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Olaf Groth, a futurist and professor at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, examines how global trade tensions, artificial intelligence advancements, and economic shifts are reshaping California's position in the world economy. He analyzes how intensifying tariff wars threaten the state's tech sector while driving up consumer prices. Groth explores AI's transformative effects on employment, the emerging defense-tech ecosystem, and California's strategic challenges as it navigates global trade pressures and growing climate vulnerabilities.

Does the world feel like it's on the brink? Olaf Groth believes we've faced similar challenges before—and overcome them. In this episode, he explores why thoughtful policymaking, not hubris-driven innovation, holds the key to navigating our dysfunctional and fragile global systems. From politics and economics to technology, this conversation spans the US, China, Europe, Southeast Asia, and India, offering insights into a world in flux. #Endgame #GitaWirjawan #OlafGroth ----------------------- About Luminary: Olaf Groth is the founding CEO of advisory think tank Cambrian Futures. He serves as a professional faculty at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, adjunct professor of Practice at Hult IBS, and honorary adjunct professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Groth is the lead co-author of “The Great Remobilization: Strategies & Designs for a Smarter Global Future” (2023) and “Solomon's Code: Humanity in a World of Thinking Machines” (2018). About the Host: Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur, educator, and Honorary Professor of Politics and International Relations at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham. He is also a visiting scholar at The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) at Stanford University (2022—2024) and a fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. ----------------------- Other episodes you might also like: Dr. Yasantha: AI vs AGI & Homo Sapien's Next Chapter Michael Levitt: Studied Physics, Masters Biology, Won Nobel in Chemistry Phillip Wong - America vs Everybody: Will The US Win The Chip Race? ----------------------- Explore and discuss this episode further: https://endgame.id/ ----------------------- Be our collaborator and partner: https://sgpp.me/contactus ----------------------- IN THIS EPISODE 01:28 - Personal background 05:58 - ‘The Great Remobilization' Book 09:32 - What makes Olaf so optimistic to tackle his ‘6Cs' 10:59 - Big questions in solving climate change 18:36 - “It's a shared catastrophe waiting to happen” 22:14 - Climate change and AI 24:31 - FLP-IT 28:33 - The bifurcation of AI development 32:14 - Why is Europe seemingly not catching up on AI 39:10 - Paradox of Internet 47:08 - Energy thirst of AI 49:36 - The Three Shifts 53:43 - Digital decoupling between the US and China 55:46 - India 58:26 - Open-source and close-source? 1:01:45 - Political influence on academics in the US 1:06:28 - Data irony 1:15:35 - Historical amnesia and cognitive immunity 1:18:07 - Industrial Revolution 4.0 x Society 5.0 1:24:58 - How to catch up in an AI world?

Auch in den USA werden die wachsenden Schwierigkeiten des Wirtschaftsstandorts Deutschlands immer stärker wahrgenommen, nicht nur die Krise von Deutschlands einstiger Vorzeigebranche, der Autoindustrie. Dass es Deutschland im Gegensatz zu den USA während der Globalisierung gelungen war, relativ viele Industriearbeitsplätze zu erhalten, wurde lange als großer Vorteil Deutschlands gesehen. In den USA verarmten hingegen ganze Regionen, was die politische Polarisierung befeuerte. Demokraten und Republikaner versuchen, wenn auch mit unterschiedlichen Methoden, die Fertigung wieder in die USA zurückzuholen und punkten mit Subventionen aber auch günstiger Energie. Wie sieht man Deutschlands Wirtschaftskraft in den USA, vor allem aus Sicht des Silicon Valley? Der nächste Wettbewerb – diesmal um die Künstliche Intelligenz – ist in vollem Gange. Eine große Rolle wird dabei günstige Energie spielen, um die gewaltigen Rechenzentren zu betreiben. Ein großer Standortnachteil Deutschlands ist, dass es außer SAP keinen namhaften Tech-Konzern gibt. Und eine rigide Datenschutzpolitik erschwert Innovation. „Deutschland läuft Gefahr, den analogen Tod zu sterben“, warnt Olaf Groth, Wirtschaftsprofessor an der Universität Berkeley. Im Podcast diskutiert er mit den Journalisten Marcus Schuler und Matthias Hohensee über die US-Sicht auf den Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland sowie die Eckpunkte von Kaliforniens geplantem ersten Gesetz zum Regulieren der Künstlichen Intelligenz. Wie unterschiedet es sich vom KI-Gesetz der EU? Und wie stehen die Chancen, dass das umstrittene kalifornische Gesetz in der gegenwärtigen Form tatsächlich in Kraft tritt?

