Digital influencing: a new era of fashion communication
Noonoouri is always in style, looks stunning and works with fashion brands like Dior or Versace. And: Noonoouri is not real. She is computer-generated. Her inventor Joerg Zuber heralds a new era in fashion communication. At the European Trend Day on 13 March 2019, he will speak at the GDI.
Robert Kagan: "Strengthen the liberal democratic institutions"
According to US political expert Robert Kagan, the transatlantic partnership has never been as conflictual as it is today. He fears that the global political system could soon collapse. In a recent interview with "NZZ am Sonntag" he spoke about how things could get this far and why he hopes for Europe.
Lord Adair Turner: “We will be able to automate away almost all of present work functions”
No need to work anymore–this dream could soon become true, thanks to rapid technological progress. In a Financial Times podcast, economist Lord Adair Turner discusses the social consequences of increasingly smart AI.
Credit card, keys, train ticket - Jowan Österlund keeps them under his skin. Without a PhD or university degree, he and his company "Biohax International" have become pioneers in the microchip implant industry. He explains how in a TED talk.
Team instead of lone warriors: The 13th Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize goes to the artificial intelligence platform Watson. The award will be accepted on 7 May 2019 by John E. Kelly III, who leads IBM Research.
Despite enormous technological advances, productivity of the economy increases very slowly. Thought leader Lord Adair Turner explains this paradox here and at the GDI on 21 January, 2019.
Unlock your phone using facial recognition? Impressive, but no longer mindblowing: newer interfaces will fundamentally change communication, says GDI researcher Stefan Breit in a video interview.
US policy expert Robert Kagan advocates the United States taking a stronger position in world politics. In a video and on 21 January 2019 at the GDI, Kagan explains why he fears the "normal state".
Forget about electricity bills! Thanks to new technologies, marginal costs for energy production are falling steadily, writes GDI researcher Stefan Breit. This ultimately means free energy.
Innovation is part of success. MIT Research Fellow Michael Schrage explains in a video why companies often bet on the wrong horse and why testable hypotheses are a better approach.
