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New Realities: Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality – and the Metaverse: Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s Newest Keynote Topic
I have been very busy creating a new talk on the future of AR, VR and the Metaverse (btw: you can read my latest best-finds...
A.I. Can Now Write Its Own Computer Code. Is that good news for humans? Must-read via NYT
Via The New York Times ... Read more
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Sep 2021
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
Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant are changing how we interact with the world by doing it for us (via TheNextWeb, on VUIs)
“A survey of more than 1,500 online shoppers revealed that up to 43 percent of voice-enabled device users have used VUI (Voice User Interfaces) to...
14
Apr 2019
Uploading Your Brain To A Computer Does Not Make Sense
Neural engineer Polina Anikeeva, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT, offers a great TEDx talk on the differences in natural ‘brain hardware'...
05
Mar 2019
A very unique podcast with Azeem Azhar and Gerd Leonhard: Artificial Intelligence – heaven or hell?
Azeem Azhar and I had a good chat last week: a wide-ranging conversation on AI and its potential dangers to humanity. On the one hand, humans...
04
Mar 2019
Is a kind of ‘awesome abdication’ our future? Google gets ready to ‘do it’ all for us. #hellven
Guest post by The Futures Agency content curator Petervan Remember when the world's most famous brand catchcry was ‘Just Do It' from Nike? Those days...
21
Feb 2019
New video: Exponential transformation? Why the future is better than we think – and why humans will still matter (Acquia Engage London 2018)
Brand-new talk from Acquia Engage London 2018! Thanks to Acquia for making this video available, and for inviting me to speak at their amazing event....
03
Nov 2018
New short film on IA, AI and AGI: will the machines take over? Or will we simply become like them?
Brand new:) New: download the MP4 via Vimeo Watch the entire conversations with gerd playlist ... Read more
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Sep 2018
New short film: the future of humans and machines – are organisms really just algorithms?
Download MP4: Man and Machine Futurist Gerd Leonhard Organisms are algorithms …really? Visit our Vimeo Channel for other videos and downloads Much more on Youtube!...
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Aug 2018
New Keynote Video in Cinemascope Format: Technology and Humanity: The next 10 years Futurist Gerd Leonhard at iProspect Summit 2018
Topics covered in this talk: In a world where technological progress is exceedingly exponential and combinatorial, how will we define what is human, and what...
28
Jun 2018
Exciting new film: Gerd Leonhard and Telia Finland present: At the heart of intelligence
A really different and entertaining film on the future of data, AI and man-machine relationships; filmed at the brand-new TELIA FINLAND data center. Check it...
15
Jun 2018
We need to talk about AI! A film by Futurist Gerd Leonhard: the essential stuff you need to know about artificial intelligence (2018)
(Released 2018) Here is film (more are here) outlining my views on my #1 speaking topic: humans versus/with machines, artificial intelligence and the future of...
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May 2018
New short film: The Internet of Things – what’s the big deal? Futurist Gerd Leonhard: conversation with Gerd (#3)
You can download the MP4 versions of my short films here! ... Read more
10
May 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...
04
May 2018
My presentation at Livro com Debate in Lisbon (Portuguese Technology vs Humanity Book Event), with Alexandre Quintanilha
Thanks to my Portuguese publisher, Gradiva, and the Ordem dos Medicos for organising this presentation and discussion about my Technology vs Humanity book (portuguese version)....
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Apr 2018
New short film: Futurist Gerd Leonhard on the Internet of Things – a new Meta-Intelligence and the Global Brain
Just went live on my Youtube channel – we have another 5 short films like this, coming up very soon! This is #1 in a...
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Apr 2018
New interview with Gerd Leonhard in TheGuardian: How we handle money, what we drive and how we even divorce will become cheaper and simpler soon, says a leading futurist
… just went online via TheGuardian (thanks to Juliet Stott) “The way we bank, borrow money and buy products such as insurance, cars and legal...
