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New: conversations with Gerd #2 – the global brain is near (Technology vs/and Humanity)
The latest from my new series ‘conversations with Gerd‘. Check out my new book here Technology vs Humanity Technology vs Humanity: key messages Technology...
New podcast: a conversation with futurists Richard Watson and Gerd Leonhard, discussing our new books: Digital vs Human, and Technology vs Humanity
Here is a brand-new podcast with my futurist colleague Richard Watson who just published a great book called ‘Digital vs Human‘. Richard's book is a...
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Nov 2016
Is it time to become exponentially human?
By Gerd Leonhard, Future-Thinker and Humanist, Zürich, Switzerland, November 7, 2016 IS IT Time to become exponentially human? Machines can increasingly mimic the human brain and...
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Nov 2016
Are you ready to abdicate your humanity? If not, read my new book “Technology vs. Humanity”
Are ready to Abdicate Your Humanity? If not, read Technology vs. Humanity There are many stages in our love affair with technology, starting with the first...
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Oct 2016
Here’s a brand-new video clip introducing my new book “Technology vs Humanity” (Conversations with Gerd, episode #1)
We (TFA Studios) just launched a new video series called ‘conversations with Gerd' and the first episode is about my new book, Technology vs Humanity....
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Aug 2016
Americans love technology, but are not so sure about enhancing their bodies (Pew Study, WaPo)
“a majority of Americans said they would be “very” or “somewhat” worried about three specific biomedical technologies chosen by Pew: gene editing, brain chips and...
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Jul 2016
My new book “Technology vs Humanity” is now available for pre-reading and pre-ordering!
This is a big day – after 18 months of intense writing and crafting, my new book is finally ready to be published on September 8,...
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Jul 2016
Only the privileged fear a robot revolution? (No, I don’t agree but … read this anyway)
“When you think of the millions of lives that could be saved and improved by access to basic healthcare and education, it makes the idea...
20
Jul 2016
‘Exponential Change’: Watch Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s popular short film on exponential change and digital transformation
UPDATED August 21, 2019 As part of my ongoing collaboration with Jean Francois Cardella (my Art Director and Producer) we have been busy producing some...
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May 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
The Singularity, Virtual Immortality and Consciousness: Simulation is not duplication (via Robert Lawrence Kuhn)
Totally spot-on !!“The one mistake we must avoid,” Searle cautioned, “is supposing that if you simulate it, you duplicate it. A deep mistake embedded in...
04
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
This Dilbert cartoon really nails it: mood meds, 3d printing and robots programming humans
Thanks to my colleague Rudy de Waele for sharing this. Source and credits. ... Read more
07
Oct 2015
How much do YOU believe in technology? A short video excerpt from my keynote at Global Leadership Summit 2015
This is a short excerpt of my talk on ‘a new relationship of man and machine' at the Global Leadership Summit / London Business School...
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Jul 2015
Architecting intelligence: AI as a utility – towards 2020. Here are the slides from the Envestnet Event in Trivandrum / India.
Envestnet TRV AI as utlity Gerd Leonhard Public Version-web 12MB PDF Read more about this event here Download: via Dropbox high res 45 MB PDF...
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Jun 2015
Short video on values in a digital world: technology does not have ethics, but the future of humanity depends on it
A short excerpt from my TedX Brussels talk ... Read more
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Feb 2015
My presentation at Singularity University NL in Amsterdam today: ethics in the age of exponential change
Dropbox download 17MB PDF https://db.tt/NAgnPhe5 Direct download (same file) ethics in the age of exponential change gerd leonhard SUNL keynote More details on this event here....
