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Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s top 20 memes, key statements: Trust isn’t digital, happiness isn’t a download!
Above: Arthur C. Clarke on ‘the hazards of trying to predict the future' – one of my favourite quotes! Watch the whole thing here. We...
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Jul 2019
New interview video: Futurist Gerd Leonhard in conversation with Emily Miller (NetApp): how will we ensure the collective benefit of technological progress?
This is episode / excerpt #2 of a recent interview with Netapp's Emily Miller – watch the entire conversation here. How will we make sure...
11
Jul 2019
We should challenge the cult of Singularity (says Joi Ito, Director MIT Media Lab)
The Director of the MIT Media Lab Joi Ito has a wonderful and thought-provoking post this week in WIRED. Pretty much on the same page...
08
May 2019
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 keynote video: Technology and Humanity – what’s our future? Futurist Gerd Leonhard at Sogeti Digital Happiness event, Brussels Nov 2017
Nice one … imho:) At Sogeti Executive Summit 2017: ‘In Pursuit of Digital Happiness'. For more info about the event see: https://www.sogeti.com/ summit2017 and labs.sogeti.com ......
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Jan 2018
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
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...
11
Aug 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...
29
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
Of prediction and policy, via The Economist
“Machine-learning systems excel at prediction. A common approach is to train a system by showing it a vast quantity of data on, say, students and...
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Aug 2016
Must watch: new documentary on Privacy by Aleks Krotoski, presented by Silent Circle and The Guardian
The Power of Privacy In observance of Data Privacy Day, Silent Circle has partnered with The Guardian to produce The Power of Privacy, a film that explores...
28
Jan 2016
Meet me in Malta tonight (Economist Gala event): ‘machines will have the power of a human brain by 2025’ via the Malta Independent
A nice preview of my keynote at tonight's event just went online at the Malta Independent. Some snippets: “By the year 2025, machines will have...
15
Jan 2016
The Future of Business: towards a new relationship of technology and humanity (6 key findings by Futurist Gerd Leonhard)
We are at a pivot point: humanity will change more in the next 20 years than in the previous 300 years. Below are the 6 key challenges and opportunities...
12
Jan 2016
Important interview with Futurist Gerd Leonhard on IEET: Technology Could Bring Heaven on Earth, or Create Hell
IEET just published an interview with me here. Thanks to Hank Pellissier for making this happen. IEET: Can you expand on your comment in the video,...
09
Jan 2016
Here are my best-of-2015 slides featuring the most important memes from my 80+ talks – all in one huge slideshare deck!
The end of the year is always a good time to review and reflect upon what worked well, and what did not, so here are those slides,...
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Dec 2015
BBC-Click interview with me, on cyborgs and ‘Terminator Genisys’ (short video)
Note: I actually don't feel that negative about our future – this is a danger but it's still early enough to make the right decisions, today....
09
Nov 2015
We need to go beyond the focus on STEM (science, tech, engineering, math) towards HECI (humanity, ethics, creativity, imagination)
… an important realisation that recently dawned on my. What will our schools, colleges and universities do about this? Watch this short video (newly...
