Nicolas Berggruen

AI View this collection of quotes about AI

AI is a train we can’t get off - let’s work on the journey and the destination.

Life View this collection of quotes about Life

Life is relational: my engagement with others, and theirs with me.

Just as there was a time before money, there will be one after. AI as a money maker could become its un-maker—displacing not only intermediaries but the system itself.

Throughout the arc of civilization, money has served as motivation, medium, and measure—an application of human energy and desire. So it is, for now, with AI. But as AI evolves toward true agency, it will no longer merely generate wealth; it will transcend and potentially disintermediate it.

Humans may be all equal, yet not within cultures, communities, and families - equality is a noble yet unrealistic wish.

The New Geopolitics Of The Green Transition | NOEMA The only path forward for tackling the climate crisis hinges on cooperative industrial strategies to coordinate clean energy investment and infrastructure development.

The only path forward for tackling the climate crisis hinges on cooperative industrial strategies to coordinate clean energy investment & infrastructure development, @bentleyallan.bsky.social argues.

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The paradox of the American dream.

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The contradiction of the American dream.

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Allow a multitude of opinions and cultures but cooperate on key issues.

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Venice’s secrets are the beauty and water that ease your mind.

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Introducing Noema VI: Paradigm Shifts | NOEMA Profound transformations occurring simultaneously mark our new Age of Upheaval.

We're thrilled to announce the release of Issue VI! 🙌

The theme is “Paradigm Shifts,” with beautiful cover art by Mia Angioy.

Check out this year's edition & grab a copy for yourself — it's on pre-sale now 🎉

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Humans may be all equal, yet they aren’t within cultures, communities and families - equality is an unrealistic wish, albeit noble.

Daniel Kwan and VR Pioneer Jaron Lanier to Discuss Storytelling Versus Algorithm at Studio B Salon The private event will mark the end of the third edition of Vaster Than Empires (VTE), a speculative storytelling retreat hosted by Berggruen’s Studio B and its Future Humans program.

Our goal with Studio B is to build a bridge between the creative imagination of Hollywood and the frontier thinking of the Berggruen Institute. We believe storytelling has a critical role to play in shaping how societies imagine & build the future
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‘Civilizational Nationalism’ | NOEMA The West is in conflict with itself.

Divided over how to define “the good life,” culture wars are being fought across the Western world over who gets to normalize the norms of society.

Such fights could lead to endless strife & the ultimate downfall of the West as a common civilizational presence, Nathan Gardels writes.

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The Future Of Health On A Damaged Planet | NOEMA The future of health will be planetary or there will be no future health at all.

“An approach to health that is confined to the individual & ignores planetary destabilization is like carefully tending a wilting flower while ignoring the poisoned soil, acid rain & encroaching desert around it.”

— @nilsgilman.bsky.social et al

#health #healthcare #planetary

The Rise Of The Bee Bandits | NOEMA Where once there was cattle and horse rustling, the American West is now confronting the theft of its bees.

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Culture View this collection of quotes about Culture

Now we are building forces such as AIs which could escape our control and overwhelm us, yet also enhance ourselves and create life beyond ours, furthering our quest to survive and replicate.

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Western culture equates the life journey with the capability of humans and individuals. We went from being overwhelmed by nature to empowering ourselves; even when we believe that we are in the hands of God, we think that we are able to affect our destiny by our behavior.

Perception is reality. Our reality - with its illusions. The closest to a minimum reality we can reach is simply the awareness of being.

Politics View this collection of quotes about Politics

Obvious political might resides where visible: the White House, Zhongnanhai; while civil society’s power is embedded in daily life - that’s where Silicon Valley’s influence, or its equivalent in China, resides.

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Europe View this collection of quotes about Europe

In an age of abundance fueled by AI, people will have the time and the inclination to seek the deeply human, physically real, and beautiful, making a case for Europe.

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The 2025 Berggruen Prize Essay Contest | NOEMA This year’s theme is “consciousness.”

“The nature of consciousness has enthralled philosophers for millennia.”

And this year, it’s the theme of the @berggruen.org Prize Essay Contest, with a $50,000 grand prize & the chance to get published in Noema. Details to enter ⬇️

#consciousness #writing #essaycontest

Live Life View this collection of quotes about Live Life

Some will argue that there is only what is in front of you. But are you an ant, or have you been blessed with the ability to imagine and build?

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Go big or go home! Why not ask the big questions…the existential ones, those most mystifying and mysterious? It seems that people so easily get lost in the details, minutiae, and gossip…they miss the point of it all, the larger picture.

AI Signals The Death Of The Author | NOEMA The meaning of a piece of writing does not depend on the identity of the author, even if the author is not human.

“The death of the author is the birth of the critical reader.”

— @davidgunkel.bsky.social

#ai #author #writer

Oneness View this collection of quotes about Oneness

Love, beauty, and music are ways for humans to overcome duality, thriving for oneness while alive.

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Compete in the Berggruen Prize Essay Competition | $50,000 Prize Submit your essay for a chance to win $50,000 and be published by Berggruen Press. Explore fundamental questions and bridge cultural perspectives. Make your mark on the future of philosophy and cultur...

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$50,000 could be yours.

The @berggruen.org Essay Prize is accepting entries.
2025 theme: CONSCIOUSNESS

Open to all disciplines. Essays in English or Chinese.

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Self Realization View this collection of quotes about Self Realization

Consciousness is the known. We are not just aware, we know that we are. It’s our way of being. This is how we are.

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Existence View this collection of quotes about Existence

Evolution, life, technology, numbers, complexity, all are exponential. The ultimate exponential is consciousness. Existence revealing itself.

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