XII — Digital Revolution: What Is Changing for Humankind
The final edition examined the digital revolution’s impact on society, from artificial intelligence and urban technology to digital media and the future of work.
Key Themes
The final edition of the conference series examined the profound transformation being driven by digital technologies. From artificial intelligence to the Internet of Things, speakers explored how the digital revolution is reshaping science, industry, governance, and daily life.
Carlo Ratti presented his vision of smart cities powered by real-time data, while Sheila Jasanoff raised critical questions about the governance of digital technologies and the protection of democratic values. Tomaso Poggio discussed the rapid advances in machine learning and their implications for the future of work.
The conference grappled with the dual nature of the digital revolution: its potential to democratize knowledge, improve healthcare, and solve complex problems, set against the risks of surveillance, algorithmic bias, job displacement, and the concentration of power in a handful of technology companies. As the final edition, it served as both a culmination of twelve years of dialogue and a call to continue the conversation in new forms.