a review and get a free copy of Gerd Leonhard’s book “Technology vs Humanity”
If you are interested in reviewing Gerd Leonhard's new book we will send you a free promotional copy. This offer is limited to the first 30...
09
Feb 2018

The Revolt Against Silicon Valley’s Failed Dream- hard hitting post by Umair Haque
“I’ve warned for a long time that organizations — whether societies or corporations or political parties — must focus, in this troubled, fractured age, on mattering to people: really...
06
Feb 2018

There Is One Thing Computers Will Never Beat Us At: Imperfection!
“In the world of the future, automated perfection is going to be common. Machines will bake perfect cakes, perfectly schedule appointments and keep an eye...
06
Feb 2018

Maybe It’s Time To Regulate Gadgets And Apps Like Cigarettes
“On Wednesday Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said Facebook should be regulated like a tobacco product. “I think that you do it exactly the same way...
29
Jan 2018

New keynote video: exponential change and the future of technology and humanity (Gerd Leonhard Applause Digital XChange 2017)
Thanks to Applause San Francisco for inviting me and for making this video available. ... Read more
28
Jan 2018

Hello world!
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24
Jan 2018

New keynote video: Technology and Humanity – what’s our future? Futurist Gerd Leonhard at Sogeti Digital Happiness event, Brussels Nov 2017
Nice one … imho:) At Sogeti Executive Summit 2017: ‘In Pursuit of Digital Happiness'. For more info about the event see: https://www.sogeti.com/ summit2017 and labs.sogeti.com ......
24
Jan 2018

My presentation at MARCA2018 in Bologna: exponential change, the megashifts and what it means for brands
As promised, here is my deck from my talk at #marca2018 in Bologna today. A special ‘thanks' to Valerio at Ambrosetti for inviting me. ADM Bologna...
17
Jan 2018

Facebook is no longer ‘social’ anything – it’s an AI-platform that needs to be regulated (updated)
Last year's reports that some apparently well-funded Russian entities used Facebook to systemically disseminate fake news and seed widespread dissent during the 2016 U.S. elections is...
15
Jan 2018

Futurist Gerd Leonhard Talk at Dutch Future Society: technology and humanity, the next 10 years (NEW VIDEO, AUDIO)
That was a great event! Here is my slide-deck as promised:) Creative Commons license applies, as always. Be sure to subscribe to my Youtube channel....
10
Jan 2018

What I said in 2013 about TeleMedia i.e. the convergence of Telecom and Media – and what’s actually happening today
Below are some images I used to describe the key trends for telecoms and mobile operators, back in 2013 (I called this ‘telemedia convergence'). Even though...
07
Jan 2018

Great read about datamining, and nice animation (via Bloomberg)
The Brutal Fight to Mine Your Data and Sell It to Your Boss. Silicon Valley makes billions of dollars peddling personal information, supported by an ecosystem...
