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AI and the Post-Work World
What can artificial intelligence do – and where will humans always be superior? These are the core questions revolving around the future of work that AI expert Dr. Kai-Fu Lee…
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Scott Galloway: Twenty-One
In his trademark rapid-fire fashion, NYU professor Scott Galloway analyzes current trends in technology and business for the year ahead. His predictions include: Apple will buy Peloton, Amazon will move…
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The Incongruity Between Technology and the Social Fabric
Former Google ethicist Tristan Harris co-founded the Center for Humane Technology after realizing how manipulative many social media platforms have become – doing everything to keep users engaged, even if…
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Humanity’s Future in Virtual Worlds
There’s much more to virtual reality than gaming, as Improbable CEO Herman Narula explains in his DLD All Stars presentation. Running complex simulations in virtual worlds could bring many benefits…
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Beautiful Numbers
Things may look dire due to the Covid-19 pandemic but no, it’s not all bad. While times of crisis may make it seem as if the world is going in…
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Urbanism Reloaded: Empowering the Countryside
When mobility is changing, cities are changing. Architect Rem Koolhaas – founder of OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) – is known as a visionary, always ahead of his times. In…
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What’s Next, Jimmy?
In his DLD All Stars presentation, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales analyzes the current technology landscape and explains what separates “good tech” from “bad tech” – regarding its influence on society.…
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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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