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Robots making pizza

Just imagine Domino’s without the labor component, you can start to see how incredibly profitable that can be. Says Alex Garden, co-founder and executive chairman of Zume, a new startup in Mountain View, trying to make a more profitable pizza through robotics. Another great example of how Silicon Valley startups are hollowing out value out of the … Continue reading "Robots making pizza"

What are androrithms?

One of the powerful key memes from the Technology vs Humanity book are androrithms. Gerd Leonhard in his own words: This is a key neologism in the book (i.e. a word I made up). I use the term to describe what really matters for most of us: human ‘rhythms’ not machine rhythms i.e. algorithms. A super-computer can win in … Continue reading "What are androrithms?"

The megashifts

One of the powerful key memes from Gerd Leonhard‘s new book Technology vs Humanity are The Megashifts. Because of exponential technological change and how its forces are combining with each other, these 10+ trends are absolutely essential to understand as they may create huge new opportunities – or challenge existing business models, social contracts or humanity at … Continue reading "The megashifts"

Technology is not what we seek but HOW we seek

Are you ready for the greatest changes in recent human history? Futurism meets humanism in Gerd Leonhard’s ground-breaking new work of critical observation, discussing the multiple Megashifts that will radically alter not just our society and economy but our values and our biology. Wherever you stand on the scale between technomania and nostalgia for a … Continue reading "Technology is not what we seek but HOW we seek"

Slides from my presentation at the London Futurists event Birkbeck College: Technology versus Humanity

Thanks for having me at this event. Here is the slide-deck: technology-versus-humanity-gerd-leonhard-presentation-futurist-london (20MB PDF) Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s new book has the provocative title “Technology vs. Humanity: The coming clash between man and machine”. This book brings together mankind’s urge to upgrade and automate everything – including human biology itself – with our timeless quest for freedom and happiness. Fast Future Publishing writes: Before … Continue reading "Slides from my presentation at the London Futurists event Birkbeck College: Technology versus Humanity"