Gerd Leonhard
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Futurist, Humanist and Public Thinker, Advocate for #thegoodfuture, Keynote Speaker: http://Gerdtube.com New film: http://LookupNow.tv Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3zdgkaQ My Starter Pack: https://go.bsky.app/28rXSKt
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2026: The Rise of The Bad Future and Europe’s New Mandate to Lead
The idea of an American Future as a global reference point no longer exists. Instead, a new reality is emerging: The Bad Future, defined by power and might over purpose, technology over humanity, and ...
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As Trump is arriving at WEF in Davos, I am presenting this urgent appeal: 2026 - "The Rise of The Bad Future and Europe’s New Mandate to Lead" thebadfuture.com Since 2016, I have championed #thegoodfuture but as we move into 2026, I am sounding the alarm. The "American Future" is officially dead.
AI bot swarms threaten to undermine democracy buff.ly/SyGuQef
AI bot swarms threaten to undermine democracy
When AI Can Fake Majorities, Democracy Slips Away
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AI bot swarms threaten to undermine democracy buff.ly/SyGuQef
How Trump is Destroying the West, and Why America Will Pay the (Catastrophic) Price
How Trump is Destroying the West, and Why America Will Pay the (Catastrophic) Price
Just another weekend at the end of the world as we know it. Go ahead and chuckle. Today we woke up to headlines telling us that Trump is…
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January 27, 2026 at 8:30 PM
How Trump is Destroying the West, and Why America Will Pay the (Catastrophic) Price
St Barts Records Its Biggest Ever Superyacht Gathering for New Year’s Eve 2025 | YachtBuyer buff.ly/0Z3SXtl
St Barts Records Its Biggest Ever Superyacht Gathering for New Year’s Eve 2025
According to YachtBuyer MarketWatch Intelligence, the 2025 fleet surpassed the previous year’s total of 170 superyachts, setting a new benchmark for scale and reinforcing St Barts’ position as the…
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January 27, 2026 at 7:56 PM
St Barts Records Its Biggest Ever Superyacht Gathering for New Year’s Eve 2025 | YachtBuyer buff.ly/0Z3SXtl
Dario Amodei — The Adolescence of Technology buff.ly/WPMLjHY must read on AGI
Dario Amodei — The Adolescence of Technology
Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI
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January 27, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Dario Amodei — The Adolescence of Technology buff.ly/WPMLjHY must read on AGI
Gift link! Ryanair might be the world’s most successful airline
economist.com/business/202... this may all be true and jolly lucrative but imho #ryanair is one of the main culprits of over-tourism + unsustainable extractive practices in many of the locations that it flies to … like #lanzarote
economist.com/business/202... this may all be true and jolly lucrative but imho #ryanair is one of the main culprits of over-tourism + unsustainable extractive practices in many of the locations that it flies to … like #lanzarote
Ryanair might be the world’s most successful airline
The low-cost carrier is flying high
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January 27, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Gift link! Ryanair might be the world’s most successful airline
economist.com/business/202... this may all be true and jolly lucrative but imho #ryanair is one of the main culprits of over-tourism + unsustainable extractive practices in many of the locations that it flies to … like #lanzarote
economist.com/business/202... this may all be true and jolly lucrative but imho #ryanair is one of the main culprits of over-tourism + unsustainable extractive practices in many of the locations that it flies to … like #lanzarote
THIS WEEK SATURDAY: Take Back Tomorrow, with Gerd Leonhard, Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 4:00 PM | Meetup buff.ly/rXzvcWw #thegoodfuture #thebadfuture
Take Back Tomorrow, with Gerd Leonhard, Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 4:00 PM | Meetup
Since 2016, the core idea of the work of futurist and film-maker [Gerd Leonhard](https://futuristgerd.com/) has been what he has called [The Good Future](https://www.youtub
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January 27, 2026 at 2:56 AM
THIS WEEK SATURDAY: Take Back Tomorrow, with Gerd Leonhard, Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 4:00 PM | Meetup buff.ly/rXzvcWw #thegoodfuture #thebadfuture
AI workers are speaking out about the Minnesota killing
Employees of Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic are publicly criticizing the Trump administration after Saturday’s shooting — but their bosses are staying quiet !! buff.ly/eGfVa2e
Employees of Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic are publicly criticizing the Trump administration after Saturday’s shooting — but their bosses are staying quiet !! buff.ly/eGfVa2e
AI workers are speaking out about the Minnesota killing
Employees of Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic are publicly criticizing the Trump administration after Saturday’s shooting — but their bosses are staying quiet.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
AI workers are speaking out about the Minnesota killing
Employees of Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic are publicly criticizing the Trump administration after Saturday’s shooting — but their bosses are staying quiet !! buff.ly/eGfVa2e
Employees of Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic are publicly criticizing the Trump administration after Saturday’s shooting — but their bosses are staying quiet !! buff.ly/eGfVa2e
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Rome didn’t fall overnight. It rotted in public first.
