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When AI Becomes “Smarter than Its Developers”
Art & DesignIn one of his last interviews, the late German author, filmmaker and philosopher Alexander Kluge explores Artificial Intelligence and its ability to reveal hidden truths in unexpected ways.
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Opportunities of a Sustainable Economy
BusinessAhead of DLD Munich 2026, Stientje van Veldhoven (World Resources Institute) highlights the many benefits of shifting from extractive business models to sustainable ones.
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Photonic Chips: Computing at Lightspeed
DLD26Michael Förtsch, Founder and CEO of Q.ANT, explains how optical computing can give AI a boost at much lower energy needs – and open up a whole new world of supercomputing.
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AI in Business: “Building the Right Competencies Is Key”
How to get the most out of generative AI? Put an emphasis on upskilling, governance and building trust in the technology, IBM top manager Ana Paula Assis says.Read the Article - Social & Politics

“Europe Has All It Needs to Become a Digital Superpower”
Keegan McBride, digital governance expert at the Tony Blair Institute, explains how Europe can catch up to China and the U.S. – and find strength in its diversity of cultures.Read the Article - Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Radical Innovation: “I’m Not Giving You Money So You Can Succeed”
Astro Teller, head of Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory, tells DLD why world-changing ideas world must beat the odds of failure – again and again, in the most efficient way.Read the Article - Art & Design

Meet “The Promptah”, DLD’s People Magazine for Curious Minds
It’s hard to make sense of all the buzz around AI and a world in constant change. So we asked experts from various disciplines for guidance. Take a look –…Read the Article - Life & Science

“If We Leave It to the Market, Renewables Will Win”
What does it take to make the green energy transition a success? “Remove all fossil-fuel subsidies”, Prof. Michael Sterner argues.Read the Article
“The previous Internet reduced the cost of distribution. But now the cost of creation of information, of media is going down dramatically, and the quality is going up.”
“The winners in AI are whoever have the most data. And the good news is that the good guys have way more data than the bad guys have.”
“As a physician, I was trained to analyze the pulse and the vital signs. How are the vital signs of Mother Earth today? We have to move from personal health to planetary health.”
“We’re seeing more and more scale-ups, more and more unicorns coming out of Europe, more and more companies really shaping the global stage.”
“Best practice thinking, that mindset is about locking the future into the past. It’s about learning from the past and continuing to perpetuate that.”
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