This is an invitation to speculate about the future. The video-sound-installation was part of the NEXT Conference 2024 »New Energy – Recharging our Systems« It asks a series of questions about the ...

Today’s AI is trained on the internet, and only understands the digital. When AI understands the physical, everything changes. Dr. Ivan Poupyrev is an award-winning designer, scientist, and ...

Is AI the doom of human creativity, or the spur for a whole new wave of art? A panel discussion at NEXT24 explores the potential. A panel exploring the intersection of AI and creativity, and how use ...

The Global South is young, excited and innovative. The West is gloomy, but rich and free. We need to work together to build a better future, says Payal Arora. Payal Arora is a Professor of Inclusive ...

Forget digital AI. Here comes the minibrain: neural tissue grown on electrodes, that’s created embodied AI. Andy Kitchen is an Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Neuroscience Researcher. He ...

Where is AI going next? How far and fast with biocomputing develop? And what will the next wave of interfaces look like? A panel discussion from NEXT24. A panel discussion from NEXT24, looking at new ...

Our fossil fuel age is a historical blip. We’re heading for Renewables 2.0, and we need a new mindset to make the change. Arash Aazami is best described as a Renaissance man. A futurist, inventor, ...

What is the internet of energy? And why is it inevitable? A fireside chat from NEXT24 about the future of the energy transition. These are live-blogged notes from a session at NEXT24 in Hamburg. As ...

It’s time for a cultural shift. The consumer age needs to give way to the citizen age — or something worse will take its place. Jon Alexander is the author of CITIZENS: Why the Key to Fixing ...

How do you incorparate emerging technlogy into your business? By rethinking the very narratives of the job your products are doing, says Volvo’s Timmy Ghiurãu. Timmy Ghiurãu is an innovation leader at ...

Bridging the brain and the computer is the next step in interface deisgn — and AI is helping make it happen. Maryam Alimardani is an associate professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam working in the ...

Caroline Drucker catches everyone’s eye. Red hair, bright lipstick, trendy thick-rimmed glasses. She is a role model for women in the media and technology businesses: a strong personality with ...