Category: Technology and Humanity
Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s notes on Stuart Russell’s powerful new book on AI: Human Compatible
Futurist Gerd Leonhard's notes on Stuart Russell's powerful new book on AI: Human Compatible
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Douglas Rushkoff’s must-read on ‘technology out of control’ – couldn’t have said it better myself!
"The next decade will determine whether we human beings have what it takes to rise to the occasion of our own, imposed obsolescence"
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Sustainable futures: technology AND people, planet, purpose, prosperity (video)
As technology races ahead, how do we protect our humanity? By investing as much in humanity as we do in technology. Hear futurist Gerd Leonhard talk with WBCSD Managing Director Filippo Veglio about what this means for sustainability, the future of work, and the business community.
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A key paradigm in my work as a Futurist: Practical Wisdom
People learn how to be brave, said Aristotle, by doing brave things. So, too, with honesty, justice, loyalty, caring, listening, and counselling
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We should never put efficiency over humanity – it’s the path to dehumanisation
We should never put efficiency over humanity - it's the path to dehumanisation
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Read my new Forbes.com contribution: 2020 Will Bring A New Renaissance – Humanity Over Technology
Perhaps in the industrial age and even in the so-called information society we’ve been pretending to be inhuman all along, to be ‘better machines’ - and now it’s time to give up the act: Our ultimate job is to be human. As the third decade of the twenty-first century kicks off, let’s transcend our love-affair with ‘digital transformation’ and ‘exponential technologies’ and rediscover what it means to be human.
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How will we remain USEFUL HUMANS? A longer post on the future of work, jobs, education and training
This article accompanies today's release of my new film “How the Future Works”. First, I’ll show what’s happening right now, and why I think it’s urgent to ponder the future of work, jobs, education and training. Then I’ll talk about what we, personally, can do: and lastly I’ll lay out what governments and societies need to do to ensure that our future will be mostly heaven.
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Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s new film ‘How the Future Works’ is now available!
about Futurist gerd leonhard's new film How the Future Works
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Some of my recent illustrations and slides, on leadership and future-readiness
A collection of themes from my recent keynotes and talks – reuse permitted under creative commons attribution non-commercial license!
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Happy new year: here is a nice short video interview with my key messages for 2020 (recorded at Festival de Linkiesta 2019)
Happy 2020: here’s a short video interview with me, with some key messages for 2020 Recorded at Linkiesta Festival 2019 in Italy Read more here (in Italian) Download the PDF with my slides used at this event: linkiesta generatione milano gerd leonhard technology humanity future
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Technology vs Humanity: Spanish Overdub of Gerd Leonhard’s keynote at the Colombian Business Conference 2019 in Medellin
Spanish language overdub of my keynote at ANDI CBC Technology and Humanity – Future Keynote in Medellin Colombia 2019 Watch this Video for the Spanish-overdubbed version of my talk at ANDI’s Colombian Business Conference in Medellin 2019. Spanish Audio Version as .m4a Download Keynote as Audio https://www.futuristgerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Gerd-Leonhard-Keynote-SPANISH-4-CEC-Conferencia│-Tecnología-y-humanidad-definiendo-nuestro-futuro-hoy-AUDIO-ONLY.m4a Download Spanish Audio: Tecnología y humanidad, definiendo … Continue reading "Technology vs Humanity: Spanish Overdub of Gerd Leonhard’s keynote at the Colombian Business Conference 2019 in Medellin"
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‘Business as usual’ will kill us
"Change is possible, but this would require a revolution in many fields, starting with the way we produce and consume energy. If we continue with business as usual, we’re heading straight into a wall”
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Tacit knowledge, robots and AI – good read via AEON
A great deal turns on the status of tacit knowledge. On this much the champions of a machine learning-powered revival of command economics and their critics agree. Tacit knowledge is the kind of cognition we refer to when we say that we know more than we can tell. How do you ride a bike? No one can say with any precision. Supervision helps, but a beginner has to figure it out for herself. How do you know that a spot is a freckle and not a cancer? A specialist cannot teach a medical student simply by spelling out her thinking in words. The student has to practise under supervision until she has mastered the skill for herself. This kind of know-how cannot be imparted or downloaded. Can robots assimilate tacit knowledge? Mid-20th-century arguments against centralised planning assumed that they could not. Some of the achievements of machine learning – such as eclipsing specialist doctors at spotting cancer – suggest otherwise. If robots can retain tacit knowledge, AI-powered central planning might well outperform decentralised market interactions in coordinating economic activity. But there is good reason to believe that the mid-century anti-planners were right. Tacit knowledge will probably remain the preserve of....
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Meet me in Rio de Janeiro Feb 14 2020: Ethics and the Future of Technology #digitalethics
Um debate relevante: Ética e a Tecnologia com o futurista global mais influente do momento! REGISTER HERE. This event will be held an a central hotel location in Rio. I hope to see you there!
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2020s visions: We’ll get flying cars just before becoming software-based people (Eric Mack via CNet – good read!)
In 2030, artificial intelligence may be as smart as your biological friends. “I think that in three to five years you will see a computer system that will be able to autonomously learn how to understand,” IBM Watson lead developer David Ferrucci says in 2018’s Do You Trust This Computer. “Not unlike the way the … Continue reading "2020s visions: We’ll get flying cars just before becoming software-based people (Eric Mack via CNet – good read!)"
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My presentation at Digital Next in Abu Dhabi Dec 8 2019: Exponential Change: Opportunities and Challenges (with a focus on government)
"Exponential Change: Opportunities and Challenges for the Next 10 Years
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Our Brains Are No Match for Our Technology (Tristan Harris NYT Opinion)
“Content algorithms would continue to drive us down rabbit holes toward extremism and conspiracy theories, since automating recommendations is cheaper than paying human editors to decide what’s worth our time. And radical content, incubated in insular online communities, would continue to inspire mass shootings. By influencing two billion brains in these ways, today’s social media holds […]
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Video of my keynote at Bristol Technology Showcase 2019: Technology, Humanity and The Future
This is the complete recording of my keynote at https://bristoltechnologyshowcase.com/ Nov 8 2019, on the coming 'convergence' of humans and machines, exponential change, the game-changers, the Megashifts; AI, Digital Ethics and much more.
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s speech at ADL 2019 event: #mustwatch on Social Media !
Sacha Baron Cohen’s hard-hitting and merciless talk on Social Media (ADL conference) MUST WATCH “Sacha Baron Cohen is the well-deserved recipient of ADL’s International Leadership Award, which goes to exceptional individuals who combine professional success with a profound personal commitment to community involvement and to crossing borders and barriers with a message of diversity and … Continue reading "Sacha Baron Cohen’s speech at ADL 2019 event: #mustwatch on Social Media !"
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Announcing ‘Business Rewired’ – a new report on the future of work, via XERO, in collaboration with Futurist Gerd Leonhard
New technology and trends are changing the way we work. Our Xero experts interviewed small business owners and talked to futurist author, Gerd Leonhard; and Sunday Times columnist, business author and broadcaster, Emma Gannon, to explore current trends businesses should embrace to prepare for – and thrive in – the future.
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