Tell me this all doesn’t sound too familiar…
Tell me this all doesn’t sound too familiar…
January 23, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Rome didn’t fall overnight. It rotted in public first.
Tell me this all doesn’t sound too familiar…
Tell me this all doesn’t sound too familiar…
Tech demands ICE out of our cities buff.ly/EIRlraV
Tech demands ICE out of our cities
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January 26, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Tech demands ICE out of our cities buff.ly/EIRlraV
AI’s impact on jobs is set to become more pronounced
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AI’s impact on jobs is set to become more pronounced
Concerns that the plight of recent graduates will worsen are growing
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January 26, 2026 at 2:56 AM
AI’s impact on jobs is set to become more pronounced
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“But some gains come with deeper costs. They unsettle not only what people can do but also who they feel themselves to be.”
The Age of De-Skilling
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The Age of De-Skilling
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The Age of De-Skilling
Will AI stretch our minds—or stunt them?
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January 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM
“But some gains come with deeper costs. They unsettle not only what people can do but also who they feel themselves to be.”
The Age of De-Skilling
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The Age of De-Skilling
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How Generative AI is destroying society (must-read paper, via Gary Marcus) – Gerd Leonhard Futurist Humanist Author Keynote Speaker
How Generative AI is destroying society (must-read paper, via Gary Marcus) – Gerd Leonhard Futurist Humanist Author Keynote Speaker
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January 25, 2026 at 6:22 PM
How Generative AI is destroying society (must-read paper, via Gary Marcus) – Gerd Leonhard Futurist Humanist Author Keynote Speaker
“The new “gold rush” into the inner environment of the human psyche is well on its way to effecting parallel, if even more insidious destruction”
How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’?
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How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’?
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How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’?
Big tech treats our attention like a resource to be mercilessly extracted. The fightback begins here
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January 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“The new “gold rush” into the inner environment of the human psyche is well on its way to effecting parallel, if even more insidious destruction”
How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’?
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How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’?
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“What was no less striking, however, was the collective public silence of this array in the face of the performance of the MAGA delegation.”
Davos is a rational ritual
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Davos is a rational ritual
www.programmablemutter.com/p/davos-is-a...
Davos is a rational ritual
How Europe and Carney disrupted Trump's ceremony of self-anointment
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January 24, 2026 at 11:11 PM
“What was no less striking, however, was the collective public silence of this array in the face of the performance of the MAGA delegation.”
Davos is a rational ritual
www.programmablemutter.com/p/davos-is-a...
Davos is a rational ritual
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!! The future belongs to societies that bolster their androrithms, not just their algorithms !! Here are my videos that explain what I call #androrithms - the human-only things that actually matter:
Gerd Leonhard
Gerd Leonhard is a leading Public Thinker, Futurist and Keynote Speaker, Author, Film-Maker, and the CEO of The Futures Agency based in Zurich, Switzerland. His motto is People, Planet, Purpose,…
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January 24, 2026 at 8:30 PM
!! The future belongs to societies that bolster their androrithms, not just their algorithms !! Here are my videos that explain what I call #androrithms - the human-only things that actually matter:
The Don's administration is selling a ‘new Gaza’ in the style of Dubai buff.ly/hdXiro9 This is utterly disgusting and Orwellian, imho #thebadfuture embodiment. Take note: EVERYTHING is for sale under the new world (dis)order
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Don's administration is selling a ‘new Gaza’ in the style of Dubai buff.ly/hdXiro9 This is utterly disgusting and Orwellian, imho #thebadfuture embodiment. Take note: EVERYTHING is for sale under the new world (dis)order
Take Back Tomorrow, with Gerd Leonhard, Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 4:00 PM | Meetup buff.ly/rXzvcWw
Take Back Tomorrow, with Gerd Leonhard, Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 4:00 PM | Meetup
Since 2016, the core idea of the work of futurist and film-maker [Gerd Leonhard](https://futuristgerd.com/) has been what he has called [The Good Future](https://www.youtub
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January 24, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Take Back Tomorrow, with Gerd Leonhard, Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 4:00 PM | Meetup buff.ly/rXzvcWw
