Gerd Leonhard
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Futurist, Humanist and Public Thinker, Advocate for #thegoodfuture, Keynote Speaker: http://Gerdtube.com New film: http://LookupNow.tv Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3zdgkaQ My Starter Pack: https://go.bsky.app/28rXSKt
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here's a snippet from my recent keynote on AI and the Future of Humanity at the Agenda.cy event. have a look at youtu.be/177gP5HIqkk?...
Munich AI Lectures: Yoshua Bengio
Munich AI Lectures: Yoshua Bengio
Don’t miss the upcoming Munich AI Lecture on Thursday, October 23, at 6:00 pm!
As AI capabilities advance, a critical question arises: can we ensure these systems remain aligned with human values?…
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November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Munich AI Lectures: Yoshua Bengio
Big Tech may win reprieve as EU mulls easing AI rules, document shows | Reuters buff.ly/kv9EMLH bottom line: we’re lacking courage here in Europe !
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November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Big Tech may win reprieve as EU mulls easing AI rules, document shows | Reuters buff.ly/kv9EMLH bottom line: we’re lacking courage here in Europe !
Microsoft, freed from its reliance on OpenAI, is now chasing ‘superintelligence’—and AI chief Mustafa Suleyman wants to ensure it serves humanity | Fortune buff.ly/b1juFvG hear, hear:) Humanist Super-Intelligence HSI - I like the concept (not surprising I guess). some clear positioning from MSFT?
Microsoft, freed from its reliance on OpenAI, is now chasing ‘superintelligence’—and AI chief Mustafa Suleyman wants to ensure it serves humanity | Fortune
The new Microsoft team, focused on “humanist superintelligence,” will move fast—but within the constraints of “making sure it doesn’t harm us.”
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November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Microsoft, freed from its reliance on OpenAI, is now chasing ‘superintelligence’—and AI chief Mustafa Suleyman wants to ensure it serves humanity | Fortune buff.ly/b1juFvG hear, hear:) Humanist Super-Intelligence HSI - I like the concept (not surprising I guess). some clear positioning from MSFT?
Toward Humanist Superintelligence buff.ly/8vkOsdA good piece by Mustafa Suleyman, MSFT AI Chief. Quite a statement to make for MSFT. There may be hope for #digitalethics after all
Toward Humanist Superintelligence
Mustafa Suleyman warns against the creation of entirely unbounded, autonomous advanced AI systems.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Toward Humanist Superintelligence buff.ly/8vkOsdA good piece by Mustafa Suleyman, MSFT AI Chief. Quite a statement to make for MSFT. There may be hope for #digitalethics after all
Here is my full keynote from the amazing Scottish Power Digital Summit in Glasgow Oct 30, 2025: The next 10 years: Energy, AI and Society - Opportunities and Challenges youtu.be/Bxsd1lA60U8?...
Future Insights: The next 10 years: Energy, AI and Society - Opportunities and Challenges
YouTube video by Gerd Leonhard
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November 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Here is my full keynote from the amazing Scottish Power Digital Summit in Glasgow Oct 30, 2025: The next 10 years: Energy, AI and Society - Opportunities and Challenges youtu.be/Bxsd1lA60U8?...
Meet me in Madrid for this amazing @elpais event: TENDENCIAS 2025 | buff.ly/jY9GeGz New keynote on 'The New Architecture of the World' (I know... ambitious)
TENDENCIAS 2025 |
Tendencias es una plataforma impulsada por EL PAÍS para pensar colectivamente el mundo que viene. Un espacio de análisis, diálogo y conocimiento compartido que conecta voces relevantes de la ciencia,…
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November 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Meet me in Madrid for this amazing @elpais event: TENDENCIAS 2025 | buff.ly/jY9GeGz New keynote on 'The New Architecture of the World' (I know... ambitious)
Welcome to Big Tech's ‘Age of Extraction’ | WIRED buff.ly/4De1gVs really important story
Welcome to Big Tech's ‘Age of Extraction’
In his new book, antitrust scholar and former White House adviser Tim Wu argues that tech giants are bleeding you dry—and lays out a plan to stop them.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Welcome to Big Tech's ‘Age of Extraction’ | WIRED buff.ly/4De1gVs really important story
good read: AI and the Future of (Non-existent) Work buff.ly/seR2Vns #takingbacktomorrow
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
good read: AI and the Future of (Non-existent) Work buff.ly/seR2Vns #takingbacktomorrow
TENDENCIAS 2025 | buff.ly/mNascRZ meet me in Madrid !!
TENDENCIAS 2025 |
Tendencias es una plataforma impulsada por EL PAÍS para pensar colectivamente el mundo que viene. Un espacio de análisis, diálogo y conocimiento compartido que conecta voces relevantes de la ciencia,…
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November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
TENDENCIAS 2025 | buff.ly/mNascRZ meet me in Madrid !!
