Blog – Page 25 – Technology vs Humanity: the coming clash of man and machine

These 6 skills cannot be replicated by artificial intelligence

The COVID-19 crisis is going to accelerate a number of changes and transformations in human society. Notably, the pandemic is expected to significantly accelerate the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Read full Article

The 2020 data and AI landscape

When COVID hit the world a few months ago, an extended period of gloom seemed all but inevitable. Yet many companies in the data ecosystem have not just survived but in fact thrived. Read full Article

The key question is no longer IF or HOW technology can do something but WHY it should, and WHO controls it.

Some of my most crucial messages are summarized in this short, hard-hitting presentation I gave yesterday at the Open Innovation Forum in Moscow on Oct 21, 2020 (virtually of course). Thanks to https://openinnovations.ru/en/ for inviting me. The future is people planet purpose and prosperity. Or none. We are NOT going back to Normal, post-covid. We […]

Here is my recent TedX Modena talk: Heaven or Hell – the future is our choice!

We're at a fork in the history of humanity. The next ten years will make or break humanity's future. It could be heaven or it could be hell. Where are we headed and what are the electric 3rd rails we need to avoid? Check out futurist Gerd Leonhard's acclaimed TEDx Modena talk here.

‘Machines set loose to slaughter’: the dangerous rise of military AI

Autonomous machines capable of deadly force are increasingly prevalent in modern warfare, despite numerous ethical concerns. Is there anything we can do to halt the advance of the killer robots? The video is stark. Two menacing men stand next to a white van in a field, holding remote controls. Read full Article