Gerd Leonhard - For the Human Future

Stone Age Emotions. Outmoded Institutions. Godlike AI. What Could Go Wrong? E.O. Wilson’s warning has become our reality. We’re putting unprecedented technological power into the hands of humans still driven mostly by fear, greed and tribalism. Watch the full talk: www.gerd.tv/programs/fre...

“as the Anthropic filing puts it: “Risks will increase as AI systems substantially automate AI research and development if, for example, they accelerate AI progress beyond our ability to evaluate and safeguard new models.”” The Anthropic IPO Is Also a Doomsday Primer www.wired.com/story/the-an...

“These issues demand action, and none stops at a national border. We need international institutions with the authority and capacity to establish common rules, verify compliance, and hold those building these systems accountable.” (22) Middle Powers ai dontapscott.substack.com/p/middle-pow...

“Each of Anthropic’s 5,300 employees generated an average of $6.6mn in trailing 12-month revenue as of September, the S-1 reveals.” Anthropic S-1 as it happened: Inside the Claude maker’s 335-page IPO plan www.ft.com/content/4b2b... Ha… so … it’s a machine

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Explaining the Future Mindset: Gerd Leonhard 2026 gerd.fm/4wjI8Tx

Start your Monday on the right food:) Take Back Tomorrow! Humanity in the Age of AI. Brand-new Keynote by Gerd Leonhard, FreedomGames2026 gerd.fm/4iq6BkK

New Keynote Viddeo At Freedom Games2026 Gerd Leonhard gerd.fm/4so2eLx

gerd.fm/4eu92kS new yt short : the clash of humans and machines is finally here: #aiemergency I talked about this on my #techvshuman book 10 years ago ;))

Here is an important excerpt from my keynote at the amazing Freedom Games in Lodz last Friday at Freedom Games More: gerdleonhard.com/work/freedom... (slides and PDFs as well) or watch the whole thing on gerd.tv (FREE) www.gerd.tv/programs/fre... or yes---- on YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwIB...

New on Gerd.TV: Intelligence, Consciousness, AI and The Future of Humanity gerd.fm/4Br66PI

youtube.com/watch?v=EwIB... brandnew!!!

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“For both China and USA AI is a way to extend the power they already wield. But AI is also by its nature an imperial substance. Whoever produces, controls frontier models acquires global leverage over innovation, production, science… Empires of AI www.foreignaffairs.com/china/empire...

youtube.com/watch?v=kG-9... omg 10 years ago!!!

Some pictures from Freedom Games 2026 in Lodz: Keynote by Gerd Leonhard gerdleonhard.com/work/freedom... I really enjoyed my visit to Lodz, Poland, and my keynote at Freedom Games 2026.  Video and more content to follow!

“Just a year ago, the internet was a bright and airy garden with few predators. As of this October, it’s a chaotic realm haunted by infinite demons.” The internet breaks open.substack.com/pub/noahpini... #aiemergency

“Anthropic staff expect even faster progress; 39% of US adults and 91% of staff expect that AI will be able to make a Nobel-level discovery by 2030.” The AI expectations gap www.anthropic.com/research/ai-... via Instapaper

How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

Elon Musk pours another $76 million into boosting Republicans gerd.fm/4zcIDR8 Elon is indeed a dangerous man and we should pull our patronage and support from him: Tesla , X++

Anthropic strikes deal to launch European consultancy gerd.fm/3U8sdde no doubt their glorious mission will be to reduce headcount across the board dramatically … and have their “AI Agents” run the private equity show. Won’t work.

