Christoph Burkhardt

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Christoph Burkhardt
Born1985 (age 39–40)
Germany
Education University of Heidelberg
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
London School of Economics
Alma mater Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (PhD)
Occupation(s)Cognitive psychologist, author, AI researcher, entrepreneur
Years active2011–present
OrganizationsTinyBox
Burkhardt Group
OneLife
AI Impact Institute
Known forDon't Be a Robot: Seven Survival Strategies in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
TitleFounder and CEO, AI Impact Institute

Christoph Burkhardt (born 1985) is a German cognitive psychologist, author, and artificial intelligence (AI) researcher. [1] [2] He is best known for Don't Be a Robot: Seven Survival Strategiesin the Age of Artificial Intelligence (2018). [3]

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Early life and education

Burkhardt grew up in Germany. [2] After completing a bachelor's degree in cognitive psychology at the University of Heidelberg, he earned a combined diploma in business economics and psychology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and an MSc in organisational and social psychology from the London School of Economics. [4] He holds a doctorate from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. [5]

Career

Burkhardt began advising European firms on user-centred innovation during his postgraduate years. In 2011, he founded the think-tank TinyBox. His first German-language book, Durchbruch – Gute Ideen sind kein Zufall (2014), argued that creativity follows reproducible patterns. In 2016, he founded Burkhardt Group, a consulting firm specializing in digital business models and emerging technologies. [4]

In 2019, Burkhardt joined OneLife, an air quality company, as chief executive officer (CEO) where he served until 2022, after which he joined the company's board of directors. [4] [6]

In 2023, Burkhardt founded the AI Impact Institute, also referred to as the Impact Innovation Institute, based in San Francisco. [7]

Selected works

References

  1. ↑ Gottschalck, Arne (June 29, 2014). "Apple Google Innovation kann nicht befohlen werden". Manager Magazin .
  2. 1 2 "Innovation: an interview with the psychologist Christoph Burkhardt". DE magazine Deutschland . September 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ Hodnett, Cindy W. (June 5, 2023). "Taking a hard look at A.I." Furniture Today .
  4. 1 2 3 "Christoph Burkhardt".
  5. ↑ "Vision vom zweiten Silicon Valley in Bruck". Süddeutsche Zeitung . November 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ Yamada, Takashi (September 8, 2021). "This high-tech air purifier uses laser sensor + plasma field to track and kill 99.99% of all airborne particles – Yanko Design".
  7. ↑ "Hotelbranche diskutiert wichtige Zukunftstrends". Hotels . November 10, 2024.
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