

This really nails it – from TIME magazine Sept 22 2014 (and btw – our brains are next!) Another truth – offline is the new...

Smart farming and IoT… will become the new normal (video)
Watch this! Disclosure: Cisco is a client of mine (but this post is unrelated to that fact:) Read more on my views on The Internet...
12
Nov 2015

New video (in German language only): digitale Transformation (Petersberger Gespräche)
Sorry – this is available in German only :)) Other videos on digital transformation from my Youtube channel Dies ist die komplette Keynote von Gerd...
11
Nov 2015

Every great algorithm needs a great ‘humarithm’
Here are some details as to what the difference actually is:) More posts tagged with humarithms Tweets about #Humarithms @gleonhard// ... Read more
10
Nov 2015

Thomas Piketty proposes flight tax to raise climate funds (and I’d be inclined to support it)
This makes sense to me - even thought I'd be hit hard by it, myself“Air travel should be taxed to protect the world’s vulnerable from...
09
Nov 2015

The real danger is that we become machines – not that machines will eliminate us!
I just ran across this HBR Blog post entitled “Technology is not threatening humanity – we are” which delivers a few key messages when looking at the future of...
09
Nov 2015

BBC-Click interview with me, on cyborgs and ‘Terminator Genisys’ (short video)
Note: I actually don't feel that negative about our future – this is a danger but it's still early enough to make the right decisions, today....
09
Nov 2015

If You’re Not Paranoid, You’re Crazy: a good read on privacy in the networked and AI’ed world, via The Atlantic
“Around the same time, I looked into changing my car-insurance policy. I learned that Progressive offered discounts to some drivers who agreed to fit their...
05
Nov 2015

Great conversation on digital transformation with Jamie Good and Kim Laughlin (using the new blap video app)
We used a new tool called Blap to record this video – and it turned out great. Thanks to Jamie and Kim for setting this...
03
Nov 2015

Redefining the relationship of man and machine: narrated chapter from the ‘The Future of Business’ book (video, audio, pdf, German translation)
I am very fortunate to be part of a group of 62 leading futurists that compiled their ideas and visions in the amazing ‘The Future of Business'...
31
Oct 2015

My keynote at TechData 2015: digital Transformation (in German)
… just went online. More details here (note: this video is in German) ... Read more
30
Oct 2015
Some of my key slides and images on digital ethics (Futurist Gerd Leonhard)
More here ...
30
Oct 2015

The age of love, sex, and robots: TechRepublic Podcast, episode 15 – TechRepublic
“TechRepublic recently wrote about an academic conference on 'Love and Sex with Robots' being declared illegal, which brings up lots of larger ethical questions about...
29
Oct 2015

Inside the Pentagon’s Effort to Build a Killer Robot
“The defense program DARPA is working to create an artificial brain—but what will it mean for humanity if it succeeds?”Which raises at least one technical...
29
Oct 2015

Google is increasingly relying on artificial intelligence to enhance search results: the RankBrain is here
“Corrado says RankBrain is different from the “hundreds” of signals and technologies that contribute to Google’s Search algorithms in that it actually learns and improves over...
29
Oct 2015

Slides and video: Gerd Leonhard at Open Innovations Forum 2015, Moscow: the future of humanity in a world of exponential technologies
Automation and robotization of technology, new materials, 3D printing, modern engineering, digital technology and artifical intelligence change not only industrial and business models, but also...
28
Oct 2015
Cognitive Computing in the New Era of Discovery – About IBM Watson
“At the same time, Watson Discovery Advisor will incorporate Watson question-answering capabilities, optimized for discovery. After people create new insights, they can engage in dialogues...