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Making New Drugs With a Dose of Artificial Intelligence

SAN FRANCISCO — You can think of it as a World Cup of biochemical research. Every two years, hundreds of scientists enter a global competition. Tackling a biological puzzle they call “the protein folding problem,” they try to predict the three-dimensional shape of proteins in the human body. Read full Article

Seeking Ground Rules for A.I.

In February of this year, the New York Times hosted the ‘New Work Summit’, gathering together some of the greatest minds globally to “…assess the opportunities and risks that are now emerging as artificial intelligence accelerates its transformation across industries.” Exciting stuff! As a follow-up, they published an excellent article, ‘Seeking Ground Rules for A.I.’ with some of … Continue reading "Seeking Ground Rules for A.I."

Gerd’s new contribution on Forbes.com: All Paths Must Lead To Collective Human Flourishing

This post is co-produced by The Futures Agency content curator Petervan Gerd was recently invited to make ongoing contributions to Forbes’ Cognitive World, a knowledge hub, ecosystem and marketplace for dealmakers involved in AI transformation. His first post just went live – find the highlights and key quotes below. “What we are experiencing is a shift … Continue reading "Gerd’s new contribution on Forbes.com: All Paths Must Lead To Collective Human Flourishing"

Audio version of Gerd Leonhard’s keynote at the Emirates Litfest 2019 in Dubai: Technology and humanity: the Future

Here is the audio version of my talking Dubai on Saturday March 2, at the Emirates Litfest 2019 in Dubai. I really enjoyed being at this event! How do we embrace technology without becoming it? What moral values are you prepared to stand up for — before being human alters its meaning forever? Gerd Leonhard is … Continue reading "Audio version of Gerd Leonhard’s keynote at the Emirates Litfest 2019 in Dubai: Technology and humanity: the Future"

New Podcast: how to humanise the IoT (Internet of Things); Chapter 5 of Gerd’s book Technology vs Humanity

Here is our next podcast based on chapter-5 of Gerd’s book Technology vs Humanity : the Internet of Inhuman things? (Peter Van and Gerd Leonhard). This week we covered topics like responsible ecosystems and supply chains, and planning for externalities and unintended consequences. We also discussed what kind of governance will be needed to actually implement ethical … Continue reading "New Podcast: how to humanise the IoT (Internet of Things); Chapter 5 of Gerd’s book Technology vs Humanity"