Sora is here. The window to save visual truth is closing
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Sora Is Here. The window to save visual truth is closing
Opinion: Sam Gregory argues that generative video is undermining the notion of a shared reality, and that we need to act before it’s lost forever
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November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Sora is here. The window to save visual truth is closing
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Danes Could Get Copyright to Their Own Image Under AI Bill buff.ly/m1I06Iq Denmark is a front runner on these issues in Europe #digitalethics #takingbacktomorrow
Danes Could Get Copyright to Their Own Image Under AI Bill
Denmark is considering giving people copyright control over their own likeness, voice, and features to combat deepfakes.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Danes Could Get Copyright to Their Own Image Under AI Bill buff.ly/m1I06Iq Denmark is a front runner on these issues in Europe #digitalethics #takingbacktomorrow
a16z Is Funding a 'Speedrun' to AI-Generated Hell on Earth buff.ly/MWcrqV2
a16z Is Funding a 'Speedrun' to AI-Generated Hell on Earth
Do you want ‘AI-powered social orbits,’ ‘autonomous recruiting firms,’ and an ‘AI-powered credit card?’ Too bad, you’re getting them anyway.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
a16z Is Funding a 'Speedrun' to AI-Generated Hell on Earth buff.ly/MWcrqV2
History suggests the AI backlash will fail buff.ly/K6nIXWl what BS! Since when has history ever forecasted the future? “History suggests that only birds can fly” right?
History suggests the AI backlash will fail
From Venetian monks to 19th century textile workers, those opposing new technology have rarely come out on top
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November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
History suggests the AI backlash will fail buff.ly/K6nIXWl what BS! Since when has history ever forecasted the future? “History suggests that only birds can fly” right?
Force AI firms to buy nuclear-style insurance, says Yoshua Bengio
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Force AI firms to buy nuclear-style insurance, says Yoshua Bengio
Music 2045: The Timeline from Disruption to Singularity
Music 2045: The Timeline from Disruption to Singularity
From Napster to AI: An extensively researched timeline of music's transformation and speculative future through 2045
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November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Music 2045: The Timeline from Disruption to Singularity
Introducing the Future Tax: Gerd Leonhard on the Future of Lanzarote Gerd Leonhard
Introducing the Future Tax: Gerd Leonhard on the Future of Lanzarote
This is an excerpt from my June 20 keynote in #lanzarote (thanks to La Voz de Lanzarote for inviting me) on The Good Future of Lanzarote, and what we have come to call the #futuretax fka #ecotax. …
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November 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Introducing the Future Tax: Gerd Leonhard on the Future of Lanzarote Gerd Leonhard
Some of my most important, recent bottom lines on #artificialintelligence youtube.com/shorts/S_u6K... and below, from my recent keynote in Cyprus youtu.be/177gP5HIqkk?...
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Some of my most important, recent bottom lines on #artificialintelligence youtube.com/shorts/S_u6K... and below, from my recent keynote in Cyprus youtu.be/177gP5HIqkk?...
Nuclear fusion's hope - The dream of endless clean energy | DW Documentary
Nuclear fusion's hope - The dream of endless clean energy | DW Documentary
Could nuclear fusion generate an infinite amount of clean energy? In contrast to nuclear fission, nuclear fusion looks favorable when it comes to environmental and safety concerns. Could nuclear…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Nuclear fusion's hope - The dream of endless clean energy | DW Documentary
“If artificial intelligence changes the 21st century as much as the railroads changed the 19th century, we should brace ourselves for something deeply strange:”
AI Could Be the Railroad of the 21st Century. Brace Yourself.
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AI Could Be the Railroad of the 21st Century. Brace Yourself.
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AI Could Be the Railroad of the 21st Century. Brace Yourself.
Bubbles. Greed. Technology that forever changes the way we work and live. The history of the 19th century transcontinentals can tell us a lot about the state of AI.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“If artificial intelligence changes the 21st century as much as the railroads changed the 19th century, we should brace ourselves for something deeply strange:”
AI Could Be the Railroad of the 21st Century. Brace Yourself.
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AI Could Be the Railroad of the 21st Century. Brace Yourself.
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Nuclear Fusion in 5 Years? What is Happening?
Nuclear Fusion in 5 Years? What is Happening?
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Recently, the hype around nuclear fusion…
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November 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Nuclear Fusion in 5 Years? What is Happening?
(167) Season One Trailer: What Happens When AI Joins the Conversation? - YouTube
Season One Trailer: What Happens When AI Joins the Conversation?
Welcome to The AI&I Show, where we explore the space between humanity and artificial intelligence. Hosted by Chris Parker, this new podcast brings you into deep, filmed conversations with world-class…
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November 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
(167) Season One Trailer: What Happens When AI Joins the Conversation? - YouTube
Enshittification - Wikipedia
Enshittification - Wikipedia
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November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Enshittification - Wikipedia
Is This the New ‘Scariest Chart in the World’?
Is This the New ‘Scariest Chart in the World’?
Since November 2022, the stock market is up more than 70 percent and job openings are down more than 30 percent. Nothing like this has happened in decades.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Is This the New ‘Scariest Chart in the World’?
OpenAI thought to be preparing for $1tn stock market float | OpenAI | The Guardian buff.ly/Ol2asjO like I said many times b4: selling out humanity is the biggest business opportunity ever !
OpenAI thought to be preparing for $1tn stock market float
ChatGPT developer is considering filing for an IPO by the second half of 2026, according to reports
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November 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
OpenAI thought to be preparing for $1tn stock market float | OpenAI | The Guardian buff.ly/Ol2asjO like I said many times b4: selling out humanity is the biggest business opportunity ever !
The Good Future Isn't Automatic: AI Needs Our Will To Collaborate - Gerd Leonhard buff.ly/Zl9877H
The Good Future Isn't Automatic: AI Needs Our Will To Collaborate - Gerd Leonhard
What if the most dangerous thing about artificial intelligence is not what it can do, but what we stop doing when we hand everything over to machines?
In this episode of AI and I, Chris Parker talks…
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November 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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