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Book Talk: “Noise – A Flaw in Human Judgment”
There’s a lot of noise around us – distractions of all sorts that can be found wherever people make judgments and decisions. Too often, individuals and organizations ignore this. They…
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Never Give Up
Nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize 2021, Maria Ressa has become an international symbol of hope and resilience due to her tireless fight for freedom of speech. With her investigative…
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Free Yourself from Tech
Are we closer to our smartphones than to the people we share our lives with? How can we break our tech addiction without giving up the aspects of digital change…
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How to Stay Sane in Times of Division
From Covid-19 to climate change: It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by a sense of perennial crisis – in politics, society and nature. Award-winning author Elif Shafak and Hans Ulrich Obrist…
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Civil Society & Tech: A Benevolent Partnership?
While technology companies have brought many positive developments to our world, they have not always lived up to their responsibilities towards society. LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, now a partner at…
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The Power of Mindset
Exponential progress in technology, biology and many other areas of science enable humans to solve problems faster than ever before, and master challenges on an unprecedented scale. Peter Diamandis, Chairman…
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Attention Economy 2.0
Attention has always been an important currency in the media world – but digital media services and platforms have rewritten the rules of how to capture the attention of billions,…
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The New European Bauhaus: A Vision for Europe
In her opening keynote address for DLD All Stars, Ursula von der Leyen explains the EU’s New European Bauhaus initiative and how it will help the European economy to recover…
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The New European Bauhaus: From Vision to Reality
Bjarke Ingels is one of the busiest, and most forward-thinking, architects in the world. With his company, Bjarke Ingels Group, he follows a socially, economically and ecologically sustainable approach to…
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DLD All Stars: Speakers & Topics
Our online festival of ideas will make you forget Zoom fatigue. Watch top speakers, network, have fun. Register for free – this one is on us.
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Covid-19: The Wake-Up Call
The Covid crisis has not just highlighted the failures of certain governments; it is accelerating a shift in the balance of power from West to East. Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait…
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The Impact Revolution: Reshaping Capitalism
Technology now enables us to measure and cost the impact on people and planet that companies create through their products, employment and operations. Sir Ronald Cohen is a pioneering philanthropist,…
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Generative AI: Its Transformation of Business, Research & Society
If you want to better understand what makes ChatGPT and other generative AI systems special, watch this highly engaging DLD24 talk by LMU professor Björn Ommer. Ommer is one of the leading AI researchers in Europe. He leads the LMU Machine Vision...
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When AI Moves Faster Than Society
Leading AI researcher Björn Ommer and sociologist Armin Nassehi, both of LMU university Munich, discuss the accelerating influence of artificial intelligence on society and human self-perception, emphasizing both risks and opportunities this presents. AI should be seen as a “general-purpose technology” that...
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