
Gerd Leonhard’s presentation at Digital Copenhagen 2019: Technology, Humanity: the future (and what about Marketing?)
Pretty cool event here in Copenhagen today: Digital Copenhagen 2019. Here is my slide-deck used for this keynote: Digital Copenhagen Gerd Leonhard PDFDownload ... Read...
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Nov 2019

2020 predictions about automation and the future of work from Forrester
“Over 1 million knowledge-work jobs will be replaced in 2020 by software robotics, RPA, virtual agents and chatbots, and machine-learning-based decision management. So predicts research...
14
Nov 2019

Are the brain implants of the future actually “thinking devices”?
“San Francisco of about two dozen tinkerers, Jonathan Toomim argued it was a logical next step. “We already use devices – our smart phones –...
22
Oct 2019

When technology does the thinking… what’s next?
Computers will beat us act LOGIC tasks first… and then, MCIs are next? ... Read more
16
Aug 2019

Meet Futurist Gerd Leonhard at SIBOS 2019 in London: Innotribe debate with Brad Templeton on September 24th 2019 #techvshuman
More details on SIBOS 2019 and this event: here and here. Fast-forward into the future A central attraction of Tuesday’s ‘Technology and Humanity’ theme is...
14
Aug 2019

Short interview: the future could be heaven or it could be hell #hellven – all depends on wise governance
Just released! In this short clip I talk about what I call HellVen (a neologism combining heaven and hell); a concept I presented in my...
29
Jul 2019

The European Commission takes aim at AI: the AI-GDPR is coming? (good read via Politico) #digitalethics
“Artificial intelligence will be the next GDPR. The European Commission has given itself the mission of drawing up rules for the age of artificial intelligence over...
28
Jul 2019

New interview video: Futurist Gerd Leonhard in conversation with Emily Miller (NetApp): how will we ensure the collective benefit of technological progress?
This is episode / excerpt #2 of a recent interview with Netapp's Emily Miller – watch the entire conversation here. How will we make sure...
11
Jul 2019

Short video interview: the end of routine is NOT the end of work! Gerd Leonhard on #futureofwork, DOTS 2019
Robots, smart machines and AI will take over our routine tasks, but not our work and our jobs: the end of routine is not the...
18
Jun 2019

Uber’s Path of Destruction (good read via American Affairs Journal): “Uber’s Investors Always Sought to Exploit Artificial Market Power”
Powerful and deep read by Hubert Horan – really made me think differently about Uber! Some of the best snippets: “Most public criticisms of...
16
Jun 2019

New video: Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard at Microsoft DOTS 2019 in Prague: Technology and Humanity – the next 10 years
Download the Pdf here. More on DOTS 2019 here. AUDIO ONLY version: Download the MP3: Gerd Leonhard at DOTS 2019 humanity technology PRAGUE audio only ......
07
Jun 2019

‘Black Mirror’ Isn’t Surprising Anymore. We’re Screwed (says Wired)
“In other words, show creator Charlie Brooker and executive producer Annabel Jones in all likelihood plucked Bauer's vision quest not from the headlines but from...
07
Jun 2019

New interview with Emily Miller (Netapp) and Futurist Gerd Leonhard: Defining an Ethical Path For Technology (video)
This is a pretty good conversation imho:). Thanks to NETAPP for asking me to speak at their events, and a special thanks to Emily Miller...
03
Jun 2019
The externalities of exponential technological progress are equal to those caused by fossil fuels (GIF)
… and we must act on them TODAY ... Read more
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May 2019

Staying Human in the Face of Limitless Technology – new interview with Gerd Leonhard and Emily Miller, Netapp (video, as well)
Via the Netapp blog “With our growing dependence on artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and autonomous products, we face an erosion of...
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May 2019

3 short excerpts from my keynote at Xerocon 2018: Technology and Humanity – the next 10 years
The Megashifts Reinventing ourselves The Future is better than we think ... Read more