Das Silicon Valley gilt als Hochburg der Demokraten. Bill Clinton und sein Vize Al Gore wurden hier regelrecht gefeiert. Dem rhetorisch begnadeten Barack Obama lag das Hightech-Tal zu Füßen. Eine Bewunderung, die sogar bis in die Geldelite des Silicon Valleys reichte. Meta-Chef Mark Zuckerberg und Salesforce-Gründer Marc Benioff ließen sich gern mit Obama ablichten. Die Republikaner konnten hingegen nie so richtig Fuß fassen. Bei der letzten Wahl des US-Präsidenten bekam Joe Biden in der Bay Area über 70 Prozent der Stimmen. Dreht sich nun der Wind, vor allem, seit Donald Trump den ehemaligen Wagnisfinanzierer und Tech-Kenner J.D. Vance als Vizepräsidentschaftskandidaten an seine Seite geholt hat? Vance, dessen Risikokapital-Karriere zwar nicht sonderlich erfolgreich war, der aber den millionenschweren Rückhalt von Hightech-Milliardären wie Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, David Sacks und Joe Lonsdale hat. Warum ist das so? Und welche Rolle spielt dabei die Regulierung von Tech-Konzernen, Künstlicher Intelligenz und die US-Steuerpolitik? 
Die Menschen in der Bay Area werden zwar weiterhin einen demokratischen Präsidentschaftskandidaten wählen. Die Wahl wird ohnehin nicht in Kalifornien, sondern wegen der Besonderheiten des US-Wahlrechts in den sogenannten Swing States entschieden. 
„Aber das Silicon Valley ist für die Dynamik der US-Wirtschaft entscheidend“, sagt Olaf Groth, Professor an der Haas Business School der Universität Berkeley. 
Was bedeutet also ein möglicher Sieg von Trump und Vance für die Dynamik im Hightech-Tal? Welche Wirtschaftspolitik ist unter einer neuerlichen Trump-Administration zu erwarten? Darüber sprechen Olaf Groth, der Silicon-Valley-Journalist Marcus Schuler und Matthias Hohensee, US-Korrespondent der WirtschaftsWoche, in der aktuellen Folge des Valley Talks.

Ep 471 - The Great Remobilization Guest: Olaf Groth By Stuart McNish   “In August 2022, when central bankers from around the world gathered for their annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a consensus emerged that the current methods for managing business cycles are woefully insufficient for managing today's current economic and societal crises.” says Olaf Groth, one of the authors of a new book, “The Great Remobilization.”    “We have the energy crisis. We have the food crisis,” continues Groth. “We have the supply chain crisis and we have the war in Ukraine, all of which have profound implications for the economic performance of the world.”    The book goes on to say the limited abilities of bankers and governments to address large-scale issues demand a new way of addressing challenges. Groth says, “The stakes have never been higher. Incremental changes won't work. We need step-change redesigns of our global frameworks.”   We invited Olaf Groth, one of the co-authors of “The Great Remobilization,” to join us for a Conversation That Matters about a framework that will assist leaders to address the tectonic shifts that are underway. Learn More about our guests career at careersthatmatter.ca

Olaf Groth talks about his book “The Great Remobilization” and strategies for a smarter global future. Olaf is Professor of Strategy, Futures and Innovation at the University of California; Faculty Director for the Future of Technology program at Berkeley Executive Education; and Professor of Practice for Global Strategy, Innovation & Futures at Hult International Business School. He is also CEO of advisory think tank Cambrian.ai and coauthor of the books “Solomon's Code” and “The AI Generation.” Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Everyday-MBA.com/guest

Ep 471 - The Great Remobilization Guest: Olaf Groth By Stuart McNish   “In August 2022, when central bankers from around the world gathered for their annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a consensus emerged that the current methods for managing business cycles are woefully insufficient for managing today's current economic and societal crises.” says Olaf Groth, one of the authors of a new book, “The Great Remobilization.”    “We have the energy crisis. We have the food crisis,” continues Groth. “We have the supply chain crisis and we have the war in Ukraine, all of which have profound implications for the economic performance of the world.”    The book goes on to say the limited abilities of bankers and governments to address large-scale issues demand a new way of addressing challenges. Groth says, “The stakes have never been higher. Incremental changes won't work. We need step-change redesigns of our global frameworks.”   We invited Olaf Groth, one of the co-authors of “The Great Remobilization,” to join us for a Conversation That Matters about a framework that will assist leaders to address the tectonic shifts that are underway. Learn More about our guests career at careersthatmatter.ca   Join me Oct 3 for Conversations Live - A Vancouver Sun Town Hall: AI - Friend or Foe https://www.conversationslive.ca/

