I don't belief in 'future gurus' and all that stuff but ...feel free to vote for me Gerd Leonhard @gleonhard here, for whatever it's worth: Vote for the Best Time Futurists Trainers and Thought Leaders - Global Gurus https://t.co/jPkgIEGZuN
Just announced: "Take Back Tomorrow", a @LondonFuturists webinar on 31st Jan, exploring the bold new "The Bad Future" initiative of Gerd Leonhard (@gleonhard). @LiselotteLyngs will be providing real-time feedback. For more details and to register see https://t.co/S0BIsuGNzh
What kind of economics will there be after AGI? DeepMind are trying to anticipate various scenarios. My advice: put more effort into creating and maintaining a better global economics system *before* AGI is created
(2) If we don't go beyond profit, growth + power as the key objective of these amazing technological breakthroughs, it won't end well - utter dehumanisation will be the result. We need a new economic logic (#peopleplanetpurposeprosperity) to guide this hyper-exponential progress
(1) I've been reading @amywebb's 2026 annual letter at https://t.co/xM3h8NYHZe and the summary here: The 5 convergences that will redefine business | Fortune https://t.co/o3wUmW8x4M All good and smart stuff BUT imho it's missing the #1 challenge...
"You began to hear a lot of talk of A.I. researchers discussing their “p(doom)” — the probability they gave to A.I. destroying or fundamentally displacing humanity." @gleonhard via https://t.co/BYczYPXoLa
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"Denmark will move to ban social media for children under 15, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday, saying the online platforms are “stealing our children’s childhood." @gleonhard via https://t.co/ujXHEIMhRx
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'If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.' The Washington Post calls it “less a manual than a polemic. Its instructions are vague, its arguments belabored, and its absurdist fables too plentiful.” @gleonhard via https://t.co/AtKhPaXCf3
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"The real question, then, is whether we can shape AI to advance human flourishing rather than undermine it. That is the most important challenge of our time." @gleonhard via https://t.co/vdUj3fWp5v
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"It’s suggested to you in a myriad of ways that only here, you get to partake in some hidden conversation – about how technology, AI and thereby the world will unfold." @gleonhard via https://t.co/1KAlrKQZzu
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"As the line between war and peace becomes ever more blurred, tensions will rise in the Arctic, in orbit, on the sea floor and in cyberspace." via @gleonhard
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"Trump’s “US First” policy opens up new opportunities for China to boost its global influence, presenting itself as a more reliable partner, esp in the global south, where it is striking trade agreements." via @gleonhard
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