Keynote speaker, futurist, advisory leader and workshop facilitator
Global executives, government leaders, innovation teams, digital transformation stakeholders and organizations navigating exponential technological change.
Amidst the fears and everyday realities of wars and pandemics, the urgency to address global warming and the societal challenges of technological hyper-transformation the world continues to change at a mind-boggling pace.
Radical and once unthinkable climate-emergency measures like new carbon taxes (such as for airline tickets or for buying meat) are becoming increasingly likely as consumers and concerned citizens around the world push for real and unheard-of change.
At the same time, Company CEO’s are touting their new commitments to stakeholder values, not just shareholder values. So how can we make The Good Future a reality?
Investors and the media is buzzing with excitement as businesses and individuals alike are starting to tap into Generative AI models like Dalle2, ChatGPT and many others. ChatGPT churns out unique texts that often have a disturbingly human-like quality.
Already being utilized in customer service, content production, paper-writing, coding and so on, it appears that generative AI is getting ready to transform the internet as we know it – with Google entering into ‘Red Alert’ mode and Microsoft investing 10 Billion US Dollars into OpenAI. But their impacts on society could be just as vast, in many good ways and in many quite worrisome ways.
How can these tools – and AI in general – help us to achieve what I call ‘The Good Future‘?
Here’s what’s so exciting about ChatGPT: It’s a state-of-the-art language model that can generate human-like text. This makes it useful for a number of natural language processing tasks. Because it is based on OpenAI’s GPT architecture, it can also be fine-tuned to specific tasks and domains.
On the other hand, ChatGPT‘s potential to perpetuate bias has sparked concern as it is trained on ‘random’ internet texts that may include biased or deceptive information.
This raises worries about its use in education, employment, law enforcement, and healthcare. ChatGPT can also to be used to generate deep fake texts, so it could be used to spread misinformation and disinformation, influencing public opinion and elections.
It could be heaven or it could be hell – how to get it right
“The metaverse is a hypothesized iteration of the internet, supporting persistent online 3-D virtual environments through conventional personal computing, as well as virtual and augmented reality headsets” (Wikipedia).
“The metaverse will feel like a hybrid of today’s online social experiences expanded into three dimensions or projected into the physical world” (Facebook’s Meta briefing).
On the one hand, the Metaverse could be ‘the Internet we’ve always wanted’: Immersive, real-time/feel, 3D… and that could be great for business, commerce, retail and of course technology companies:)
On the other hand, it could end up to be more of a MetaPERverse, replacing human relationships and experiences with deep surveillance and a bizarrely monetized simulations, reducing complex human life to data feeds, fancy graphics and AI-fuelled convenience: Consensual hallucinations sold as ‘human empowerment’?
Imagine social media’s aberrations and abuse – but x 1000!
In this talk, I outline both the ‘heavenly’ possibilities of the Metaverse as well as the more troubling aspects while depicting possible ways forward, based on my motto of ‘embracing technology but not becoming it‘
Gerd Leonhard is one of the world’s top futurist keynote speakers, known for two decades of influential work on the future of humanity, technology, artificial intelligence and digital ethics. Ranked by Wired among Europe’s Top 100 Most Influential People and described by The Wall Street Journal as one of the leading media futurists globally, he has delivered more than 2,000 engagements across 60 countries to an audience exceeding 2.5 million people.
Gerd’s keynotes are recognized for their bold, immersive style that blends hard hitting insights with cutting edge visual motion design. His presentations challenge assumptions, demystify complex technological shifts and inspire leaders to rethink the relationship between humans and intelligent machines.
He advises governments, NGOs and Fortune 500 companies including Google, Microsoft, Deloitte, Mastercard, Unilever, Sony and the EU Commission. A dedicated humanist, Gerd champions the principles of People, Planet, Purpose and Prosperity, urging organizations to pursue progress that amplifies human flourishing.
Before entering the futurist field, Gerd worked as a professional musician, digital media entrepreneur and startup founder in San Francisco.
Over the past two decades, Gerd Leonhard has risen to one of the top 10 futurist keynote speakers worldwide, he focuses on the future of humanity and technology, digital ethics, artificial intelligence, future-leadership and foresights.
With over 2,000 engagements in 60+ countries since 2004, and a combined audience of over 2.5 million people.
Gerd has been listed by Wired magazine as one of the Top 100 Most-Influential People in Europe, and as ‘one of the leading media futurists in the World’ by The Wall Street Journal.
His keynotes, are renowned for their hard-hitting and provocative style – inspiring, humorous, motivational, and always personal.
Using cutting-edge creative motion design, Gerd’s performances have become a unique immersive experience on the big screen, reinventing the visual side of the conference industry.
Gerd is highly regarded as a global influencer and has advised many business leaders and government officials around the globe.
Gerd’s films on the future of technology and humanity, digital transformation and artificial intelligence have reached millions of viewers.
He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA, London) and an advisory board member of the Indian and Canadian Research Institutes.
Gerd Leonhard is a Futurist, Keynote Speaker, Author, Film-Maker and a Humanist. I strive to share foresights and practical wisdoms with my audiences and clients, and focus on actionable observations for the next 5-10 years, in humanity, technology, business and commerce, society and culture.
Since the beginning of the Covid19 crisis a lot of my work has zeroed-in on Post/With-Corona-Future scenarios i.e. the near-future impact of this global crisis on every aspect of our lives. Currently, almost all of my keynotes and conferences are held virtually. Watch my latest videos to see what that looks like, here (LinkedIn Latam event) and here (10 key foresights), and be sure to watch my latest ‘Best of Virtual Keynotes‘ compilation.
He speaks about a wide range of subjects, industries and sectors such as The Future with/after Corona and The Great Transformation, the Future of Technology, Artificial Intelligence (across all industries), Healthcare and Pharma, Banking and Insurance, Policy and Government, Work / Jobs, Learning and Education, Human Resources, Travel and Tourism, Transportation and Mobility.
Gerd Leonhard resides in Zürich, Switzerland and presents both in English and German.
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