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My presentation at London Law Expo 2017 (Netlaw Media): Technology, Humanity and the Future
Here is the deck from yesterday's talk at London Law Expo Netlaw Media London Technologhy Humanity the future gerd leonhard Public 32MB PDF ... Read...
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Oct 2017
‘Our minds can be hijacked’: the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia (via TheGuardian)
“There is growing concern that as well as addicting users, technology is contributing toward so-called “continuous partial attention�, severely limiting people’s ability to focus, and...
09
Oct 2017
New video: the best moments from Gerd Leonhard’s 2017 keynotes and presentations, all in one clip (AI, TechvsHuman, Digital Transformation ++)
I am delighted to announce the publication of a new short film featuring the best moments from over 100 keynotes during the past 2 years...
01
Oct 2017
Update: video and slide-deck from my keynote at Switch.ch: the next 10 years in technology and humanity
Here is the PDF as promised:) 16 MB PDF. More about Switch here. Switch Gerd Leonhard Keynote next 10 years technology humanity public low...
28
Sep 2017
My presentation at ATEA Focus in Helsinki, today: technology, humanity and the future (download the Pdf)
Here it is, as promised. 15 MB PDF. More details on the event here. No worries – it's not in Finnish:) atea focus helsinki technology...
26
Sep 2017
Alibaba founder Jack Ma says to be a successful leader you need EQ, IQ, and LQ
“Ma, a former teacher, says he always warns government leaders to also “pay attention to education,� because right now we’re teaching children the wrong thing:...
25
Sep 2017
Matt Haig (The Guardian:) I used to think social media was a force for good. Now the evidence says I was wrong (must read)
“Kurt Vonnegut said: “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful who we pretend to be.” This seems especially true now...
24
Sep 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...
23
Sep 2017
Technology is increasingly cheating the world (not just ‘eating’ it as Mark Andreessen likes to say)
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15
Sep 2017
Meet Futurist Gerd Leonhard in London October 4: Keynote at BREAKOUT2017: Ethical codes for a digital age
I am delighted to be able to contribute to this unique event in London, on October 4 2017 (for more details and updates go here)....
08
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....
07
Sep 2017
Technology will not save the world — we will (very thoughtful read via the FT)
“Technology is marvellous, but it has had little or nothing to do with the best things about the world. And it will play a minor...
05
Sep 2017
I invested early in Google and Facebook. Now they terrify me (great piece by Roger McNamee)
"The people at Facebook and Google believe that giving consumers more of what they want and like is worthy of praise, not criticism. What they...
01
Sep 2017
Why Voice Assistants Will Give You a Headache (great read via Backchannel / Wired)
“Picture this: It’s evening and, after a long day at the office, you’re finally home. You’re cutting some avocados as you prepare dinner when your...
31
Aug 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...
31
Aug 2017
Why Mercedes’ decision to let its self-driving cars kill pedestrians is probably the right thing to do (says Bloomberg )
In an interview with Car and Driver, the manager of driver assistance systems at Mercedes-Benz Christoph von Hugo has revealed that the company's future autonomous...
