Blog – Page 176 – Technology vs Humanity: the coming clash of man and machine

My new short film on the Ethics of Technology (Digital Ethics), Brands and the Future of Humanity – must watch

My art director and film producer Jean Francois Cardella has really outdone himself with this short film: a hard-hitting story, great quotes and tag-lines, very unique animations and a really compelling soundtrack. I think you’ll like this one a LOT:) If so, please share it as widely as possible. Download the MP4 and re-use it … Continue reading "My new short film on the Ethics of Technology (Digital Ethics), Brands and the Future of Humanity – must watch"

Google is Reportedly Looking to Take Over Call Centers With Its Duplex AI Assistant (automation is finally getting real) via Gizmodo

“If Google can find its way into the business of automated phone calls for companies, it could creep its way into a massive profit center. The research firm ResearchAndMarkets projects the cloud-based customer call center market will reach about...

Some of my best slides and memes from the past 6 weeks: AI, technology vs humanity, digital ethics, megashifts…

… use as you like – all under creative commons attribution non-commercial license. More pics here, and here, and here🙂 SaveSave

New Keynote Video in Cinemascope Format: Technology and Humanity: The next 10 years Futurist Gerd Leonhard at iProspect Summit 2018

Topics covered in this talk: In a world where technological progress is exceedingly exponential and combinatorial, how will we define what is human, and what is not? What will humans do, in the future, and what will be done by technology? What should and what should not be automated? From genetic engineering to artificial intelligence … Continue reading "New Keynote Video in Cinemascope Format: Technology and Humanity: The next 10 years Futurist Gerd Leonhard at iProspect Summit 2018"

It’s time to rein in the data barons (great read view MIT technology review)

“Jonathan Taplin, the director emeritus of the Annenberg Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California, argues in Move Fast and Break Things, his book about the power of the internet giants, that rebel artists have long had to deal wit...