Dark Data – our shared responsibility
In the physical world we are busy cleaning up after ourselves, if we see someone throwing trash on the sidewalk, we get annoyed. But in the digital world we don’t see the trash we leave behind. Dark Data is the term for information that is collected, stored and organized, but never used. In the physical […]
The Prize for the Green Illusion
In 2030, we as individuals, companies, countries, continents and the planet will demonstrate that we have actively worked towards the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. As a former technology optimist, I was convinced that digitalization was an important path to a greener future. So wrong you can be. We are in a time where climate […]
AI – Good or Bad
Imagine this: You ask ChatGPT for a recipe, create a picture with Midjourney or let Claude help you with an idea. Fun and useful, right? But in the background, thousands of servers are slurping up electricity like crazy – enough to provide light and heat for large European cities. Is AI the new climate disaster […]
Digital is undermining society, and democracy
We thought the internet was going to build democracy. Instead, it has become the most effective tool ever to undermine democracy – without us noticing because we are all busy with our mobile phones. Digitalization has not only changed how we communicate; it changes the very conditions for having an enlightened, independent and equal society. […]
Windmills – a betrayal of nature and those who live there
The so-called green shift requires unimaginable amounts of minerals, electricity, water and land. We have been fooled into thinking that everything that can be electrified and digitalized is part of the green transition. The fact is that digitalization that seems green in our part of the world is a disaster elsewhere. A disaster for the […]
The hidden cost of our modern consumption
Mining: Modern Slavery in the 21st Century When we use modern technology – picking up our smartphone, starting our electric car, or wearing a piece of jewelry – the origin of the metals is a factor we don’t think about. However, the supply chain is riddled with serious human rights violations. Beneath the surface of […]
Digitalization: Environmental Hero or Climate Villain?
Digitalization: Environmental Hero or Climate Villain? We love to call it progress. The smartphone in our pocket, the AI assistant drafting our emails, cloud storage making paper obsolete. Everything has become faster, easier, more seamless. But behind the façade of convenience, a silent environmental crisis is raging—driven by the very technologies we celebrate. The question […]
Are we going to continue supporting Meta?
Do you use Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp? Then you are directly supporting Meta, the parent company behind these giants. As a public speaker on the darker sides of digitalization, I have chosen to leave these platforms. Here are four crucial reasons why I made this choice—and why you might want to consider the same. 1. […]