Technology vs Humanity: The Coming Clash Between Man and Machine - Part Five
Mar 12, 2021
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Futurist Gerd Leonhard delves into the clash between technology and humanity, questioning how to embrace tech without becoming it. Topics include the impact of IoT on efficiency and sustainability, dangers of surpassing the current internet, and the need for a cautious approach in IoT development.
The IoT can lead to significant cost savings in various industries through data analysis and optimization.
Global agreements and regulations are essential to address ethical concerns and manage data privacy in the era of IoT.
Deep dives
The Impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on Efficiency and Savings
The IoT aims to connect all objects and apply artificial intelligence to achieve significant cost savings, such as 30 to 50% in logistics, 30 to 70% in personal mobility, and 40 to 50% in energy expenses. This interconnected network of devices and sensors could revolutionize various industries through data collection, analysis, and predictive insights, leading to enhanced optimization and efficiency.
Ensuring Ethical Use and Regulation of Advanced Technologies
The exponential growth of the IoT raises concerns about unintended consequences and ethical implications. The podcast underscores the need for global agreements, regulations, and independent supervision to manage data privacy, AI usage, and technology deployment worldwide. With the potential for massive data collection and surveillance, questions arise about control, ethics, and the impact of hyper-mechanization on society's sovereignty and human values.
Futurist Gerd Leonhard breaks new ground again by bringing together mankind’s urge to upgrade and automate everything—down to human biology itself—with our timeless quest for freedom and happiness.
Before it’s too late, we must stop and ask the big questions: How do we embrace technology without becoming it? When it happens—gradually, then suddenly—the machine era will create the greatest watershed in human life on Earth. Technology vs. Humanity is one of the last moral maps we’ll get as humanity enters the Jurassic Park of Big Tech. Artificial intelligence. Cognitive computing. The Singularity. Digital obesity. Printed food. The Internet of Things. The death of privacy. The end of work-as-we-know-it, and radical longevity: The imminent clash between technology and humanity is already rushing towards us. What moral values are you prepared to stand up for—before being human alters its meaning forever?
Gerd Leonhard is a new kind of futurist schooled in the humanities as much as in technology. In his most provocative book to date, he explores the exponential changes swamping our societies, providing rich insights and deep wisdom for business leaders, professionals and anyone with decisions to make in this new era. If you take being human for granted, press Reset now with this passionately argued call to create a genuinely braver new world.