Awesome Humans on Top of Amazing Technology. #Futurist Gerd New '21 Keynote Topic #futureofwork #AI
Humanity will change more in the next 10 years than the previous 100 years. Does your organization pride itself on its people (talent) and its culture? If you are an executive or a leader, are you investing enough in the skills and the MINDSET of your people in order to steer your company through the coming waves of exponential technological progress and disruption?
All too often, scientific breakthroughs and the latest tech-hype or the constant concerns about jobs and economic growth dominate discussions about our future. Yet as the world is rapidly going digital and becoming more virtual, at the same time, I believe it actually is our humanity that needs the most attention, and that it will be our humanness that will make all the difference in a world dominated by algorithms and smart machines.
Technology that will inevitably outpace us in mere processing power, logic and efficiency – and the ‘End of Routine’ is a certainty. Therefore I believe that our future is to become more human, not less; not to compete with the machines but to use their increasing competence to get commodity tasks done better and faster – As a tool but not as a purpose. Machines, computers and algorithms should have competence not consciousness.
Consider these Game-Changers: Data is the new oil, artificial intelligence is the new electricity, the Cloud is the new living room, and the Internet of Things is becoming the new nervous system. Digital giants and social media platforms have replaced banks and fossil fuel conglomerates as the most powerful entities in the world. Algorithms, AI and bots are gearing up to run the show in every industry. But what will happen to humans when machines become truly ‘intelligent’ (or even, just smarter)? What about privacy, secrets, mystery, serendipity? And what of emotions, intuition, imagination, consciousness, or free will?
If you believe that awesome humans, and not merely amazing machines, should be at the core of our collective future, this may just be the right keynote for your event; to wow and to inspire your audience.
The biggest danger today is not that machines will eliminate us, but that we may become too much like them!
Book your talk today:
https://www.futuristgerd.com/topics/core-topics/ or https://www.futuristgerd.com/contact/booking-inquiry/
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Gerd Leonhard Futurist, Author and Keynote Speaker Zürich / Switzerland http://www.futuristgerd.com
http://www.techvshuman.com (my latest book)
Audio-only versions of most of my videos are available via SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/gleonhard/tracks, and Spotify see https://gerd.fm/spotify
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For booking inquiries please go here https://www.futuristgerd.com/contact/booking-inquiry/
If you enjoy my videos and talks, please take a look at my best-selling book “Technology vs Humanity” http://www.techvshuman.com - it's now available in 12 languages!
Twitter: @gleonhard
Newsletter: www.gerd.digital
Humanity will change more in the next 10 years than the previous 100 years. Does your organization pride itself on its people (talent) and its culture? If you are an executive or a leader, are you investing enough in the skills and the MINDSET of your people in order to steer your company through the coming waves of exponential technological progress and disruption?
All too often, scientific breakthroughs and the latest tech-hype or the constant concerns about jobs and economic growth dominate discussions about our future. Yet as the world is rapidly going digital and becoming more virtual, at the same time, I believe it actually is our humanity that needs the most attention, and that it will be our humanness that will make all the difference in a world dominated by algorithms and smart machines.
Technology that will inevitably outpace us in mere processing power, logic and efficiency – and the ‘End of Routine’ is a certainty. Therefore I believe that our future is to become more human, not less; not to compete with the machines but to use their increasing competence to get commodity tasks done better and faster – As a tool but not as a purpose. Machines, computers and algorithms should have competence not consciousness.
Consider these Game-Changers: Data is the new oil, artificial intelligence is the new electricity, the Cloud is the new living room, and the Internet of Things is becoming the new nervous system. Digital giants and social media platforms have replaced banks and fossil fuel conglomerates as the most powerful entities in the world. Algorithms, AI and bots are gearing up to run the show in every industry. But what will happen to humans when machines become truly ‘intelligent’ (or even, just smarter)? What about privacy, secrets, mystery, serendipity? And what of emotions, intuition, imagination, consciousness, or free will?
If you believe that awesome humans, and not merely amazing machines, should be at the core of our collective future, this may just be the right keynote for your event; to wow and to inspire your audience.
The biggest danger today is not that machines will eliminate us, but that we may become too much like them!
Book your talk today:
https://www.futuristgerd.com/topics/core-topics/ or https://www.futuristgerd.com/contact/booking-inquiry/
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Get The 10 Technological and Societal Megashifts Rewiring Our World Free at: https://futuristgerd.com/megashifts
Subscribe to this channel to never miss a thing, and be sure to share my videos if you like them.
You can sign up for my ‘Best Reads & Finds’ curated futurist newsletter at http://www.gerd.digital/
If you like my videos and shows, you can download all episodes via http://www.gerd.cloud (look for the Gerd.Live folder or my keynotes 2020 folder)
Gerd Leonhard Futurist, Author and Keynote Speaker Zürich / Switzerland http://www.futuristgerd.com
http://www.techvshuman.com (my latest book)
Audio-only versions of most of my videos are available via SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/gleonhard/tracks, and Spotify see https://gerd.fm/spotify
My key memes and messages can be browsed here: https://www.futuristgerd.com/media/what-gerd-says/
For booking inquiries please go here https://www.futuristgerd.com/contact/booking-inquiry/
If you enjoy my videos and talks, please take a look at my best-selling book “Technology vs Humanity” http://www.techvshuman.com – it’s now available in 12 languages!
Twitter: @gleonhard
Newsletter: www.gerd.digital