ChatGPT - GerdFeed: query everything that Gerd is reading
ChatGPT - GerdFeed: query everything that Gerd is reading
Indexes only GerdFeed.com for queries
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January 24, 2026 at 8:48 AM
ChatGPT - GerdFeed: query everything that Gerd is reading
‘Our American Dream is dead’: EU concedes Trump is not on its side buff.ly/LccqHKy envoys that POLITICO spoke to for this article, said they felt personally betrayed, some having studied worked in the U.S. or having advocated for closer transatlantic ties. www.thebadfuture.com is my view on this
‘Our American Dream is dead’: EU concedes Trump is not on its side
The crisis summit in Brussels goes ahead despite U.S. president’s about-face on Greenland tariff threats.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
‘Our American Dream is dead’: EU concedes Trump is not on its side buff.ly/LccqHKy envoys that POLITICO spoke to for this article, said they felt personally betrayed, some having studied worked in the U.S. or having advocated for closer transatlantic ties. www.thebadfuture.com is my view on this
I don't belief in 'future gurus' and all that stuff but ...feel free to vote for me here, for whatever it's worth: Vote for the Best Time Futurists Trainers and Thought Leaders - Global Gurus
Vote for the Best Time Futurists Trainers and Thought Leaders - Global Gurus
The Worlds Best Futurists Speakers Trainers In the Futurists Speakers category, vote for those Futurists speakers and trainers who have made a profound impact on you, your team or your organization.…
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January 23, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I don't belief in 'future gurus' and all that stuff but ...feel free to vote for me here, for whatever it's worth: Vote for the Best Time Futurists Trainers and Thought Leaders - Global Gurus
“Higher adoption of AI in rich countries has raised the risk that the technology will deepen economic disparities and widen gaps in living standards, AI start-up Anthropic has warned.”
Rich countries’ greater use of AI risks deepening inequality, Anthropic warns
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Rich countries’ greater use of AI risks deepening inequality, Anthropic warns
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Rich countries’ greater use of AI risks deepening inequality, Anthropic warns
Research by start-up suggests productivity gains from the technology unevenly spread around world
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January 23, 2026 at 8:15 AM
“Higher adoption of AI in rich countries has raised the risk that the technology will deepen economic disparities and widen gaps in living standards, AI start-up Anthropic has warned.”
Rich countries’ greater use of AI risks deepening inequality, Anthropic warns
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Rich countries’ greater use of AI risks deepening inequality, Anthropic warns
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QUEST – Gerd Leonhard – How do we build “The good future”? – Westernacher Group
QUEST – Gerd Leonhard – How do we build “The good future”? – Westernacher Group
Gerd Leonhard – The future of AI, Global Collaboration, New Economic Logic
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January 23, 2026 at 2:56 AM
QUEST – Gerd Leonhard – How do we build “The good future”? – Westernacher Group
“articulate whatever vision he’s pursuing—Wednesday in Davos, he referred to “Iceland” multiple times when he meant “Greenland.”
We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower
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We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower
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We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower
With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:46 PM
“articulate whatever vision he’s pursuing—Wednesday in Davos, he referred to “Iceland” multiple times when he meant “Greenland.”
We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower
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We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower
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"Efficiency is over. The future is about invention, and creativity": Gerd Leonhard - TRENDS MENA
"Efficiency is over. The future is about invention, and creativity": Gerd Leonhard - TRENDS MENA
Gerd Leonhard, CEO of the Futures Agency and author of Technology vs. Humanity, tells TRENDS that humanity is hurtling toward a clash between man and machine.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
"Efficiency is over. The future is about invention, and creativity": Gerd Leonhard - TRENDS MENA
“An Abomination”: @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social on Trump’s Board of Peace youtu.be/CFtfBxVTqTU?... via @democracynow.org This video says it all: this is an unholy alliance like the Dutch East India Company, with full veto rights by lifetime chairman... DT. WEF: shame on you 4 hosting this farce.
“An Abomination”: Yanis Varoufakis on Trump’s “Board of Peace” & Threat to Democratic World Order
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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January 22, 2026 at 6:37 PM
“An Abomination”: @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social on Trump’s Board of Peace youtu.be/CFtfBxVTqTU?... via @democracynow.org This video says it all: this is an unholy alliance like the Dutch East India Company, with full veto rights by lifetime chairman... DT. WEF: shame on you 4 hosting this farce.