“The man who once rewired how the planet buys and sells everything has been chasing an even grander project—creating the infrastructure for an off-world economy upon which human civilization might someday depend.” Choose Your Overlord www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... via Instapaper

Good read, made me think: Don’t be fooled. The AI that was supposed to save us time is doing just the opposite | Gaby Hinsliff gerd.fm/4jvEpio

Good read by Geoffrey Holland: The Good Future I See gerd.fm/4k8S9jk

Gerd Leonhard Keynote on AI an… – For the Human Future: Gerd Leonhard – Apple Podcasts gerd.fm/4Bfkj2f

thegoodfuture.ro/en/eveniment... HUMAN | AI ✦ THE GOOD FUTURE “Six voices of international scope, pioneers of technology and personalities from the cognitive sciences, education, medicine, the study of consciousness, theology and spirituality, meet on the same stage for a conversation about ai ++++

US is a big reason for the world losing ground in the fight against climate change, UN report says gerd.fm/4zezQhe hear hear

reading via Jeffrey Sachs: A Framework for Peace in Ukraine | Common Dreams gerd.fm/4z0cg7U

Let’s reject Washington’s capitulation to Silicon Valley gerd.fm/3U3OyIU

ha:) 3 years ago!!! #artificialintelligence Trailer for Futurist Gerd Leonhard's new Film and Series on AI: LOOK UP NOW. - YouTube gerd.fm/4jz6S76 #AIEmergency

Anthropic is generating breakneck revenue growth but faces risks that include a narrow customer base and uncertain access to computing power as it prepares for an IPO, according to new disclosures www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth... imho, this IPO is total and utter madness

Can a Million AI Agents Create Superintelligence gerd.fm/482217d

Elon Musk and Anthropic make promises to give the public a piece of the AI pie gerd.fm/4sgwcB0 thanks much oh mighty Elon s of the world

The People Who Will Thrive in the AI Age gerd.fm/4z1t8eE TOTAL MUST-READ

Meet me in Bucharest Feb 6 2027::: HUMAN | AI ✦ THE GOOD FUTURE – The Good Future gerd.fm/3U3ZZjN

Rescuing the Future: Reimagining Artificial Intelligence in a World on the Edge a.co/d/034R1VvX #Amazon New book by Jeremy Rifkin - good stuff! #aiemergency

“What registers as managerial acumen turns out to be wealth transfer — value moved away from workers and toward profits, shareholders and executives.” Opinion | I Teach at a Business School. It’s Time to Shut Them Down. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/o... via Instapaper

themyersreport.substack.com/p/first-resp... must listen

“European companies pay more than €260 billion every year to American cloud and software providers. Europe has become the continent that consumes what others build. Whoever controls the model sets the terms” Build or surrender x.com/arthurmensch... via Instapaper

“In Silicon Valley, some of the wealthiest people on Earth believe that they have the power to create a superior species. Altman: 2017: AI would allow humans to become “the first species ever to design our own descendants” Big Tech Oligarchs Have a Terrible Plan www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

Yoshua Bengio | Why are AI agents lying, cheating and coordinating? gerd.fm/4eiC9aJ

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Bernie Sanders nails it: "The future of humanity cannot be left in the hands of a few Big Tech oligarchs who are obsessed with money and power. PEOPLE throughout the world must determine that future. Human beings, not machines, must come first..." #aiemergency #techvshuman gerd.fm/4yuXyVs

#mustread: voa @economist: What Congress can do to prevent an AI catastrophe: Lawrence Lessig and Yoshua Bengio suggest how to reduce serious risks without abandoning American technological leadership. Animation below. #techvshuman #AIemergency gift link: gerd.fm/4hT2O03

Jeffrey Sachs Warns Europe About Its Dark Future youtu.be/mqkyulCBcpY?... Jeffrey nails it 100%. OMG #futureofeurope

Until we solve the alignment problem at its source, AI models will continue to optimize for the wrong goals, and increasingly impactful real-world consequences may occur, beyond the ones described here. This is a critical issue I discussed in my blogpost last month, which is cited in the article.

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Imagine Every AI Agent on Earth Buying the Same Cheap Paper Towels gerd.fm/4scualp it's AI #hellven :)

October 2026 Open Letter from the Scientific Community on AI and Cybersecurity gerd.fm/4ewtIso

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