The Great Remobilization: Strategies and Designs for a Smarter Global Future by Olaf Groth, Mark Esposito, Terence Tse https://amzn.to/3Eg1cc2 How the turmoil of recent years gives leaders an unprecedented opportunity to redesign global strategies and systems and to remobilize toward a smarter, more resilient, and equitable future. How can leaders faced with tremendous global upheaval create more resilient and trustworthy systems? In The Great Remobilization, Olaf Groth, Mark Esposito, and Terence Tse (along with research partner Dan Zehr) diagnose tectonic shifts in the global economy with an eye toward designing a smarter “operating system” for the world. Through their FLP-IT (forces, logic, phenomena, impact, and triage) framework for strategic leadership, the authors chart a path forward, providing guidance for a new breed of “design activist leader.” Focusing on key tectonic shifts they call the Five Cs—COVID and pandemic management, the cognitive economy and crypto, cybersecurity, climate change and carbon management, and China—they examine the implications that new forces and logics will have on countries, organizations, and individuals. Drawing from one hundred interviews and conversations with top-level executives, entrepreneurs, policymakers, diplomats, generals, scholars, and other leading experts from around the world, the authors show how to create new inclusive visions with the aim of rebuilding the trust that will allow for both human and economic growth. Insightful and forward-thinking, The Great Remobilization powerfully illustrates the rare opportunity that we have in this historic moment to actively redesign our fragile, overpressurized global systems and develop new strategies and leadership approaches for the future. Authored by three scholar-practitioners, their synthetic perspectives and insights are at once rooted in deep research and focused on relevance for leaders and their organizations.

Dr. Mark Esposito is recognized internationally as a top global thought leader in matters relating to The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the changes and opportunities that new technology will bring to a variety of industries. He is Co-Founder & Chief Learning Officer at Nexus FrontierTech, an AI scale-up venture and Co-Founder and Chairman of the Strategic Foresight Board for the Circular Economy Alliance, an EdTech venture. He was recognized in 2016 by Thinkers50 as one of the 30 most prominent rising business thinkers in the world. He is a global expert of the World Economic Forum, an advisor to national governments and a Distinguished Fellow in the UNESCO Chair in Future Literacy of Finance. He is currently advisor for the Prime Minister Office in the UAE. He serves as Senior Advisor to the Ideation Center of Strategy& at PwC. He is Professor of Business and Economics at Hult International Business School and at Harvard University's Division of Continuing Education. He has authored/co-authored over 150 publications peer and non-peer reviewed, 12 books, among which two Amazon bestsellers: Understanding how the Future Unfolds and The AI Republic. His latest book is: The Emerging Economies under the Dome of the Fourth Industrial Revolution with Dr. Amit Kapoor for Cambridge University Press and his next one is The Great Remobilization: Designing A Smarter World with Dr. Olaf Groth and Dr. Terence Tse. He holds a Doctoral Degree in Business and Economics from Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech, one of France's most prestigious Grande Ecole. In this podcast, he shares: Why the fourth industrial revolution is proving to be different from past industrial revolutions The potential good (and not so good) future implication of AI to business and society Which types of jobs AI will replace and which will not be effected and, more broadly, how AI and other technologies may shape the future of work __________________________________________________________________________________________""-Mark Esposito__________________________________________________________________________________________Episode Timeline:00:00—Introducing Mark+ The topic of today's episode3:00—If you really know me, you know that...3:52—What is your definition of strategy?6:49—Can you describe your drive framework?9:04—What are the key technologies that compose the fourth industrial revolution?10:38—You talk about how technologies are adopted at quicker rates, but also how there are different aspects. Could you talk about that?13:22—Could you talk about how technology is influenced by humans, not necessarily replacing them?14:00—Could you talk about how technology is now enabling less-known opinions to be amplified and influence many people?15:37—Where do you think jobs will be replaced vs. augmented by technology?20:10—It seems based on what you're saying some people will join the creative work force, while others won't and potentially get left behind. What are the implications of that?23:22—How can people connect and follow you to keep learning from you?__________________________________________________________________________________________Additional Resources: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Exp_Mark?s=20&t=DuBbgLTaYk4K7Pw21BJiYQLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markespositoUpcoming Book: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047937/

