Blog – Page 145 – Technology vs Humanity: the coming clash of man and machine

Joseph Stiglitz on artificial intelligence: ‘We’re going towards a more divided society’

The technology could vastly improve lives, the economist says – but only if the tech titans that control it are properly regulated. ‘What we have now is totally inadequate’ It must be hard for Joseph Stiglitz to remain an optimist in the face of the grim future he fears may be coming. Read full Article

Jeff Bezos Explains Why His Best Decisions Were Based Off Intuition, Not Analysis

Jeff Bezos shared some advice on entrepreneurial decision-making on Thursday, saying he made all his best decisions based on instinct, not analysis. He also repeated a previous mantra that Amazon’s secret sauce is “obsessive compulsive” focus on the consumer, rather than its competitors. Read full Article

Algorithmic warfare is coming. Humans must retain control

Humanity is faced with a grave new reality – the rise of autonomous weapons. It may sound like a Hollywood script, but the risk is real: humans so far removed from wartime choices that life-and-death decision making is effectively left to sensors and software. Read full Article

Here is the deck with my slides from today: EnlightED in Madrid: technology, humanity, and the future for education

This was (is) a pretty amazing event!! Huge congrats to Telefonica Foundation and IE and everyone else! Check out the twitter stream EnlightED Madrid Technology Humanity Education Gerd Leonhard Futurist Keynote Deck PUBLIC-print 26 MB PDF High res download via wetransfer Via my public cloud Interested in my book? The Spanish edition is … Continue reading "Here is the deck with my slides from today: EnlightED in Madrid: technology, humanity, and the future for education"

A Model for the Future of Education

As kids worldwide head back to school, I’d like to share my thoughts on the future of education. Bottom line, how we educate our kids needs to radically change given the massive potential of exponential tech (e.g. artificial intelligence and virtual reality). Read full Article