Netflix data expert Michelle Ufford: that’s how TV works today Netflix knows its users better than any TV station. Huge amounts of data help to optimise the program for each individual. Michelle Ufford shows at the GDI Predictions Conference on 4 June, 2019 how this works. Technology May 16, 2019
Six theses on how AI predictions will change our lives The possibilities of radically more accurate predictions through artificial intelligence will also radically change our lives. GDI Head of Research Karin Frick has put forward six theses regarding artificial intelligence. Technology May 9, 2019
Die Prognose-Revolution hat begonnen Die Zukunft wird immer berechenbarer – zumindest einige Zukünfte. Dabei entstehen viele neue Prognose-Methoden und Analyse-Instrumente. Das GDI hat sie verglichen und bewertet. Technology Apr 18, 2019
Prediction Products More and more companies are designing their products in a way that they can create predictions from user data. It's nice when the products learn to fulfil our wishes even better - but it won't always be that nice, warns Shoshana Zuboff in her latest book. Technology Apr 3, 2019
Wie Technologie uns zu Tieren macht Die Welt, die wir erleben, ist eine mentale Konstruktion, die durch unsere physischen Sinne gefiltert wird. Das wirft die Frage auf: Wie sähe unsere Welt aus, wenn wir neue und andere Sinne hätten? Technology Mar 7, 2019
Digital Makeup? What the beauty industry has to expect The artist Johanna Jaskowska became an online star overnight with her Instagram filter "Beauty3000". At the GDI "Eternity Now" conference, she explains what beauty means in a digital context. Society Technology Mar 7, 2019
Living stories instead of reading them 3D cinema is passe. Today, it’s all about immersive storytelling. To become part of a story yourself, to experience it physically, is no longer fiction. Carl Guyenette, one of the field’s most creative minds, explains in a video and on GDI Trend Day. Technology Mar 6, 2019
AI: "In 12 hours, you'll have a heart attack." Ran D. Balicer, professor at Ben Gurion University, is sure that the days of the know-it-all doctor are numbered. In a TED talk and at the GDI conference «The Power of Predictions», the physician explains how his algorithm can make increasingly accurate and individual predictions about the course of diseases. Health Technology Feb 28, 2019
5G könnte Leben retten Videos, Websites und Apps innerhalb von Sekundenbruchteilen laden – 5G solls möglich machen. Darüber, warum die neue Mobilfunkgeneration revolutionär ist und wie sie zum Beispiel Handel oder Medizin radikal verändern wird, sprach GDI-Forscherin Karin Frick in der SRF-Sendung «10vor10». Health Retail Technology Feb 21, 2019
How Sandblock disrupts the billion dollar industry of loyalty programs French startup Sandblock wants to revolutionise customer loyalty with blockchain. CEO and co-founder Sarah-Diane Eck explains her business model in a video – and at the GDI Retail Summit. Retail Technology Feb 7, 2019
How do we communicate tomorrow? From books to phones to internet and smartphones–our communication is evolving rapidly. Which new forms of interaction will change not only our language, but our lives, will be the topic of the 15th European Trend Day. This infographic shows an overview. Society Technology Feb 5, 2019
Plug-in for the brain Through his work on Brain-Computer-Interfaces (BCI), EPFL Professor José R. del Millán helps people with physical disabilities live more independently. In an interview with the GDI, the researcher discusses BCIs and whether they could be hacked. Health Technology Jan 31, 2019