AI Filter Filter by All AI Automation Blog Commerce Creativity Data Future Innovation Leadership Management Media Metaverse Purpose Sustainability Trends close 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. 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? 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. AI & Creativity: should we fight it — or embrace it? By Adam Tinworth AI can do creative work — depending on your definition of “create”. What does that mean for those of us who earn our living through creativity? Will AI change everything everywhere all at once? By Martin Recke A new book by Miriam Meckel and Léa Steinacker gives insight into the impact AI will have on everything everywhere all at once. Our electric future needs electrifying marketing By Adam Tinworth If we’re going to hit the net-zero targets we need, we have to electrify everything we can. And that means a new energy in our marketing, to sell people on the better lifestyle that could result. A new interface paradigm By Martin Recke Computing is expanding in two dimensions. Will conversational AI lead to a new interface paradigm? And what does that mean? CES 2024: AI Inside By Adam Tinworth Beyond the normal raft of product announcements, there’s a clear trend this year: AI is coming for your hardware, from cars to pillows… Why AI second selves will be your greatest mentor — and opponent By Adam Tinworth If you don’t want AI to replace you, you need to use it to make you better at what you do, argues artist Harry Yeff in conversation with Accenture Song’s Mette Stannow. Harry Yeff: Exciting discussion about the power of AI A conversation surrounds AI as a valuable tool for professionals in various fields, exploring the major fears and concerns surrounding AI and the significance of education and reshaping narratives to make AI more approachable and less intimidating. Digital overload By Martin Recke People no longer welcome every new technology with open arms. Their sense of digital overload has consequences for businesses. Can AIs have consciousness? By Adam Tinworth To explore the idea of AI consciousness, we first have to understand the human version of it. And, as Anil Seth and Thomas Mueller explore, that’s more complicated than you think. The next interface By Martin Recke Generative AI has triggered the great interface shift, changing the way we interact with digital systems. The implications for brands are huge. The AI/Human Interface: experiments in action By Adam Tinworth AI has come at us fast — faster than we’ve been able to figure out how to use it. Matt Webb and Petr Janda explain how playful experiments can fix that. Matt Webb: Exploring AI personalities and poetic clocks AI has reached us fast - faster than we could figure out how to use it. Explore the future of AI and its potential to revolutionise the way we interact with technology. The digital-physical merger By Martin Recke The next big thing isn’t AI itself, but the interplay of intelligence, data, networks/computing and energy. NEXT23: AI as Assistive Intelligence By Adam Tinworth In our first exploration of the emergent themes of NEXT23, we look at the AI trailblazers, who have been exploring the intersection of creativity and AI for years. “Second Self”: The Art of AI and Augmented Relationships Second Self is an ongoing art and science project directed by world-renowned beatboxer Harry Yeff aka Reeps100. prev 1 2 3 4 5 next