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The Future of AI and Humanity | Gerd Leonhard Keynote 2025\nThanks to @SibosTV for inviting me, and for making this video available\n\nWe are standing at a fork in the road for humanity. \u201eintelligent\u201c machines are everywhere; and what we decide to do today will determine whether this future will be heaven or hell\n\nIn this thought-provoking keynote, #futurist Gerd Leonhard takes us on a journey through the most urgent question of our time:\n\u27a1\ufe0f *Will AI amplify human potential \u2014 or automate humanity itself?\n\nFrom the industrial revolution to the dawn of abundant machine intelligence,  Gerd explores the seismic shifts transforming our world \u2014 and describes the values, choices, and collaborations we need to steer them wisely.\n\n\ud83d\ude80 Topics include:\n* The rise of cognitive computing and the new \u201cintelligent machine age\u201d, and the agentic web \n* Why AI without ethics, or 'too much of a good thing' could erode democracy and commoditize creativity\n* How to align with the 5Ps: People, planet, purpose, peace prosperity\n* The coming clash between technology empires and human values\n* Why collaboration, not competition will define our survival\n\n\ud83d\udca1 \u201cThe future is not something that happens to us \u2014 it\u2019s something we create.\u201d\n\n#gerdleonhard\n#futuristgerd\n#publicthinker\n#techvshuman \n\n00:00 Introduction: The Future: Are you worried or excited?\n00:55 The Rise of Intelligent Machines\n03:36 AI's Impact on Society and Economy\n07:37 The Ethical Dilemma of AI\n13:27 Global Geopolitical Shifts\n15:17 The Role of Technology in Shaping the Future\n20:37 Humanity's Path Forward with AI\n33:56 Conclusion: Choices for a Better Future\n\nHave a look at my films:\nLook Up Now (2023): AI and the Future of Humanity: www.lookupnow.tv\nTWICE UPON A TIME (2022)  https:\/\/youtu.be\/BanqTNbTotU\nThe Good Future (2021)  https:\/\/www.thegoodfuturefilm.com  \nor https:\/\/youtu.be\/yHC5n7G5SeI \nThe future of work: http:\/\/www.howthefutureworks.tv\nor https:\/\/youtu.be\/PEmyJNTraZg\n\nMost of my videos can also be downloaded via my vimeo channel i.e. http:\/\/www.storiesfromthefuture.tv \n\n#thegoodfuture #techvshuman #futurist \n\nPlease subscribe to this channel to never miss a thing, and be sure to share my videos if you like them. 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