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NEXT24: What you need to know

By Adam Tinworth

Get ready for a day of energising insights in Hamburg, with our guide to NEXT24 — and everything that’s happening around it.
How to reboot democracy

By Martin Recke

Where democracy is in danger, we need a reboot on different levels, from grassroots to representatives – a shift from consumer to citizen.
How GenAI can supercharge smart cities

By Adam Tinworth

Generative AI is shaping up to be the technology that finally makes smart cities truly viable.
AI as new media

By Martin Recke

Generative AI will create new media forms where artists and creative technologists are both at the forefront and at risk of being put out of business.
The internet of energy

By Martin Recke

With renewable energy on the rise, the energy networks have to change profoundly. The internet can be a model here.
Can active citizens give infuse our politics with much-needed new energy?

By Adam Tinworth

Can we replace the idea of “voter” with that of a “citizen”? We may need to, if we want to deal with society’s biggest challenges.
Physical AI might be the truly transformative technology

By Adam Tinworth

Applying AI to human creativity is one thing, applying it to the physical world something quite different. Are you ready for Physical AI?
The Tech Boom Doom cycle

By Adam Tinworth

From hype to fear, digital innovation is trapped in a Boom Doom Cycle. It’s time to escape by taking a nuanced approach to risk and reward.
Rethinking creativity

By Martin Recke

What’s the difference between human and machine creativity? Answering this questions leads to a rethinking of the concept.
Democracy and its demands

By Martin Recke

For democracy to work, political parties must address the problems of their voters. Companies have a growing responsibility here.
Apple Intelligence: when AI becomes personal assistive intelligence

By Adam Tinworth

Apple’s AI play is here — and it looks very different, and a lot more personal, than what others are doing.
A biological computer that can play Pong

By Martin Recke

The human brain is a biological computer. Recent breakthroughs give us real, biological models of the brain – that can learn by themselves.
For innovation, break the pattern

By Adam Tinworth

Patterned behaviour is the enemy of innovation. To put new energy into your business, break the pattern, and let the creativity free.
The demographic collapse

By Martin Recke

Around the middle of the century, the world’s demographics will shift from growth to decline – with dire consequences for our way of living.
The car of the future is emerging — in XR

By Adam Tinworth

Despite bad car news from Apple and Tesla, and the lack of true autonomous cars on the roads, innovation is still happening — just not where you expect.
Brains, robots, and interfaces

By Martin Recke

The brain is energy-hungry. But because it uses electrical signals, we can develop digital interfaces – even for human-robot interaction.
Why new energy is key to innovation

By Martin Recke

Today, a lot of energy is lost in complexity. New energy in all forms – physical, mental and creative – is the key to innovation.
AI needs new energy — and lots of it

By Adam Tinworth

AI is seriously energy hungry. Our new technology needs new energy — without making the climate crisis worse. What are the solutions?
More food with less energy use?

By Martin Recke

Our global food system runs on an energy deficit. More efficiency is needed, and agtech can be part of the solution.
AI is finally unlocking a new interface paradigm

By Adam Tinworth

We’ve been using the graphical interface for decades, while voice assistants have struggled. Could AI be the key that unlocks a new form of computing?
Wanted: New Energy for everything

By Adam Tinworth

The productivity crisis. The climate crisis. The permacrisis. We face many challenges as a society — and we badly need to find new energy to find solutions.
NEXT24 theme: New Energy – Recharging our Systems

By NEXT Conference

We proudly present this year's motto for NEXT24: "New Energy - Recharging our Systems".
SXSW Insights 2024: the potential and peril of AI

By Adam Tinworth

The SXSW hype machine was in full flow this year, with AI — quite justifiably — at its centre. But we need to focus on the wider picture and the potential downsides, too.
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