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The currency of humanity (Joi Ito’s Practice of Change)
In late 2018, Joi Ito, Director MIT Media Lab presented his draft Phd. dissertation on the “Practice of Change“. Organised in 6 chapters, he articulates...
Tim Renner & Gerd Leonhard Beitrag in „Die Welt”. Wacht auf! Mensch, Technologie und die Zukunft der Politik (MIT VIDEO) German / French
Erschienen am 11.8.2018 in DIE WELT (Achtung: Paywall). Post auf RennerLeonhard.com ansehen. FRENCH translation by Goethe Institut Kanada Update: jetzt mit Video; Science Fiction wird...
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Aug 2018
It’s time to rein in the data barons (great read view MIT technology review)
“Jonathan Taplin, the director emeritus of the Annenberg Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California, argues in Move Fast and Break Things, his book...
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Jun 2018
New Podcast: riveting audio conversation with Futurists Calum Chace and Gerd Leonhard: AI, the Singularity, the Future of Humans and Machines
Calum Chace and me don't agree on many issues – I'm a humanist and Calum is a science fiction writer and AI advocate. Having said...
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May 2018
Ein Podcast mit Tim Renner und Gerd Leonhard zum Thema Facebook und Politik – Podcast with Tim Renner (in German)
#deletefacebook – ist das wirklich die Lösung oder braucht es nicht vielmehr einen totalen Reset wie soziale Medien und andere globale Internet Plattformen unsere Daten nutzen dürfen…eine Art von “Statebook”...
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Mar 2018
My latest contribution to The Next Web: connecting your brain to the Internet sounds great – but is it a good idea?
SOURCE “Brain implants or other types of neural links, such as Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs) between the brain, the internet, and the cloud, are...
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Mar 2018
Farhad Manjoo: For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers: real life is slow, technology is fast :)
“Real life is slow; it takes professionals time to figure out what happened, and how it fits into context. Technology is fast. Smartphones and social...
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Mar 2018
Great read about datamining, and nice animation (via Bloomberg)
The Brutal Fight to Mine Your Data and Sell It to Your Boss. Silicon Valley makes billions of dollars peddling personal information, supported by an ecosystem...
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Dec 2017
The Real Problem With Voice Assistants Like Siri Is Your Brain
“The bad news is that the capital-d Dream of a virtual assistant that manages your digital life while you live your real one is probably...
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Oct 2017
Matt Haig (The Guardian:) I used to think social media was a force for good. Now the evidence says I was wrong (must read)
“Kurt Vonnegut said: “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful who we pretend to be.” This seems especially true now...
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Sep 2017
Meet Futurist Gerd Leonhard in London October 4: Keynote at BREAKOUT2017: Ethical codes for a digital age
I am delighted to be able to contribute to this unique event in London, on October 4 2017 (for more details and updates go here)....
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Sep 2017
We’re spending so much time trying to become robots that we’re forgetting how to be human (Scott Hartley via qz.com)
Totally my topic ;)"The drumbeat of science, technology, engineering, and math has picked up tempo, but a crisis of culture has emerged from its cadence....
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Sep 2017
…the coming robot onslaught. Great read via Quartz
“Advances in supercomputers and the understanding of neural networks are combining to create a revolution in robotics, and companies eager for more profitability and cheaper...
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Apr 2017
The dangers and challenges of the Internet of Things – crucial points made by Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier is one of the most brilliant thinkers when it's about security and technology, in general. His recent piece ‘Click here to kill everyone'...
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Apr 2017
Resist the Internet – read this nicely put heretic piece
“Compulsions are rarely harmless. The internet is not the opioid crisis; it is not likely to kill you (unless you’re hit by a distracted driver)...
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Mar 2017
Arthur C. Clarke on the hazardous occupation of predicting the future (1964) – must watch!
So very true. He's a major influence on my work. ... Read more
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Jan 2017
My comments on “What Black Mirror, Her and the near-future genre tell us about tomorrow” (TheGuardian)
I was recently interviewed by Noah Berlatsky and his piece just went online at TheGuardian “Taking after George Orwell and JG Ballard, some of the most...
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Nov 2016
Is it time to become exponentially human?
By Gerd Leonhard, Future-Thinker and Humanist, Zürich, Switzerland, November 7, 2016 IS IT Time to become exponentially human? Machines can increasingly mimic the human brain and...
