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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...
We are a desire, not an algorithm: The synchronicity between Pope Leo’s Magnifica Humanitas (on AI) and my own #techvshuman writings and videos
My 10 year-old framework on the future of technology, digital ethics, androrithms and The Good Future of Humanity line up beautifully with Pope Leo XIV’s...
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May 2026
Updated: ‘Terrifying warning sign’: Anthropic delays AI model MYTHOS public release over security concerns: CNN Video, and mine:)
This is a 5* must watch featuring Jacob Ward and Thomas Friedman (NYT). I have said this countless times in the past 3 years: we...
10
Apr 2026
If AI can observe and predict the Future what’s the new role of Forecasters and Futurists? GerdsTake Video #2
Working in the forecasting, observations, futurism and keynoting field, I am witnessing a massive shift where the core of my work—prediction and observation—is becoming increasingly...
14
Mar 2026
Must watch: Yuval Noah Harari at WEF 2026
Yuval Noah Harari views AI not as a tool but as an autonomous agent capable of mastering language and manipulation. He warns that granting AI legal personhood could lead to societies or systems...
02
Feb 2026
Video, images and slides from my Keynote at Digital Agenda Cyprus: AI and the Human Future
This is my recent keynote at Digital Agenda 2025 in Cyprus, see https://www.agenda.cy/ What kind of future are we creating — and who’s really...
15
Oct 2025
Protopia: Building the Good Future. Summary of my latest online keynote using NotebookLM;)
The future is not written—it’s a choice. In this talk, I explore why, despite the current troubles, #thegoodfuture is entirely possible and how we can...
19
Aug 2025
Join me June 12, 2025 at 6pm CET for my next GerdTalks live stream on Digital Labor
Join me next JUNE 12 (NEW DATE!!) at 6pm CET / 12 noon EST / 9am PST 830pm India etc for my next #gerdtalk livestream...
21
May 2025
Complete video of my talk, 2 excerpts from my recent keynote in Yerevan: the 4 Revolutions, and the Logic of the Future
NEW: The complete talk: 🌍 *The Future Is Now—Are You Ready for the Great Reset?* We're living through a seismic shift in human history—where geopolitics,...
16
Apr 2025
AI and Democracy: Must watch video by the amazing Bruce Schneier
Here is a 5* brilliant talk by the fabulous Bruce Schneier at the RSAC Summit “AI is altering fundamental work of democracy globally: campaigning, voting,...
14
Feb 2025
Open video to the government of Lanzarote and the Canary Islands – Design your preferred Future!
Some of you may know that we spend quite a bit of time in #lanzarote, The Canary Islands and that I have a live-streaming studio...
19
Aug 2024
My recent presentation on Artificial General Intelligence: Videos, PDF, Slides and links
In this special livestreamed event I outlined my arguments that while IA (Intelligent Assistance) and some forms of narrow AI may well be quite beneficial...
22
Jul 2024
Announcing 2 free Livestream events on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) 18 / 19 July 2024 (and explainer video)
In these special livestream events, I will present my arguments that while IA (Intelligent Assistance), and some forms of narrow AI could be beneficial to...
02
Jul 2024
New: Video of my keynote at Cap Gemini’s Spark Europe 2024: The Good Future
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22
Jun 2024
New keynote video: Navigating the Future – A Blueprint for Technology and Humanity (IBM Tech 2024 Dubai)
In this hard-hitting presentation at IBM's Tech Recognition event in Dubai, March 5 & 6, 2024, I talked about the critical importance of optimism about...
27
Mar 2024
VI Nobel Fest ’23 in Astana Kazakhstan: Humans, Artificial Intelligence & The Future: the first of my two keynotes on the 5th of Oct 2023
VI Nobel Fest '23 At this year's VI Nobel Fest in Astana, Kazakhstan, I presented two keynote speeches. On the first day, I was gifted...
24
Oct 2023
My new film LookUpNow!
My new film LookUpNow has premiered on Youtube. Here are some useful shortcuts to the key scenes Two futures before us – heaven or hell?...
17
Aug 2023
Join us for The World by 2030, episode 6, with Gerd Leonhard and Anton Musgrave. June 12, 2023!
Episode #6: About Being a Futurist – What we do Many have been asking us, “What does a Futurist do”? “What have we learned in...
