

“When technological advancement can go up so exponentially I do think there’s a risk of losing sight of the fact that tech should serve humanity,...

How He (Donald Trump) Used Facebook to Win – incredible story !
“In the early phase of the primaries, Parscale launched Trump’s digital operation by buying $2 million in Facebook ads—his entire budget at the time. He...
02
Jun 2017

The industry of inequality: why the world is obsessed with private security (The Guardian)
“The global market for private security services, which include private guarding, surveillance and armed transport, is now worth an estimated $180bn (£140bn), and is projected...
02
Jun 2017

Technology is making the world more unequal. Only technology can fix this? Says Cory Doctorow
“Smart unequal societies prevent collapse by convincing their elites to hand over some of their earnings to the rest of the country, producing broadly shared...
02
Jun 2017

Video and slide-deck of my keynote at SHIFT 2017, Turku Finland: technology vs humanity.
It's always great to speak in Finland, and being at the SHIFT 2017 event was a great pleasure, as well. Below is my deck from my talk;...
01
Jun 2017

Barack Obama on food and climate change: ‘We can still act and it won’t be too late’ – brilliant stuff (via TheGuardian)
“During the course of my presidency, I made climate change a top priority, because I believe that, for all the challenges that we face, this...
30
May 2017

Here is my presentation from the TIETO Leadership event in Helsinki, today: transforming for the future
Here is the deck! Thanks to Tieto for inviting me. Check out the tweets here and here. Tieto Leadership transforming for the future Helsinki gerd...
30
May 2017

Google now knows when its users go to the store and buy stuff (Wapo story)
“Google has begun using billions of credit-card transaction records to prove that its online ads are prompting people to make purchases – even when they...
29
May 2017

The long, winding road for driverless cars – must read via The Economist
“Level 3 autonomous driving is even more controversial. The main difference is that, while the driver must still remain vigilant and ready to intervene in...
28
May 2017

‘Westworld,’ ‘Black Mirror’ and other tech-driven shows delve into what it means to be human
“Sticky big-picture questions like that are meat and potatoes this season for such series as "Humans," HBO's "Westworld," USA's "Mr. Robot" and Netflix's "Black Mirror."...
25
May 2017

Embrace technology but don’t become it (new technology vs humanity gif)
I really like this new one::) ... Read more
24
May 2017
Instagram is the most harmful social network for your mental health
“Our addictive feeds of fitness models, exotic travel, and photo-perfect moments don’t often match with our comparatively humdrum and badly lit lives. The discontent caused...
24
May 2017

Elon Musk wants to enhance us as superhuman cyborgs to deal with superintelligent AI (madness imho)
“But for Musk, the big concern is AI safety. “AI is obviously going to surpass human intelligence by a lot,” he says. “There’s some risk...
23
May 2017

Here is my deck from INTA 2017 in Barcelona: the digital transformation of society and what that may mean for the future of intellectual property
Very interesting session in Barcelona today. Here are the slides, as promised! In this talk, I addressed the future of IP, copyright, patents and trademarks...
22
May 2017

The great digital-age swindle… and the man fighting back – interesting read
"But of course there is no such thing as free information. Someone has to pay for it. Just not Google or Facebook. And with the...
22
May 2017
Is There an AI President in Our Future? That Might Be an Upgrade??
“Given some of the recent occupants of the White House, many might consider it an upgrade. After all, humans are prone to making decisions based...
19
May 2017

New film by Futurist Gerd Leonhard: Technology vs Humanity – the future is already here!
I am delighted to present this exciting new film on the key topics of my recent Technology vs Humanity book. We shot this in Barcelona, earlier this...
16
May 2017

Nice report on Artificial Intelligence and Business (via Raconteur)
Download it here Around 30 per cent of UK jobs could be automated by 2030. At the same time, artificial intelligence or AI technologies are...
