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Tech Giants, Once Seen as Saviors, Are Now Viewed as Threats (via NYT)
In Europe, however, the ground is already shifting. Google’s share of the search engine market there is 92 percent, according to StatCounter. But that did...
Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s presentation at the NASSCOM BPM Strategy Summit in Bengaluru, India: PDF and video
More details on the event, also here Nasscom BPM Bangalore Gerd Leonhard Technology Humanity The Future Public Deck LOW RES 20 MB PDF UPDATE January 28, 2018:...
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Oct 2017
Facebook’s war on free will – powerful Franklin Foer / TheGuardian story (made me think – a lot)
“But we shouldn’t accept Facebook’s self-conception as sincere, either. Facebook is a carefully managed top-down system, not a robust public square. It mimics some of...
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Sep 2017
We’re spending so much time trying to become robots that we’re forgetting how to be human (Scott Hartley via qz.com)
Totally my topic ;)"The drumbeat of science, technology, engineering, and math has picked up tempo, but a crisis of culture has emerged from its cadence....
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Sep 2017
The age of AI surveillance is here (via QZ.com – made me think)
“Facial recognition in still images and video is already seeping into the real world. Baidu is starting a program where facial recognition is used instead...
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Aug 2017
Why the Singularity is certain to happen in my own lifetime, and how it matters (Futurist/Humanist Gerd Leonhard)
I recently came to an important realisation: I will most likely see the so-called Singularity happen in my own lifetime. I’m 56, and I believe...
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Aug 2017
Human ingenuity will be the genesis for IoT prosperity: thoughtful piece by Jeanne Beliveau-Dunne (Cisco)
“As business leaders, we must think beyond the fiscal bottom line and technological advances in products and services and ask ourselves, how will IoT affect...
03
Aug 2017
Gerd Leonhard’s slide-deck and presentation: APMF Jakarta July 25: exponential change, technology, humanity and media
Here it is! Thanks for your interest. More about the APMF APMF Jakarta Technology Humanity and Media Futurist Gerd Leonhard PUBLIC low res 17 MB...
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Jul 2017
What are ‘Androrithms’ – a key meme from Gerd Leonhard’s new book Technology vs Humanity’
We just made a new gif for this meme – see below (re-use is ok – subject to creative commons license). Read more at here...
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Jul 2017
Here is my presentation from Handelsblatt C-Suite 2017 in Berlin, yesterday (in German / auf Deutsch)
Here is the PDF from yesterday . sorry for the delay in posting this:) Handelsblatt csuite berlin technology humanity gerd leonhard PUBLIC German Technology...
07
Jul 2017
Video and slides from my keynote at The Economist Innovation Forum 2017 in Berlin: Technology, Business, Digital Ethics (updated)
Here is the deck, below (PDF 20MB), More about the event here. Business Technology and Digital Ethics Gerd Leonhard @Economist Innovation Forum Berlin 2017 Public...
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Jun 2017
Video and slide-deck of my keynote at SHIFT 2017, Turku Finland: technology vs humanity.
It's always great to speak in Finland, and being at the SHIFT 2017 event was a great pleasure, as well. Below is my deck from my talk;...
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Jun 2017
Embrace technology but don’t become it (new technology vs humanity gif)
I really like this new one::) ... Read more
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May 2017
New film by Futurist Gerd Leonhard: Technology vs Humanity – the future is already here!
I am delighted to present this exciting new film on the key topics of my recent Technology vs Humanity book. We shot this in Barcelona, earlier this...
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May 2017
Artificial intelligence, thinking machines and the future of humanity – new video of my keynote at the Accenture CIO Forum in Hong Kong
This just arrived 🙂 Thanks to Accenture Hong Kong for inviting me, and for making this video available. More about the event here. Download the...
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Apr 2017
Shared keynote presentation: AI, thinking machines and the future of humanity (Futurist Gerd)
I am trying out a new feature of Apple Keynote – shared public presentations (download for Apple Keynote users only). All images and the file...
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Apr 2017
Five new human rights for the Digital Age (excerpt from Gerd Leonhard’s book Technology vs Humanity)
This is a slightly modified and hyper-linked excerpt from my new book ‘Technology vs Humanity'. Find out more about ‘Technology vs Humanity', check out the reviews,...
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Mar 2017
Are you ready to be microchipped? A short film presented by TFA Studio and FuturistGerd
Think about that. Download a high res MP4 version here (it's OK to use this clip under creative commons attribution non-commercial license) Art Director and...
