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William E. Halal in Fortune: The ‘democratic enterprise’ will redefine our society (Futurist Gerd’s high-lights)
Gerd highlights William E. Halal comments for Fortune, on democracy
‘Net Positive’ – Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s high-lights via Paul Polman’s newsletter, and the book
I quite liked this book - a must-read to start the year!
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Jan 2022
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
“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...
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Aug 2021
“Toward a generative economy.” Marjorie Kelly on Open Democracy (my high-lights)
(...) Asking corporations to change their fundamental frame is like asking a bear to change its DNA and become a swan.
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May 2021
Africa will be home to the world’s largest population by 2100 (made me think)
More than 8 out of 10 people in the world will live in Asia or Africa by 2100 Whether the world population will reach 10...
24
Nov 2020
A climate change promise by Apple: great video, strong message
Nicely done. Imho. A related talk on sustainable futures ... Read more
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Jul 2020
Inequality according to Oxfam, illustrated
The world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than the 4.6 billion people who make up 60 percent of the planet’s population, reveals a new report...
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Mar 2020
Good talk by Futures Agency member Antoni Lacinai: The Power of Analog Communication in an Ever More Digital World
Antoni is making some key points here – nicely done. As I like to say: Technology is great but humanity is greater! ... Read more
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Jul 2019
The ethics of care and radical data science: an inhumane reduction of humanity down to what can be counted?
Os Keyes is a PhD student at the University of Washington and an inaugural Ada Lovelace Fellow who studies gender, data, technology, and control. She has...
15
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 philosopher argues that an AI can’t be an artist (Sean Dorrance Kelly) #manmachine
Sean Dorrance Kelly is a philosophy professor at Harvard and coauthor of the New York Times best-selling book All Things Shining. In this lengthy but...
24
Feb 2019
IBM’s open letter to the tech industry (yes, it’s a mixed bag)
Guest post by The Futures Agency content curator Petervan “Dear Tech…” is the opening sentence of a new IBM commercial, a video that pens an...
21
Feb 2019
AI is incredibly smart, but it will never match human creativity (says Alex Wulff – would love your take on this!)
I really enjoyed a short piece today by Alex Wulff on The Next Web titled, ‘AI is incredibly smart, but it will never match human creativity'....
20
Feb 2019
Creating Alternate Synthetic Minds: Shall we let the fox guard the henhouse?
Guest post by Peter Van In this post, we’ll have at a more philosophical take on AI and ethics. Should we enhance our own brains...
03
Feb 2019
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
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'...
11
Apr 2017
Fantastic slideshow on the future of media: Activate 2017 Tech / Media Outlook (Michael Wolf)
Must-review for anyone, media or not ! A treasure chest! Digital gatekeepers will fare better than content media, analyst Michael Wolf says at WSJ...
