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Google CEO Predicts The End Of Computers As A Device – must read!
“Looking to the future, the next big step will be for the very concept of the "device" to fade away. Over time, the computer itself—whatever...
Video and slides: my talk on digital transformation, 2020 opportunities / challenges (Deutsche Bank Transaction Bankers Forum 2016 in Frankfurt)
Below is the complete video with my keynote -thanks to Deutsche Bank for making this available ! Download the slides (10MB pdf) DB Transaction Bankers Forum...
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May 2016
There’s No Such Thing as Free Will – great if maybe troubling story via TheAtlantic
“In recent decades, research on the inner workings of the brain has helped to resolve the nature-nurture debate—and has dealt a further blow to the...
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May 2016
Good talk on the rise of robots, automation and the future of work (Martin Ford)
https://youtu.be/ym3F3c9z6Wo Be sure to read his book as well! What are the jobs of the future? How many will there be? And who will have...
22
May 2016
The global brain is coming: Google launches new AI in the cloud (videos). Hellven is certain!
Watch this video to get a glimpse of what's coming: search-as-we-know-it is dead or dying (ETA within 5 years), apps are becoming yesterday's way to interact...
21
May 2016
AI Startups Are Reinventing Media (great read via Wired)
“Last year, Associated Press announced that the majority of its earnings reports will eventually be written with AI-enabled software. While the company argues it will...
21
May 2016
Here is the deck with my slides from Google Atmosphere in Santiago de Chile, today
Nice to be in Chile, finally! Here is my deck, as promised:) Atmosphere Chile Google Gerd Leonhard Future of work and business PUBLIC DECK-web PDF...
19
May 2016
In Pop Culture, the Future Is Almost Now – good point on science fiction movies
“Many new works of science fiction seem to represent a strain of pre-apocalyptic cinema, characterized by a willingness to dramatize disasters that are less hypothetical...
17
May 2016
After three weeks in China, it’s clear Beijing is Silicon Valley’s only true competitor
“In China, there is a company work culture at startups that's called 9/9/6. It means that regular work hours for most employees are from 9...
17
May 2016
Good read on AI, Jobs and the Basic Income Guarantee
great piece on Motherboard/Vice — check out the graph below: hairdressers and animal trainers are safe! A sharp uptake in technology designed to automate jobs...
17
May 2016
Video and slides from my presentation at PING Helsinki: the future of content, technology and humanity (updated)
This was a fantastic event at a fantastic location (Langvik near Helsinki) Event site PING Helsinki Future Content Technology Humanity Gerd Leonhard Public-web low res...
13
May 2016
‘Exponential Change’: Watch Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s popular short film on exponential change and digital transformation
UPDATED August 21, 2019 As part of my ongoing collaboration with Jean Francois Cardella (my Art Director and Producer) we have been busy producing some...
10
May 2016
Pretty amazing new intelligent digital assistant: VIV (video from TC Disrupt NY). The Global Brain??
Watch this. The Global Brain. Conversational Commerce. ... Read more
10
May 2016
Siri’s creators say they’ve made something better that will take care of everything for you (my take : we’re heading towards the global brain)
“The stealthy, four-year-old Viv is among the furthest along in an endeavor that many in Silicon Valley believe heralds that next big shift in computing...
08
May 2016
PDF with my presentation in Istanbul today: the future of mobility and automotive
Here is my deck, as announced – enjoy! Future of Mobility Automotive Gerd Leonhard Keynote Speaker Public-web PDF 10 MB ... Read more
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May 2016
If Something Is Going To Destroy Humanity, It’s Going To Be One Of These Catastrophes
“As new gene editing techniques such as CRISPR make it simpler and cheaper to change organisms, there's more of a risk of accidental release of...
04
May 2016
AI doctors will become ‘as ubiquitous as stethoscopes’ (Wired UK)
“The role of an AI doctor isn't intended to replace the human component, but rather complement it. "It's about augmenting or complementing; the role of...
