Tim Leberecht

Berlin

Author at ADA Magazin

Articles

Power, Porn, and Portals

1 week ago | timleberecht.medium.com | Tim Leberecht

Reflections on key moments of The PolyOpportunity so farI was in a café in Istanbul’s vibrant Cihangir neighborhood — a familiar haunt for expats like myself — when it struck. It felt less like a jolt and more like a wave, soft yet sudden. I seemed to be the last one to notice. Others dashed outside. I remained seated, paralyzed. My first thought was vague: a bomb, perhaps? A man confirmed what I eventually realized: it had been an earthquake.
A Beautiful Truth: It’s the Economy, Stupid

1 month ago | timleberecht.medium.com | Tim Leberecht

Tim Leberecht·Follow6 min read·--Images by Eala Mardell | House of Beautiful BusinessWe have not seen this movie before. With tariffs calculated by ChatGPT, “Liberation Day,” the Day of Economic Independence (or DEI for short), as Marina Hyde dubs it in The Guardian, crashes America’s most American innovation — the stock market — and grinds the world economy to a halt, wiping out not only our retirement funds but also our belief in humanity.
Can We Still Curate This World?

2 months ago | timleberecht.medium.com | Tim Leberecht

Tim Leberecht·Follow5 min read·--Images by Jesse May Palmer | House of Beautiful BusinessThe zone is flooded. We’re prisoners of the information wars. Words, meaning, and truth have been buried, while the ugly, vulgar, and profane dance on their graves. Dark Mode operates in broad daylight, because it makes for great television. How is it possible to make meaning when believing in nothing is everything, and everything’s too much? One answer: curation.
Delete or Die

2 months ago | timleberecht.medium.com | Tim Leberecht

Notes from the World Governments Summit, the Tucker Carlson Summit, and The BrutalistTim Leberecht·Follow10 min read·--Images by Jesse May Palmer / House of Beautiful BusinessLast week I left the comfort of my bubble — and I can’t wait to return to it. Going from the United States to the “Davos of the Middle East,” the World Governments Summit in Dubai, I was fed with a double dose of Trump & Co.’s world.
The Future of Work: Punk or Romantic?

Jan 14, 2025 | psychologytoday.com | Tim Leberecht

Source: Eala Mardell / Used with kind permissionDaniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, once said that he and co-founder Martin Lorentzon were “punks” when they started their streaming service in 2006. It isn’t the first time “punk” has appeared in business speak.
The Future of Work: Punk or Romantic? - Tim Leberecht

Jan 14, 2025 | qoshe.com | Tim Leberecht
25 Ways AI Will Change How We Think and Feel in 2025

Jan 1, 2025 | psychologytoday.com | Tim Leberecht

Source: Sydney Sims / Unsplash. Used with permission. Yet another AI boom year has come to an end. With the “AI winter” long behind us, pundits are gazing on an eternal summer of progress and making their predictions for the new year. Naturally, no one can agree on what’s in store. Is AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) just around the corner, or is it still many years to come? Is the “agentic age” upon us, or are we overestimating the sophistication of our technology?
Ugliness Is Coming, Beauty Is Here

Nov 11, 2024 | timleberecht.medium.com | Tim Leberecht

Tim Leberecht·Follow10 min read·--“ I respect Americans. They seek democracy everywhere.” — Yves Saint LaurentThe Saturday before the U.S. election I visited the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakech for the first time. Morocco had long been the late French fashion designer’s chosen second home, and along with his partner Pierre Bergé, he spent a considerable amount of time in their villas in Tangier and Marrakech.
Strawberry. Eno. Play.

Sep 17, 2024 | timleberecht.medium.com | Tim Leberecht

The frenzy around Generative AI continues. Last week, OpenAI released its much anticipated Strawberry model, allegedly capable of the most sophisticated extended-reasoning we’ve seen yet. Earlier this year, filmmaker Gary Hustwit announced the premiere of something unanticipated: a generative documentary on the legendary musician, composer, and producer Brian Eno. Curated by algorithms, this groundbreaking new film (or entire film genre) is different every time it’s screened.
‘I don’t resonate with you.’ Why we need to vibe (and not vibe) with each other

Aug 23, 2024 | devicedaily.com | Tim Leberecht

‘I don’t resonate with you.’ Why we need to vibe (and not vibe) with each other June 30, 2024The cofounder of House of Beautiful Business observes that AI is simplifying our understanding of the world and then disseminating that simplification. If that trend continues, we could find ourselves living in a reality that’s much less rich, with absolutely no resonance. BY Tim LeberechtNo one likes a grammar pedant.