Blog – Page 205 – Technology vs Humanity: the coming clash of man and machine

The future of keynotes is here: The Future Show LIVE

During the past few years, I have been thinking a lot about how to make my keynotes even more immersive, more interactive, more personal… and more like an experience. Working with my art director Jean Francois Cardella – who will join me for all TFS Live shows, going forward – I have finally found a … Continue reading "The future of keynotes is here: The Future Show LIVE"

Black Mirror really nails the key issues of the near future (technology vs humanity)

I’m a huge fan – read this piece, and watch the clips below. Technology is a malevolent tool for dehumanization in ‘Black Mirror’… Created by Charlie Brooker and heavily inspired by Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, most episodes of Black Mirror are set in a not-so-distant future. They vary greatly in subject matter and tone, but … Continue reading "Black Mirror really nails the key issues of the near future (technology vs humanity)"

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 casual flirtation with mobile phones, email or file-sharing. How cute these now seem as the icons of Big Tech casually contemplate our impending augmentation and bio-technological optimization (watch this, visit this site, … Continue reading "Are you ready to abdicate your humanity? If not, read my new book “Technology vs. Humanity”"

There is a blind spot in AI research – good read via nature.com

“And just last month, several leading AI companies, including Microsoft, Amazon and IBM, formed the Partnership on AI to try to advance public understanding and develop some shared standards.

Yet the ‘deploy and comply’ approach can be ad hoc and reactive, and industry efforts can prove inadequate if they lack sufficient critical voices and independent contributors. The new AI partnership is inviting ethicists and civil-society organizations to participate. But the concern remains that corporations are relatively free to field test their AI systems on the public without sustained research on medium- or even near-term effects.”

There is a blind spot in AI research
https://www.nature.com/news/there-is-a-blind-spot-in-ai-research-1.20805
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Some of my best slides from this week’s keynotes: technology-humanity, AI, Megashifts and more

Here they are (all subject to creative commons attribution non commercial license – except for those images that are by 3rd parties)