Culture, Society and Art

AI’s Rise: A Urgent Call for New Economics.

Here is an important realisation I have recently arrived at: AI is taking over the Internet, there is no way to go back to what...

May 2026

I will stop posting on Twitter – Elon Musk does not deserve our support. Let’s connect elsewhere.

It's been decided: I will stop posting on Twitter due to Elon Musk's fanatical support of Donald Trump who is doing everything he can to...

Nov 2024

The World by 2030: Announcing a new weekly livestream show with Futurists Gerd Leonhard and Anton Musgrave

I am super-excited to announce “The World by 2030”, a weekly Live-Stream show that presents our views on the next 7 years, together with my...

Apr 2023

Generative AI, ChatGPT, Dalle2 et al: “Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand”. Analysis by Futurist/Humanist Gerd Leonhard (UPDATED)

Generative AI, ChatGPT, Dalle2 et al: “Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand” – An excited yet critical commentary by Futurist Gerd Leonhard...

Jan 2023

Why inequality is corroding democracy – a short video by Futurist Gerd Leonhard (New WHY series)

Inequality is a key reason why people lose faith in democracy.

May 2022

Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s take on the Metaverse / Metaperverse (new video): Heaven or Hell?

and experiences with AI-powered technological simulations become the biggest business opportunity ever? Will we stop bothering with a complicated, confusing and often exhausting reality when...

Nov 2021

“It’s hard to be a moral person. Technology is making it harder.” Sigal Samuel on technology use (my high-lights)

"Many a bystander has witnessed a car accident or a fist-fight and taken out their phone to film the drama rather than rushing over to...

Aug 2021

My new film “The Good Future”

I am here to tell the story of The Good Future. I believe in a future where the power of human ingenuity, science and technology...

Jun 2021

Announcing The Fork In The Road Project – Please Join Us!

https://forkintheroadproject.com/ Today, I am delighted to invite all interested readers, friends, clients and fellow futurists to consider and join an important new initiative. Together with...

Mar 2021

Open letter to AirBnB: Do the right thing: extenuating circumstances are the New Normal!

Apr 2020

Must-read report by PEW Research: Experts Say Digital Disruption Will Hurt Democracy

Feb 2020

Really nice piece about my work as futurist, humanist, author and film maker (in Spanish): GERD LEONHARD: “SE INVIERTE MUY POCO EN EDUCAR A LOS NIÑOS A SER MÁS HUMANOS”

Nice piece via the Foundacion Telefonica and Juan Zafra – thanks! FUTURISTA, HUMANISTA Y CINEASTA GERD LEONHARD: “SE INVIERTE MUY POCO EN EDUCAR A LOS NIÑOS...

Apr 2019

(in German): Neues Video: Gerd Leonhard Keynote am Tag der Lehre Uni Bern: Futurist Gerd Leonhard: Die Rolle der Hochschule in einer digitalisierten Zukunft

IN GERMAN / AUF DEUTSCH: meine Keynote an der Uni Bern am 15 Februar 2019: Reflektierter Umgang mit Digitalisierung: Hochschulbildung zwischen digitaler Transformation und akademischen...

Mar 2019

New podcast: discussing chapter 2 of Gerd Leonhard’s book ‘Technology vs. Humanity’: Tech vs … us?

Here is a new podcast with my content curator Peter Van interviewing me on the key themes set forth my my book Technology vs Humanity,...

Feb 2019

Meine Präsentation: Bucerius Symposium Hamburg “Schafft der Mensch den Menschen ab”

Hier ist das Slidedeck | Here is the PDF (in German). More details about the event here. PDF 20MB: Technologie und Mensch Bucerius Lab Hamburg...

Apr 2018

New podcast: a conversation with futurists Richard Watson and Gerd Leonhard, discussing our new books: Digital vs Human, and Technology vs Humanity

Here is a brand-new podcast with my futurist colleague Richard Watson who just published a great book called ‘Digital vs Human‘. Richard's book is a...

Nov 2016

The future of media and content is not (just) about technology: it’s about Humanity (short video by Futurist Gerd Leonhard)

Would love to know what you think about this… A short message from me: And here's the entire talk: And don't forget to watch my...

Jun 2015

PDF with my slides: presentation at Eyes & Ears 2015 in Cologne: Future of Media in a new Ecosystem

Here are more details on this event The future of media: paywill models, robot journalists… and a new media ecosystem The content industries are beginning to...

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