DLD 2023: Quantum computing, Auschwitz-Birkenau, designing living brains & ubiquitous AI
In this special KEEN ON episode from DLD, Andrew talks to five speakers at Munich's iconic annual tech conference: Stanford University professors Erik Brynjolffson and Amy Wilkerson; Andy Kitchen, founder of Cortical Labs; Wojciech Soczewica, Director General of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation; and the data scientist and tv host Deborah Berebichez. These conversations range from Quantum computing and designing living brains to virtual tours of Auschwitz-Birkenau & our second machine age of ubiquitous AI
ABOUT DLD: Founded in 2005 as an intimate gathering of friends, DLD (Digital – Life – Design) has developed into Europe’s leading innovation conference for visionaries from around the globe. Co-chairs Steffi Czerny and Yossi Vardi have created an interdisciplinary and internationally connected platform for people eager to change the world in the digital era. DLD takes pride in the unexpected and presents insights from business, politics, science and art.
ABOUT ANDREW KEEN: Name as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.
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