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The 3 layers of the AI Transition. Intelligence Like Water?
Demis Hassabis just handed the future of civilization to the philosophers.Not more engineers. Not more compute. Not more code.A direct call to arms for the...
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...
05
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...
15
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...
05
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...
31
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.
12
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...
28
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...
19
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...
03
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...
06
Mar 2021
Open letter to AirBnB: Do the right thing: extenuating circumstances are the New Normal!
Open letter to AirBnB: Do the right thing: extenuating circumstances are the New Normal!
26
Apr 2020
Must-read report by PEW Research: Experts Say Digital Disruption Will Hurt Democracy
Must-read report by PEW Research: Experts Say Digital Disruption Will Hurt Democracy
23
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...
22
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...
06
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,...
09
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...
14
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...
15
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...
