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No, Robots Aren’t Killing the American Dream? Interesting argument via NYT
“While breakthroughs could come at any time, the problem with automation isn’t robots; it’s politicians, who have failed for decades to support policies that let...
New video: conversations with Gerd #3: technology is not what we seek but how we seek
An important distinction. Watch this short clip below, or watch all ‘conversations with Gerd'. Or download high-res version via my new GerdCloud2 (Public Google Drive)....
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Feb 2017
Meet Futurist Gerd Leonhard in Athens April 26 / 27: Exponential thinking / Future of Leadership
I'm delighted to collaborate with Sargia Partners, led by Georgia Kartsanis, to bring 2 very special workshops to beautiful Athens, April 26 and 27, 2017. Here is...
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Feb 2017
Gerd Leonhard presentation at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business: Technology and Humanity – current challenges and issues
Here is my deck from yesterday's event: Stanford Talk School of Business Gerd Leonhard PUBLIC low res PDF 35 MB The Next 10 Years: Technology With...
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Feb 2017
The waves of digital transformation (Gerd Leonhard Gif Series) #techvshuman
More Technology vs Humanity Gifs here ... Read more
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Feb 2017
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...
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Feb 2017
The Rise of the Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine – Scary stuff but spot-on!
“In the past, political messaging and propaganda battles were arms races to weaponize narrative through new mediums — waged in print, on the radio, and on TV....
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Feb 2017
Facebook Plans to Rewire Your Life. Be Afraid.
“Facebook -- launched, in Zuckerberg's own words five years ago, to "extend people’s capacity to build and maintain relationships" -- is turning into something of...
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Feb 2017
Elon Musk says humans must become cyborgs to stay relevant. Is he right?
“If humans want to continue to add value to the economy, they must augment their capabilities through a “merger of biological intelligence and machine intelligence”....
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Feb 2017
Die Zukunft von Mensch und Maschine – Slides at Stiftung Münch Event February 15 2017
now available on my German blog! ... Read more
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Feb 2017
U.S. panel endorses babies gene-edited with CRISPR – this is huge
“On Tuesday, in a striking acknowledgement that humanity is on the cusp of genetically modified children, a panel of the National Academy of Sciences, the...
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Feb 2017
The Real Threat Is Machine Incompetence, Not Intelligence? Good read via Motherboard
“"The singularity is predicated on a linear model of intelligence, rather like IQ, on which each animal species has its place, and along which AI...
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Feb 2017
Exponential futures: Gerd Leonhard’s presentation at the European Railroad Awards in Brussels (full deck)
Here is my slide-deck from last night, in Brussels. Thanks for your interest. Railway Award Unife Gerd Leonhard Exponential Change Future Public BRU PDF 25...
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Feb 2017
Vanishing point: the rise of the invisible computer – and Moore’s law
“Shrinking chips no longer makes them faster or more efficient in the way that it used to. At the same time, the rising cost of...
07
Feb 2017
The most important bottom lines from Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s “Technology vs Humanity” book, in 5 minutes (video)
Here is a brand-new video my TFA Studio team and me recorded a few weeks ago, explaining the key memes set forth in my new book...
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Feb 2017
Why Hollywood as We Know It Is Already Over (good long read via Vanity Fair)
“But the real threat isn’t China. It’s Silicon Valley. Hollywood, in its over-reliance on franchises, has ceded the vast majority of the more stimulating content...
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Feb 2017
Electric cars and cheap solar could halt fossil fuel growth by 2020 (The Guardian)
“Polluting fuels could lose 10% of market share to solar power and clean cars within a decade, the report by the Grantham Institute at Imperial...
04
Feb 2017
Can We Balance Human Ethics With Artificial Intelligence? – Techonomy
“We should not let Silicon Valley be the mission control for humanity,” argues futurist Gerd Leonhard, author of a new book called Tech versus Humanity:...
