From Blue Lion to Blue Swan
The title of this DLD Future Hub session may sound like something out of a fairy tale, but Blue Lion and Blue Swan actually refer to Bavaria’s push into supercomputing…
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“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
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