Exponential technologies such as AI can be heaven or they can be hell. We must reclaim humanity to have a Good Future. @gleonhard's new book (2026)
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I don't belief in 'future gurus' and all that stuff but ...feel free to vote for me Gerd Leonhard @gleonhard here, for whatever it's worth: Vote for the Best Time Futurists Trainers and Thought Leaders - Global Gurus buff.ly/T3KQ4t3
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Jan 22
Just announced: "Take Back Tomorrow", a @LondonFuturists webinar on 31st Jan, exploring the bold new "The Bad Future" initiative of Gerd Leonhard (@gleonhard). @LiselotteLyngs will be providing real-time feedback. For more details and to register see meetup.com/london-futurists/…
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Jan 22
What kind of economics will there be after AGI? DeepMind are trying to anticipate various scenarios. My advice: put more effort into creating and maintaining a better global economics system *before* AGI is created
Jan 22
AGI is now on the horizon and it will deeply transform many things, including the economy.
I'm currently looking to hire a Senior Economist, reporting directly to me, to lead a small team investigating post-AGI economics.
Job spec and application here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/dee…
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19 Dec 2025
(3) "Show me the incentive and I'll show you the results" Here's my recent keynote on this: youtu.be/NKULqRQj1UY?si=Qp6p…
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19 Dec 2025
(2) If we don't go beyond profit, growth power as the key objective of these amazing technological breakthroughs, it won't end well - utter dehumanisation will be the result. We need a new economic logic (#peopleplanetpurposeprosperity) to guide this hyper-exponential progress
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19 Dec 2025
(1) I've been reading @amywebb's 2026 annual letter at mailchi.mp/ftsg.com/2025-ann… and the summary here: The 5 convergences that will redefine business | Fortune fortune.com/brandstudio/futu… All good and smart stuff BUT imho it's missing the #1 challenge...
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27 Nov 2025
La nueva arquitectura del mundo ¿Quién determina el futuro: nosotros o l... youtu.be/y1FWXWdlskY?si=YOx9… via @YouTube
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24 Nov 2025
Protopia: Building The Good Future: Yes we can! Futurist Gerd Leonhard's... youtube.com/clip/UgkxzrZPwL6… via @gleonhard
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23 Nov 2025
"You began to hear a lot of talk of A.I. researchers discussing their “p(doom)” — the probability they gave to A.I. destroying or fundamentally displacing humanity." @gleonhard via tmblr.co/ZM0qpniHsAYICa00
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23 Nov 2025
Protopia: Building The Good Future: Yes we can! Futurist Gerd Leonhard's powerful online keynote. youtube.com/clip/Ugkxv7vQmIm… via @gleonhard
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22 Nov 2025
"Denmark will move to ban social media for children under 15, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday, saying the online platforms are “stealing our children’s childhood." @gleonhard via tmblr.co/ZM0qpniL7GxPiq00
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22 Nov 2025
'If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.' The Washington Post calls it “less a manual than a polemic. Its instructions are vague, its arguments belabored, and its absurdist fables too plentiful.” @gleonhard via tmblr.co/ZM0qpniN7lS-Kq00
Source: aipanic.news/p/why-the-doom-…
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Taking Back Tomorrow retweeted
19 Nov 2025
The World by 2030: Futurist Gerd Leonhard's super-wide-screen presentation on AI & Work (GLMC 2025)
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22 Nov 2025
Gerd Leonhard's Powerful Keynote on AI and The Future of Humanity (Ultralytics London) youtube.com/clip/UgkxtxJaY_c… via @gleonhard
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21 Nov 2025
"The real question, then, is whether we can shape AI to advance human flourishing rather than undermine it. That is the most important challenge of our time." @gleonhard via tmblr.co/ZM0qpniPvlDd8u00
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21 Nov 2025
"It’s suggested to you in a myriad of ways that only here, you get to partake in some hidden conversation – about how technology, AI and thereby the world will unfold." @gleonhard via tmblr.co/ZM0qpniQ1b8EmW00
Source: secondthoughts.ai/p/a-coalit…
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21 Nov 2025
Gerd Leonhard's Powerful Keynote on AI and The Future of Humanity (Ultralytics London) youtube.com/clip/UgkxJu9m_Rg… via @gleonhard
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20 Nov 2025
"As the line between war and peace becomes ever more blurred, tensions will rise in the Arctic, in orbit, on the sea floor and in cyberspace." via @gleonhard
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20 Nov 2025
"Trump’s “US First” policy opens up new opportunities for China to boost its global influence, presenting itself as a more reliable partner, esp in the global south, where it is striking trade agreements." via @gleonhard
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“The challenge of our time is not that information is scarce but that authenticity is." via @gleonhard
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