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Futurist Gerd Leonhard: Open letter to the Partnership on AI (take 2)

When machines have an IQ of 50,000, what happens to human values and ethics? By Gerd Leonhard Futurist , Author Technology vs Humanity The partnership on AI has just announced some new members and a board of trustees, and Apple has finally joined Facebook, Google / Deep Mind, IBM, Amazon and Microsoft. This development has prompted me to … Continue reading "Futurist Gerd Leonhard: Open letter to the Partnership on AI (take 2)"

Ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI

Trustworthy AI should respect all applicable laws and regulations, as well as a series of requirements; specific assessment lists aim to help verify the application of each of the key requirements: Human agency and oversight: AI systems should enable equitable societies by supporting human agency an Read full Article

A Must-Read Future Report: 2019 Technology Trends by Amy Webb

Are you also feeling a bit disoriented when you hear any of the following terms: Ambient tracking, Bounty Programs, Solar Highways, 5D Printing, Digital Frailty, Nanobot Nurses, and Thinkables? Relax, these are just some of the more exotic examples out of the 315+ technology and science trends report by The Future Today Institute, aka Futurist Amy … Continue reading "A Must-Read Future Report: 2019 Technology Trends by Amy Webb"

Digital Ethics: looking beyond the bottom line (interview with Gerd Leonhard at Emirates Litfest)

On the occasion of the Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature where Gerd presented “Technology Vs Humanity”, Gerd was speaking with Arabian Business’ Shayan Shakeel about how he is telling governments to consider technology as a tool to truly transform and add collective human value, rather than to chase efficiency. Here is the full article, plus a … Continue reading "Digital Ethics: looking beyond the bottom line (interview with Gerd Leonhard at Emirates Litfest)"

New Podcast: Discussing Proaction versus Precaution

Here is our latest podcast based on Chapter 8 of Gerd’s best-selling book Technology vs Humanity (Now available in 11 languages!) This week Peter and I covered the topic of Proaction vs. Precaution. Precaution means looking proactively at what might happen—the possible consequences and unintended outcomes—before we proceed with a course of scientific exploration or technological development. On the … Continue reading "New Podcast: Discussing Proaction versus Precaution"