Dr. Mark Esposito is recognized internationally as a top global thought leader in matters relating to The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the changes and opportunities that new technology will bring to a variety of industries. He is Co-Founder & Chief Learning Officer at Nexus FrontierTech, an AI scale-up venture and Co-Founder and Chairman of the Strategic Foresight Board for the Circular Economy Alliance, an EdTech venture. He was recognized in 2016 by Thinkers50 as one of the 30 most prominent rising business thinkers in the world. He is a global expert of the World Economic Forum, an advisor to national governments and a Distinguished Fellow in the UNESCO Chair in Future Literacy of Finance. He is currently advisor for the Prime Minister Office in the UAE. He serves as Senior Advisor to the Ideation Center of Strategy& at PwC. He is Professor of Business and Economics at Hult International Business School and at Harvard University's Division of Continuing Education. He has authored/co-authored over 150 publications peer and non-peer reviewed, 12 books, among which two Amazon bestsellers: Understanding how the Future Unfolds and The AI Republic. His latest book is: The Emerging Economies under the Dome of the Fourth Industrial Revolution with Dr. Amit Kapoor for Cambridge University Press and his next one is The Great Remobilization: Designing A Smarter World with Dr. Olaf Groth and Dr. Terence Tse. He holds a Doctoral Degree in Business and Economics from Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech, one of France's most prestigious Grande Ecole. In this podcast, he shares: Why the fourth industrial revolution is proving to be different from past industrial revolutions The potential good (and not so good) future implication of AI to business and society Which types of jobs AI will replace and which will not be effected and, more broadly, how AI and other technologies may shape the future of work __________________________________________________________________________________________""-Mark Esposito__________________________________________________________________________________________Episode Timeline:00:00—Introducing Mark+ The topic of today's episode3:00—If you really know me, you know that...3:52—What is your definition of strategy?6:49—Can you describe your drive framework?9:04—What are the key technologies that compose the fourth industrial revolution?10:38—You talk about how technologies are adopted at quicker rates, but also how there are different aspects. Could you talk about that?13:22—Could you talk about how technology is influenced by humans, not necessarily replacing them?14:00—Could you talk about how technology is now enabling less-known opinions to be amplified and influence many people?15:37—Where do you think jobs will be replaced vs. augmented by technology?20:10—It seems based on what you're saying some people will join the creative work force, while others won't and potentially get left behind. What are the implications of that?23:22—How can people connect and follow you to keep learning from you?__________________________________________________________________________________________Additional Resources: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Exp_Mark?s=20&t=DuBbgLTaYk4K7Pw21BJiYQLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markespositoUpcoming Book: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047937/

Artificial intelligence has the potential to enrich our lives. But it can also drive people apart and cause tremendous harm. Olaf Groth, a professor at Hult International Business School and CEO of the Cambrian Group, explores how this technology is reshaping societies in his new book, "Solomon's Code: Humanity in a World of Thinking Machines." He co-authored the volume with Mark Nitzberg. In this episode, Groth, an alumnus of Tufts’ Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, talks about artificial intelligence — both its promise and its perils.

George Noory and economics professor Olaf Groth explore his theories on what is leading to the improvements in artificial intelligence, how it will help shape human behavior in the future, and whether it will one day pose a threat to mankind's survival. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Dr. Olaf Groth ist Professor für Globale Strategie, Innovation und Ökonomie und Programm-Direktor für Digitale Zukunft an der HULT International Business School in San Francisco. Er ist Managing Partner von Cambrian.ai, einer Denk- und Design-Schmiede für Mensch-Maschine Symbiose in der 4. Industrielle Revolution und der Gesellschaft 5.0. Olaf ist Gastwissenschaftler am UC Berkeley Roundtable für die Internationale Wirtschaft und Mitglied im Globalen Expertennetzwerk des Weltwirtschaftsforums. Er sitzt in Beratergremien von Startups und multinationalen Unternehmen. Vorher war er Manager bei globalen Technologie-Unternehmen wie Vodafone, Qualcomm und Boeing, sowie bei der Beratungsfirma Monitor. Gemeinsam mit seinem Ko-Autor Dr. Mark Nitzberg hat er kürzlich das Buch “Solomon's Code: Humanity in a World of Thinking Machines” veröffentlicht. Olaf hat am Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey seinen Master gemacht, an der Fletcher School der Tufts Universität in Boston seinen Ph.D., und hat außerdem an den Harvard, Berkeley und Georgetown Universitäten studiert. Er kommt ursprünglich aus Nettetal am Niederrhein und lebt seit 27 Jahren in den USA und in Flugzeugen, da sein Herz seit jeher für globale Themen schlägt. Wir haben mit ihm über Chancen und Risiken der Künstlichen Intelligenz und das Brückenbauen über den Atlantik und zwischen den amerikanischen Küsten gesprochen.

