Exponential connectedness: Technology, Humanity and the Future
Image via rarehistoricalphotos.com
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We are at the pivot point of exponential change 12
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Exponential, combinatorial, and interdependent
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Humanity will change more in the next 20 years than the previous 300 years
Machines that can hear us, see us, understand us; and that are no longer programmed but taught!
The cognification of networked machines represents a much bigger change to society than electrification or even industrialisation
Soon, the question is no longer if technology can do something but why? and who?
The Cloud + IoT + AI: a new meta-intelligence - so who will be accountable?
The Cloud + IoT + AI: a new meta-intelligence - so who will be accountable?
The Cloud + IoT + AI: a new meta-intelligence - so who will be accountable?
"Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right (or the power) to do and what is the right thing to do” via Potter Stewart
Technology
Society and Politics
All amazing technology is
#hellven
All technology can be used as a tool or as a weapon
All technology can be used as a tool or as a weapon
Who will be ‘mission control for humanity’?
WILL IT BE GAME OVER FOR HUMANS?
“THE MOST PROMISING FUTURE IS ONE WHERE WE DO NOT POSTPONE INNOVATION BUT NEITHER DO WE DISMISS THE EXPONENTIAL RISKS AS “SOMEBODY WILL ELSE’S IT BUSINESS” BE (GERD LEONHARD) GAME OVER FOR HUMANS? “THERE SHOULD BE SOME REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL TO MAKE SURE WE DON’T DO SOMETHING FOOLISH” (ELON MUSK - TESLA)
Years not decades: are you ready? io
Are we the last generations of unaugmented humans, and the last ones to know what ‘offline’ actually means?
Are we the last generations of unaugmented humans, and the last ones to know what ‘offline’ actually means?
How computable are we?
Intelligence: “the ability to accomplish complex goals”
Artificial Intelligence: “computer systems able to perform tasks that Intelligence: “the ability to accomplish complex goals” normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages”
We know a lot more more than we can tell,
and we can’t automate what we don’t understand (the Polanyi Paradox)
Social intelligence (human) Emotional intelligence (human) Intellectual intelligence (human) _____________________ Artificial intelligence (machines)
“Algorithms outperform human intelligence when it is not about understanding emotional states, intentions, interpretations, deep semantic skills, consciousness, self-awareness and flexible intelligence” (via Luciano Floridi)
“Algorithms outperform human intelligence when it is not about understanding emotional states, intentions, interpretations, deep semantic skills, consciousness, self-awareness and flexible intelligence” (via Luciano Floridi)
The biggest challenge is not that machines will take over -but that we become too much like them…
… or that we start to confuse amazing simulations with actual human existence
Super-human? Convenient? Cool?
Deskilling? Creepy? Biased?
Trust isn't digital, happiness is not a program, relationships aren’t code
What should (not) be automated? What should (not) be connected?
Are humans the horses of the coming digital era?
If you can describe your job it will be automated
Anything that can be digitized or automated, will be…
Yet anything that cannot be digitized or automated will become much more valuable
Increased future-shock, fear and anxiety, globally
“Devolution (the decentralisation of power) is a logical consequence of connectivity” (Parag Khanna)
“From foreign interference in our elections to targeted campaigns designed to confuse and divide on important issues, groups looking for an important way to infiltrate and influence our democracy have found generous hosts in the world of social media”
Message to Silicon Valley: it’s no longer just about disruption but also about construction
To deal with exponential change, come back from the future with the foresights you’ll need to build the next ‘today’
Expect huge shifts in business paradigms and economic logic
Abundance image via Peter Diamandis
Imagine
Understand
Act on foresights
Observe
Crucial new skills for a world driven by exponential technological change
Focus less on efficiency, and more on creating new values for humans!
Where will you position your company?
Technology | Algorithms
Humanity | Androrithms
Invest in BOTH!
Stay hungry Stay human!
Exponential connectedness: Technology, Humanity and the Future
