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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 47m

L.A. County considers declaring state of emergency to fight back against ICE raids

The move would pave the way for an eviction moratorium for households that have lost income due to the immigration raids.

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 1h

“More than 18bn messages are sent to ChatGPT every week. In just three years, OpenAI’s chatbot has been used by more than one in 10 people and at a rate of adoption the world wide web did not achieve until the early 2000s

How AI became our personal assistant

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 12h

“We frame economic power as a contest between capital and labor, but the real star of the American economy is consumer spending, which accounts for 68% of GDP”

Strike | No Mercy / No Malice
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Strike | No Mercy / No Malice

Government shutdowns have been normalized. Since 1976, we’ve seen 20 funding gaps, resulting in 10 government shutdowns. It’s a form of economic strike — just not an effective one, as shutdowns…

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 1d

People are using ChatGPT twice as much as they were last year. They’re still just as skeptical of AI in news. | Nieman Journalism Lab buff.ly/INcSJ0k

People are using ChatGPT twice as much as they were last year. They’re still just as skeptical of AI in news.

"For news organizations, our findings are in some ways bitter medicine."

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 1d

wow... 13 years ago, my Do-Lecture in Wales: buff.ly/Dyg12hV Gerd Leonhard | The Journey From Egosystem To Ecosystem

Gerd Leonhard | The Journey From Egosystem To Ecosystem

In the past, companies worked on their own. But in the future, the ego will have to be forgotten. The future for companies is to collaborate. — Gerd Leonhard is a well-known Futurist and Author of…

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 1d

OpenAI’s Sora 2 is an unholy abomination

The age of AI slop is upon us.

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 2d

Superhuman AI: If Anyone Builds It ... Everyone Dies? | Semafor Tech

For AI researchers Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, authors of the new, unambiguously titled book If Anyone Builds it, Everyone Dies, it’s time to freak out about the technology. “Humans have a…

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 2d

How AI Could Cause the 7th Mass Extinction

Detailed sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q8WFfBrqNTzgL-kFhYrqqJc0NqpkJBLBd_XMKtR88Vw/edit?tab=t.0 If this resonated with you, here’s how you can help today:…

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 2d

Ex-OpenAI researcher dissects one of ChatGPT's delusional spirals | TechCrunch buff.ly/rUia9xy

Ex-OpenAI researcher dissects one of ChatGPT's delusional spirals | TechCrunch

A former OpenAI researcher looked into how ChatGPT can mislead delusional users about their reality and its own capabilities.

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 3d

See you in Cyprus this week THURSDAY for my keynote at AGENDA CYPRUS SUMMITS buff.ly/kPWwsAe

Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 3d

Good summary of my talk in Warsaw today, on AI and ... 2030:) Jeśli pracujesz jak robot, to robot zabierze ci pracę

Jeśli pracujesz jak robot, to robot zabierze ci pracę

Technologia nie rozwiąże problemów społecznych, kulturowych ani politycznych. Rozwiąże problemy praktyczne, związane z chorobami, deficytem żywności, wody czy energii – podkreślał Gerd Leonhard,…

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 3d

Here are some of my key memes and themes from my keynote in Warsaw today (Future of Payments Conference), on Beyond AI: 2030. Video to follow, be sure to subscribe www.gerdtube.com

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 4d

open.substack.com/pub/broligar... way cool @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

The Nerve

We've got it. Do you?

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 4d

Seismic AI Report 2025 | Seismic Foundation buff.ly/xETv14u "For the first time, this report reveals emerging tensions in the narrative around AI "

Seismic Report 2025 | Seismic Foundation

In this report, through original research, we show how public opinion about AI is changing.

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 4d

The Age of Enshittification | The New Yorker buff.ly/ka2W4eg must read book!

The Age of Enshittification

In a new book, the technology critic Cory Doctorow expands on a coinage that has become bleakly relevant, in Silicon Valley and beyond.

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 4d

“Biological consciousness is of no greater worth than the future digital variety, their theory goes”

Essay | AI Doom? No Problem.
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Essay | AI Doom? No Problem.

Governments and experts are worried that a superintelligent AI could destroy humanity. For the ’Cheerful Apocalyptics’ in Silicon Valley, that wouldn’t be a bad thing.

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 4d

“A niche group of AI researchers, dubbed “Cheerful Apocalyptics,” believe advanced AI replacing humanity is a natural and desirable outcome”

Essay | AI Doom? No Problem.
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Essay | AI Doom? No Problem.

Governments and experts are worried that a superintelligent AI could destroy humanity. For the ’Cheerful Apocalyptics’ in Silicon Valley, that wouldn’t be a bad thing.

www.wsj.com

Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 5d

SIGN THIS TODAY: 300+ prominent figures endorse Global Call for AI Red Lines red-lines.ai

Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 5d

A key point from my recent keynotes: The new political spectrum is ‘pro-future’ vs. ‘anti-future, (or The Good Future vs the Bad Future ) - not Left or Right, Socialist or Capitalist etc. buff.ly/JocSC2p and buff.ly/7hVfdOg

Gerd Leonhard's Powerful Keynote on AI and The Future of Humanity (Ultralytics London)

Here is my keynote on AI's Impact on our Future, recorded at the https://www.ultralytics.com/ event in London, Sept 25, 2025 - thanks to @Ultralytics for inviting me to their event and making this…

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 5d

Low res video shared here on Bluesky only:)). Let me know what you think. #keynotespeaker #techvshuman

Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 5d

Here is a first snippet from my keynote at SIBOS Frankfurt on October 2, 2025, at Sibos Frankfurt - we should have the full video available soon. youtube.com/shorts/qTQ7E...

AI and Humanity: Are we heading toward a dark future—or building a better one?

YouTube video by Gerd Leonhard

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 6d

Reality show: Why Europe must not cave in Trump’s culture war

Reality show: Why Europe must not cave in Trump’s culture war | ECFR

In today’s transatlantic relationship, Europe’s every concession on policy plays into Trump’s culture war—feeding an image of European weakness

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 7d

MUST READ: American democracy might not survive another year – is Europe ready for that? | Alexander Hurst buff.ly/qEn8Rzd #usofE

American democracy might not survive another year – is Europe ready for that? | Alexander Hurst

Trapped between Putin and Trump, EU citizens understand the grave dangers facing the continent. Their leaders urgently need to face reality, too, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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Pawel Zerka, PhD @pawelzerka.bsky.social · May 7

These are Eurovisionary times.

ECFR @ecfr.eu · May 7

European sentiment, tested by external threats and internal doubts, is finding new life in the Trump era: not in grand declarations, but in a slow, stubborn commitment to endure and move forward, writes @pawelzerka.bsky.social
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Eurovisionary times: How the continent is learning to sing in Trump’s face

European sentiment, tested by external threats and internal doubts, is finding new life in the Trump era: not in grand declarations, but in a slow, stubborn commitment to endure and move forward

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Gerd Leonhard @futuristgerd.com · 7d

youtube.com/watch?v=gPpU... wow hard hitting

Lawrence: Trump was 'on the verge of outright insanity' in deranged speech to military commanders

YouTube video by MSNBC

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