Artificial intelligence (AI) brings boundless possibilities. It can now drive our cars, diagnose our diseases, and even help us tackle climate change. But AI can also divide societies and drive nations to conflict. As we cede more of our fundamental decisions to machines, how do we ensure AI is designed with our best interests in mind? Fei-Fei Li, Co-director of the Stanford Human-Centered AI Institute and co-founder of the non-profit AI4ALL, and Olaf Groth, founder of Cambrian AI and co-author of the new book, Solomon’s Code: Humanity in a World of Thinking Machines, discuss how our relationship with AI is central to the future of humanity with WorldAffairs Co-host Ray Suarez. We want to hear from you! Please take part in a quick survey to tell us how we can improve our podcast: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PWZ7KMW

This focus of this weeks´ podcast is product strategy, and in particular what we can do to not only make jobs more productive, but also more enjoyable. I discuss this with my guest Olaf Groth. He’s is a professor, adviser and executive for the evolving global innovation economy with 20 years of experience in corporations, consulting firms and academia. He has helped build new ventures and change management initiatives for employers and clients in energy, technology, telecommunications, aerospace and transportation sectors in 30+ countries.The topic of his book triggered me, hence I invited Olaf to my podcast. Here are some of his quotes:“We believe that AI is here to stay, and that we as human beings, and certainly we, as business decision makers need to get used to what we call symbiotic intelligence. So symbiotic intelligence between humans and machines.We have an opportunity here to shape these jobs such that they are not more not just more productive, but also much more enjoyableWe should get engaged and shape it and not over regulate too early, but rather say: in a perfect world, what would that world look like? And what do we need to do to get there.What the work is that is being done, where the value is being added, and then try to understand where humans and machines could collaborate much more elegantly, and in a much more integrated fashion.We will find out as humans, that there is so much more fun to be had, once we get used to this transition, right? The real fun is when we, as humans, see images of what we want evolving, emerging from the current picture.”By listening to this interview, you will learn three things:Why a design goal for solution should not just be increased productivity, but more importantly how it shapes a more enjoyable work experience.That to create the solutions of the future you should anticipate the job profiles of the futureWhy choosing augmentation over automation will give you golden opportunities to deliver not only unique value for your customers, but also the highest adoption rates. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It has been 50 years since the original 2001, A Space Odyssey, where movie viewers first heard Captain Powers asking, "Open the pod bay doors, HAL" and found HAL thought differently about whether that was a good idea.  For most of that half-century, artificial intelligence still seemed a long way off, but in the last decode, it has permeated our every day life with unexpected swiftness and thoroughness. Do we currently live in a world of thinking machines?  Is it just around the corner? Far off? Never?  And what will that really be like for us humans (I'll assume for the moment your not a machine reading this...)   This is the subject  of Solomon's Code: Humanity in a World of Thinking Machines by Olaf Groth and Mark Nitzberg.  With the recent backlash against Facebook, fake news algorithms or headlines about Cambridge Analytica and Russian bots, this book's release on November 6 could not be more well timed.  The book covers economic, social, personal and political implications of living in a world of thinking machines.  For this edition of How On Earth, we spoke with co-author Mark Nitzberg, Executive Director of the Center for Human compatible Artificial Intelligence at UC Berkeley and principal at Cambrian.ai.  Dr. Nitzberg studied AI at M.I.T. and completed his PhD at Harvard university.  His co-author Olaf Groth is Professor of Strategy, Innovation and Economics at Hult International business School, and founder and CEO of Cambrian.ai.  The name Cambrian.ai is taken from a metaphor from biological evolution and the Cambrian Geological Period, where most of the major groups of animals first appeared in the fossil record; an event sometimes also known as the "Cambrian Explosion." Are we now at a similar point in the evolution of artificial intelligence?  Is the metaphor fanciful or very accurate.  Chip Grandits talks with Mark Nitzberg co-author of Solomon's Code to find out what are the forms of AI, if they are different from their progenitors, and whether they really can think. Host: Chip Grandits Producer: Chip Grandits Engineer: Chip Grandits Executive Producer: Susan Moran Listen to the show...