Tag: humanity

NEXT18 Themes #1: Rediscovering the human in the digital

By Adam Tinworth

Perhaps it seems obvious, but the clear thread running through NEXT18 was that the digital fix we really needs is a digital industry that serves all humanity, not a handful of billionaires in Silicon Valley. The fightback starts here…
Can the humanities put the humanity into digital humanism?

By Adam Tinworth

Far from enhancing our public intellectual debate, the internet is increasingly limiting it. Are we missing something from the discussion around digital?
To keep pace with computers, do we have to become digitally superhuman?

By Adam Tinworth

Elon Musk thinks we need to merge with computers. Are we culturally ready for that?
Life, loss and digital data: a warning from one woman’s digital ego

By Adam Tinworth

When deeply painful life events occur, a digital ego that doesn't keep track hurts the person who created it - and the company that uses it.
It’s me, your digital ego

By Martin Recke

At NEXT16, we’ll be putting the human being at the centre. Consumer first. User first. Human first. We are currently working on four main topics that will be the major subjects covered at the 2016 jubilee edition. Read on!