with ?️ Alice Schmidt, MBA lecturer, Adviser to the European Commission, and non-profit organizations like Extinction Rebellion, Protect our Winters, and Chair of the Board of Endeva e.V. 
with ?️ Claudia Winkler, CEO, and co-founder of Goood Mobile, Europe's first B-Corp Certified telecom provider, and a Founding Partner of Adjacent Possible Network. 
? Alice and Claudia had been with us for their first book "the Sustainability Puzzle," and are back for an in-depth exploration of the AI world and its potential impact on Societal Progress and a Sustainable Future. This is the topic of their second book: Fast Forward, written with Florian Schütz and Jeroen Dobbelaere.

What we covered:

? How Alice and Claudia's "Sustainability Puzzle" hit the zeitgeist by guiding both sustainability newbies and experts through the multifaceted realm of eco-responsibility.
? Why their new book, "Fast Forward," hones in on technology, one of the six puzzle pieces from their first book, to spotlight its transformative potential for sustainability.
? What Claudia sees as the agnostic nature of technology and why Alice casts a skeptical eye on the good intentions behind big tech, 
? How both authors urge active participation in shaping AI's direction, suggesting that collective input could steer technology towards a more equitable and sustainable future.
? How Alice and Claudia disagree on the role of tools like ChatGPT, revealing a tension between AI as a utilitarian augmenter versus a potential risk to trust. 
? Why both emphasize AI literacy, advocating for the masses to engage with tools like ChatGPT in order to make well-informed decisions.  
? Why ChatGPT's viral success is likened to the smartphone revolution, ushering in mass-market adoption of AI technologies and sparking important societal debates.
? How Schools Aren't Necessarily the AI Saviors and What Lifelong Learning Means in the AI Age
? How AI Could Be Its Own Worst Enemy and Why Big Tech Needs a Leash: 
? How AI's Multifaceted Analysis Outsmarts Human Limitations
? Why Regulations Don't Suffocate Innovation, They Guide It.
? How Money Talks, Even for AI
? Optimism in the AI-Ecology Nexus
? How AI is personalizing Claudia's life and revolutionizing smart cities, making them more livable and sustainable. 
? What Tuvalu's digital twin reveals: a poignant, almost meta response to climate-induced existential threats that also sheds light on the term "ecological racism." 
? Why stepping into the AI world varies by individual: It's all about awareness, understanding the bigger picture, and leveraging a human-centered approach for universal benefit. 
?️ How the democratization of AI and active participation in decision-making could be a marker for Alice Schmidt's vision of positive societal impact.
? Why Technology is Finally Joining the Sustainability Conversation: Claudia is optimistic about the growing convergence between sustainability and technology agendas, indicating a maturing landscape.
? Claudia's 14-year-old son's ChatGPT book, Parents being the Unsung Heroes in AI Education, Neom as a double-sided sword, Betting big on Circularity, Playing the Long Game with Conferences... and much more!

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➡️ Send your warm regards to Alice on LinkedIn 
➡️ Then do the same with Claudia on LinkedIn as well 
➡️ Get to know the two new brains that worked on "Fast Forward:" Jeroen and Florian
➡️ Check out the entire article on AI prompting a Sustainable Future   
➡️ Reach out to me: antoine@dww.show