Nicholas Christakis: "AI is changing our interpersonal interaction too" AI assists us in everyday life, but it can improve human performance in collective challenges, such as coordination or cooperation, too. Nicholas Christakis, a Professor of Social and Natural Science ... Society Technology Oct 15, 2025
Future Skills: 'Wanting' – the skill of the future The study « Future Skills » study by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute distinguishes between three skill categories: knowing, wanting and doing. Knowing is required to understand actual situations – w... Society Technology Oct 2, 2025
Hyperconnectivity – between the conflicting priorities of convenience and control Switzerland is having a second attempt at introducing the e-ID. It promises to eliminate excessively complex administrative procedures, enable electronic signatures, allow bank accounts to be opened a... Society Technology Sep 23, 2025
AI in retail: from management potential to customer benefits What drove the GDI to conduct the study ? Johannes Baur: When we decided on the focus of our new retail study, AI was omnipresent – new forecasts were constantly being generated, from a possible doubl... Society Technology Jul 30, 2025
Daniel Susskind: "Education is only useful if there is still enough work for everyone" In a world in which work is shaped by technological progress, great adaptability is just as important as qualifications. Daniel Susskind believes that education alone is only useful if there is still ... Technology Jul 1, 2025
Nicholas Christakis: 'AI could significantly restrict human collaboration' Friends, work colleagues, spouses and neighbours - we are all part of social networks. We are connected in an almost undecipherable network by countless people in our immediate and remote environments... Retail Technology Apr 22, 2025
Douglas Rushkoff: “Being human is a team sport” In terms of performance and productivity, machine systems almost always outperform humans. However, Douglas Rushkoff, Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics at the City University of New York... Society Technology Apr 2, 2025
The human behind the AI Can AI produce innovation? Carl Benedikt Frey, Professor of AI and Work at Oxford University, does not believe the use of existing technology will be enough to deliver long-term success. Growth ultima... Society Technology Mar 17, 2025
Five start-ups – peptides, proteins and the perfect complexion From functional foods and science-based beauty products to personalised prevention concepts – food, healthcare and beauty are converging to create a new market worth billions. This transformation, dri... Food Health Technology Feb 26, 2025
US artist Holly Herndon on AI and art Got a voice like Mick Jagger or Mariah Carey? We all like to give karaoke our best shot – and the closer we get to replicating the original, the better the atmosphere. Yet AI can crash the party by im... Society Technology Jan 23, 2025
Karin Frick on 30 years of trend research at the GDI “When you are in the middle of it, you almost never realise that you are witnessing an event that will change the course of history,” wrote the Serbian-American economist Branko Milanovic recently. e ... Society Technology Jan 20, 2025
Future skills in the age of AI Dr Jakub Samochowiec’s work explores the challenges and opportunities that generative AI presents for the world of work. In studies such as 'Future skills' and 'Strategies for dealing with the labour ... Society Technology Jan 9, 2025