A New Culture of Light
Light has played a significant role in human culture and society for centuries, starting with fire and candles as a way to brighten the night. Today, light is also a…
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The “Race to Recklessness” in AI
Digital & TechnologyTech ethicist Tristan Harris (“The Social Dilemma”) fears that rolling out the powerful technology too fast is harming society.
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The Innovators Shaping a Better Tomorrow
EntrepreneurshipDLD20s presents brilliant entrepreneurs and creative minds who are solving some of the world’s most trickiest problems, from improving social equality to taking AI to the next level.
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Europe’s Digital Future
Society & PoliticsMeet the EuroStack: Innovation economist Francesca Bria illustrates how the concept can make Europe more resilient and prosperous, creating global digital champions.
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How AI and Robots Help with E-Waste Recycling
Technology is coming to solve a problem it has created itself: AI expert Greg Ameyugo explains how robots can automate many steps of a tricky process.Read the Article - Social & Politics
Meet the EuroStack: “The World Desperately Needs a Third Way”
Innovation economist Francesca Bria has developed a strategy for making Europe digitally autonomous. She explains how the EuroStack can boost the continent’s competitiveness.Read the Article - Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Up and Away! Iron Man Takes Flight
From DLD to the world’s first jet suit race in Dubai: How inventor Richard Browning is giving the human dream of flying a rocket boost.Read the Article - Art & Design
“Art for All, Open to Everyone.” Meet London’s Serpentine Galleries
Get the inside view on one of the world’s leading cultural institutions, as Artistic Director Hans Ulrich Obrist explains Serpentine’s mission and how he came to be DLD’s creative pathfinder…Read the Article - Life & Science
Rethinking Fashion: “We Need to Make Sustainability the Norm”
Dressing up is fun, but garment production often harms the planet. Fashion expert Katrin Ley explains what you can do to stay stylish and help reshape the apparel industry –…Read the Article
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“Over half of the world’s GDP is dependent on nature and the services it provides. Yet our human activity is pushing ecosystems towards irreversible tipping points.”
“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.”
“Computers and human beings speak entirely different languages. Generative AI is changing this profoundly. In a way, English, German, Bavarian dialects have become the programming language of the day.”
“I had faith in this idea that chess could give a child from the slums and poverty an intellectual identity. And I picked up a chess board and I put it in front of them.”
“Software has eaten the world, and now it’s AI’s turn. AI is now eating software.”
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