Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Human Work – Gerd Leonhard’s Keynote at Steering Education 2023 in Riga (complete video) – Technology vs Humanity: the coming clash of man and machine

Gerd Leonhard, Heather McGowan, and Elina Hiltunen filled a day with inspiration at the “Steering Education: From Engagement to Empowerment” forum. They spoke of transformative insights to reshape your understanding of human potential, organizational adaptability, and the future of learning.

Gerd contributed a very unique speech on the future of adult learning, training, and skills and the future of work in this new era of artificial intelligence.

You can download this video via VIMEO

And here are the ‘slides’ i.e. the graphics I used:

Riga Steering Education Slides Gerd Leonhard June 2023 Public Slides lowres Download

Machines don’t think, learn and understand like humans.
Algorithms know the logic of everything but the feeling of nothing.
Technology is not what we seek but how we seek it.
The next 10 years will bring more change than the previous 100 years.
The end of routines is not the end of human jobs.
Automation is great for the economy but not so great for society.

My recent talk on EDUCATION in Montreal, Canada

You can also listen to Gerd’s speech on SoundCloud

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