{"id":29918,"date":"2017-11-07T12:34:34","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T11:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=29918"},"modified":"2018-07-18T09:36:19","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T07:36:19","slug":"web-summit-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/29918\/web-summit-1\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cScience is on our side\u201d: Web Summit has begun"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Web Summit 2017 opened yesterday with many celebrities in attendance. Expectations for the tech summit are high.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Web Summit is calling, and 60,000 startups, techies, investors, and media representatives are flocking to Lisbon. The summit is taking place in the Portuguese capital for the second time after 2016. Despite its enormous scale, the conference is barely noticeable in Lisbon's city center. The action is centered on the exhibition grounds, which were built for Expo 1998. Within sight of the Vasco da Gama Tower, Portugal's tallest building, and the Vasco da Gama Bridge, also named after the explorer and Europe's longest bridge, the Web Summit occupies all four pavilions of the exhibition center. The main stage is housed in the adjacent Altice Arena\u2014Portugal's largest event hall.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BbJoguIHEcO\/<\/p>\n

Given all the superlatives, the long line at the entrance on opening night is no surprise: While only those visitors who registered in time are allowed to attend the opening night, it takes some time until all 20,000 seats in the UFO-shaped hall are filled. Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave<\/strong> finally opens the stage program.<\/p>\n

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Long lines at the entrance. Photo: Munich Startup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stephen Hawking talks about artificial intelligence<\/h3>\n

The discovery motto then runs like a thread through the evening: Feedzai CEO\u00a0 Nuno Sebasti\u00e3o<\/strong> sees the conference in the tradition of the Portuguese spirit of discovery and also Portugal's Prime Minister\u00a0 Antonio Costa<\/strong> evokes the line of tradition from Vasco da Gama to the Web Summit.<\/p>\n

The big surprise of the evening is Stephen Hawking <\/strong>with a recorded greeting on the screen. The British astrophysicist discusses the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) for the future of humanity. On the one hand, he argues, AI is a way to alleviate or solve humanity's problems. On the other hand, the invention of artificial intelligence could be the worst moment in human history. However, Hawking hopes for the best:<\/p>\n

\u201cI am an optimist and I believe that we can create AI for the best of all of us.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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EU Commissioner calls for democratic rules<\/h3>\n

As \u201cIn my view one of the most important people in the world today\u201d, host Cosgrave introduces the EU Competition Commissioner\u00a0 Margrethe Vestager<\/strong> In conversation with tech star journalist Kara Swisher<\/strong> Vestager explains her mission:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to make sure it\u2019s not the laws of the jungle, but the laws of democracy at work.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Instead of the laws of the jungle, democratic rules should apply. This also applies to algorithms: If they are not regulated, they will develop classic methods of cartel formation and prevent other companies from growing.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you grow you should not deny others\u2019 chance to challenge you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Vestager repeatedly took issue with American tech companies that only see their own interests in the spotlight. She said she feels most strongly how European she is when she's in the United States.<\/p>\n

Technology at the service of humanity<\/h3>\n

The high-class line-up of the opening evening was completed by the UN Secretary-General\u00a0 Antonio Guterres<\/strong>The former Prime Minister of Portugal, himself an engineer, sees modern technology and science as an opportunity to find solutions to humanity's most pressing problems:<\/p>\n

\u201cScience is on our side.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, since states are no longer able to shape the changes triggered by the fourth industrial revolution\u2014that is, digitalization\u2014events like the Web Summit are needed. The conference's mission is to put technology and science at the service of humanity by examining the impacts of digitalization. The goal is to link the freedom of innovation with human rights.<\/p>\n

The extent to which the Web Summit will meet these requirements will become clear in the coming days. The actual conference program begins today.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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