The media industry has been trapped in digital disruption for two decades. AI is only going to accelerate that change. Buckle ...

AI won’t replace human healthcare professionals, but it is well-equipped to augment their work, improving efficiency and ...

Humanity is at a crossroads. AI is here, and is in our offices, schools and homes. How do we use it — without losing our own skills? GenAI is no longer knocking at the door: it’s sitting at our desks.

The reports of the truth’s death are an exaggeration. Rather, we’re witnessing the end of our current regime of truth. Ever since Plato’s allegory of the cave, the nature of truth has been a thorny ...

Even as talk of “gamification” has faded, games have become a defining force in culture. Why are we still treating them as child's play? If you’ve been going to digital conferences like NEXT for over ...

It’s a fundemental truth of life – of existence – that things end. But those who are prepared for that can take advantage of what comes next. Good news. This is the end. Surprised? We have a tendency ...

What caught your attention in 2024? The distant future of AI, the increasing pushback against the smartphone — and the global impact of the permacrisis and Amazon. It’s a glimpse into a complex world… ...

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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 ...

Pau Garcia is the founder and director of the studio Domestic Data Streamers, which has spent the last decade at the forefront of blending data and AI with design and participative art, turning the ...

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. Forget the Boom/Bust cycle; in the tech world we’re trapped ...