Deutschland ist bekanntermaßen eine der größten Rüstungsgutexportnationen der Welt und beherbergt dementsprechend viele große sowie erfolgreiche Unternehmen, die (unter anderem) Rüstungsgut herstellen und auch exportieren. Die bekanntesten deutschen Rüstungsunternehmen Als eines der bekanntesten Unternehmen zählt hier wohl Rheinmetall, das seinen Sitz in Düsseldorf hat. Rheinmetall gilt zum einen als erfolgreicher Automobilzulieferer, zum anderen ist das Unternehmen auf dem Rüstungsmarkt vor allem bekannt für seine Panzer, wie den Puma oder den Lynx. Allein 2018 erzielte Rheinmetall Einnahmen ..read more

Way of the Future (WOTF) is about creating a peaceful and respectful transition of who is in charge of the planet from people to people + “machines”. Given that technology will “relatively soon” be able to surpass human abilities, we want to help educate people about this exciting future and prepare a smooth transition. Help us ..read more

Sometimes it is worth taking a look into the past to learn something about the future. Anyone developing AI today would do well not to assume that they have a good idea, but to consider for whom the idea is actually intended. Does my idea make people happier, the world better or more beautiful? Does ..read more

As a journalist and author, you have a reputation for being a little old-fashioned. Maybe some of you imagine that I’m still typing this all on a typewriter. Well, maybe that doesn’t quite fit in with this blog, but there are journalists who say they don’t like technology. They became journalists because it didn’t work ..read more

Am I a robot? I get asked that again and again when I use Google or Amazon or other sites that have recently found me to be a spammer. And to prove that I am not a robot, I have to click on pictures showing cars, bridges or shops from the front. To be honest ..read more

A few weeks ago, I rode to Basel to find out how the pharmaceutical industry uses Artificial Intelligence. I looked at Novartis’ innovation called the Sense Bridge – a room with six screens lit up with colored dots, bars, curves and maps. Tables and chairs are set in a semicircle around the screens. The idea ..read more

The second part of my Big Data online program was about changing variables and using them several times. We are still working with Processing. The program should draw a picture from our environment. I opted for my desk: tabletop, keyboard, screen and a pot with a flower. Still, the program has to do without loops ..read more

My own knowledge of artificial intelligence, robotics and big data I have learned more or less self-taught, with books, countless conversations, attending meetings, reviewing scientific literature, and my two semesters studying computer science. I would now like to systematically refresh and expand this knowledge. I am currently taking part in an online program of the ..read more

You’re traversing a strange landscape and encountering monsters, but they are not the usual monsters. They are very similar to you – more than you want to believe. Why? Are you a monster yourself? Are we all? And what does that mean when it looks like that in us, when the soul is partly darkness ..read more

The World Economic Forum has announced the annual list of breakthrough technologies. This refers to technologies that have the greatest potential to positively influence our lives. So it’s mainly about technologies that contribute, for example, to fighting poverty, diseases or climate change. In fact, this is often neglected when it comes to new technologies that ..read more