How Progress Ends
In human history, progress is the exception – not the rule. In his DLD26 conversation with Max Flötotto (McKinsey), Oxford economist Carl Benedikt Frey dismantles the comforting belief that technology…
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The Promptah No. 4: “It’s Only the Beginning”
Conference HighlightsGrab your free digital copy of DLD’s people magazine for curious minds to read essays and interviews by some of the world’s leading experts on AI, business, and culture.
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AI in Medicine: “A Pivotal Moment”
DLD Health x BAIOSPHEREAward-winning researcher Fabian Theis of Helmholtz Munich explains why the next leap in understanding biology and curing diseases will from Artificial Intelligence and big data.
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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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The Promptah No. 2: “Dare to Know!”
The second issue of DLD’s people magazine for curious minds celebrates Immanuel Kant’s 300th birthday and explores the dawn of a new age of enlightenment.Read the Article - Social & Politics
How to Make Sustainable Products “the Easiest Choice for Everyone”
There are smarter ways to do business than exploiting the planet. WRI expert Stientje van Veldhoven highlights the many benefits of rethinking the economy, for all of us.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
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
“Fundamentally, AI is intelligence without moral agency, it’s capability without consequence, and it’s guidance without responsibility.”
“The single market has been essential in the prosperity of Europe, but it’s been essential also in the solidarity of Europe.”
“Software has eaten the world, and now it’s AI’s turn. AI is now eating software.”
“What kind of AI do we actually have now? I would argue that we have an AI that is both technically and morally inadequate.”
“The bigger the change that’s possible, the less we’ll understand it. And the less we’re even able to conceive of what would happen.”
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