Andrew Keen
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Andrew Keen is one of the world’s best known and controversial commentators on the digital revolution. He has written five books including the best-selling Cult of the Amateur, The Internet Is Not The Answer and How To Fix The Future. He directed and wrote the 2020 movie How To Fix Democracy and is the host of the popular podcast Keen On Capitalism.
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A Call for Human-Centered AI
Artificial intelligence is getting remarkably powerful. But these systems don’t live in a vacuum. Their purpose is to assist and serve humans. What’s the best way to achieve this goal? How can AI systems be designed to put human needs at the center of everything they do? This session features James Landay, Professor of Computer…
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The Promise of Crypto?
Bestselling author and acclaimed technology commentator Andrew Keen takes a close look at the promises – and the perils – of web3, blockchain and crypto currencies. “What is seductive about crypto?”, Keen asks at the outset of his presentation. His answer: The promise of creating a decentralized architecture for the Internet gives many people hope…
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Future Digital Policy and Sovereignty
Moderated by Carsten Knop, Editor-in-Chief of digital products at Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, this panel brought together Axel Voss, member of the European Parliament; Li Xin, Managing Director at Caixin Global; and Andrew Keen, author of How to Fix the Future. In a lively debate, the panelists discussed the future of Europe in the digital world,…
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Tomorrows vs. Yesterdays
“We thought the Internet, when it was born, would create democracy and wisdom and freedom”, author Andrew Keen observes in his DLD20 talk. “The opposite is true.” The world is experiencing a rise in digital neo-authoritarianism, Keen argues in his presentation as well as his book, Tomorrows vs. Yesterdays. A new kind of populism strategically…
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DLD Singapore: Asia Rising
Our second conference in Singapore illustrated a wealth of business opportunities in a vibrant, fast-growing market.
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Now Is the Time To Fix the Future
Andrew Keen is a writer, speaker and entrepreneur. In his latest book, How To Fix The Future, he analyzes the intricate interplay between technology, society and democracy. For this essay, we asked him to take a fresh look at the issues that need to be resolved for the networked world to thrive in 2019 and…
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The Promises & Perils of Robotics and Automation
Do intelligent robots take over our work? The expectations of the people and the actual reality on this topic are far apart. The renowned US Internet critic Andrew Keen and Torsten Kröger, Professor of Robotics at KIT, want to close this gap in their discussion.
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Regional power
After a successful start last year, Europe's leading innovation conference DLD (Digital, Life, Design) returns to German universities for its regional conference format DLD Campus. Last year, DLD Campus started at the University of Bayreuth, which will once again be the venue on July 12. DLD Campus will also celebrate its premiere in Karlsruhe on…
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5 Ways to Fix the Future
Andrew Keen was among the earliest to write about the dangers that the Internet poses to our society and culture. This February the internet critic is publishing his new book How to Fix The Future, where he focuses on how people all over the world are solving the most pressing problems of the digital revolution. “I…
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DLD AI Summit 2023
This event explored how AI is reshaping every industry: from mobility to health, from agriculture to media, education, science, and politics.
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DLD Circular 2023
This event explored the vision of a circular economy and how technological advances can foster innovative business concepts and societal transformation – shaping a sustainable world.
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DLD Munich 2023
Highlights of DLD Munich 2023: Find videos, images and speakers of Europe’s leading innovation conference in one place…
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