Jay Tuck is a leading US defence expert, journalist, Middle East business strategist and founder of Airtime Dubai, an international media company with access to millions of people in the Arab world. He is also known for his illustrious investigative reports on security policy, espionage activities and weapons technology, which are published in leading publications such as Focus, Le Point, Welt and ZEITmagazine. Having established himself as a foremost expert on military technology, Jay speaks about the threat of AI and highlights the competition among nations to lead the AI race. His recent TEDx Talk, Artificial Intelligence: It Will Kill Us, has been viewed over 5 million times, and he is now highly sought after for speaking engagements.
Between 1973 and 1994, Jay worked as an Investigative Reporter with NDR German Television, where he covered environmental scandals, East-West espionage and organised crime, as well as serving twice as a Combat Correspondent in Iraq. Following that, he joined ARD German Television as the Executive News Director of Tagesthemen, one of Germany’s most prominent daily network news magazines. Possessing a distinguished voice, in 2004, Jay became a voice talent for leading brands before founding Airtime Dubai, a media company serving Arabic broadcasters in the MENA region. Moreover, Jay is the Executive Producer of An Kathab, a programme broadcast weekly on Al-Jazeera to 30 million spectators.
A talented bestselling author, Jay’s book High-Tech Espionage has been published in 14 different countries and translated into multiple languages. Having built a reputation as a leading investigative journalist, Jay was able to secure access to exclusive material and conduct interviews with drone pilots and top intelligence sources for his latest book, Evolution Without Us, revealing insightful information on the new era of deep-learning drones and the role of artificial intelligence in military technology.
A leading investigative journalist, who has covered major world events over the last 35 years, Jay has also established himself as a foremost expert on the application of AI technology in military weapons. An esteemed international speaker, Jay has been invited to speak at several prestigious events for organisations, including the World Bank, Deloitte, ServicePlan, WAZ, Vodafone and Xing, captivating audiences with his ground-breaking insights in AI and providing energetic talks, which are accompanied by exclusive videos and photographs, revealed only to those in attendance. Book Jay Tuck now to learn about how AI is changing the world!
Given his expansive experience
Books
High-tech Espionage
Evolution ohne uns: Wird Künstliche Intelligenz uns töten?
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Jay Tuck's official speaking topics include:
Artificial Intelligence
Humanity's most serious challenge
Artificial Intelligence is neither science fiction nor a PowerPoint dream. It is here and now, already changing our world at breathtaking speed. From airline markets to world financial markets AI is integrating billions of bits of global data into instantenous decision-making, macro managing our global resources, defining unseen challenges and securing our food chain and global environment. In the industrial world of 4.0, billions of indicators can be analyzed in microseconds. We, as individuals and as institutions, must be prepared to redefine ourselves constantly. But must we fear that AI will one day surpass us?
It already has - in many sections of our society. Today, it is no longer just menial jobs that are being consumed by intelligent computers. We are relinquishing highly skilled positions of major responsibility. Slowly, surely, we are passing control in top management and marketing, in high finance and federal government, in medical research and in the military to the superior cognitive capabilities of Artificial Intelligence. This responsibility, once relinquished, will never return to humans. While the potential advantages - and profits - are enormous, many of the greatest thinkers of our time hold AI for a global threat far greater than nuclear arms.
There is no guarantee that we will always be Darwin's Darling.
The Great Race for AI
The global competition for artificial intelligence is already in full swing. The stakes are high. Whoever takes the lead in AI today will be a front runner in the global society of tomorrow - in business and economics, in science and technology, above all in military technology. Artificial intelligence, many visionaries believe, will shape our civilization far more radically than the steam engine, the printing press or the electric lightbulb. And the race is developing into a two-party competition between the technology titans USA and China.
It is no surprise that the American "Big Five" are among the favorites: Amazon, Apple, Alphabet/Google, Microsoft and Facebook. But in the Far East a number of powerful newcomers have joined the frey - mostly from China - such as Alibaba (E-Commerce), Baidu (search engines) or Tencent (social media). Today, China already has more internet users than Europe and USA combined. Over one-third of all global venture capital is being invested in Chinese startups.
How did that happen? What are their chances?
Middle East
Aftermath of the Arab Spring
Doing Business in the Middle East
Mass media often presents a confused picture of today’s Middle East - riots in Egypt, murder in Benghazi, kidnappings in Sinai. Trusted alliances collapse as the influence of extremists continues to grow, even in Gulf countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. For governments, this means the loss of strategic partners, for investors and businesses an unpredictable situation. Who are the players? What are the prospects? How stabile are the governments?
Understanding the Power Elite
The Untold History of Abu Dhabi
Jay Tuck has just finished producing a major 45-documentary on the history of the Royal Family of Abu Dhabi. He interviewed members of the ruling family and some of the richest people in the world, filming in their palaces as they described a childhood in the poverty of the early years, when the country had no streets or hospitals, no electric light and no running water. The film was broadcast in Germany in ZDF and by Natioinal Geographics. Its author offers behind-the-scenes background on the history and heritage of the UAE and how their leaders think.
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Extremely entertaining, extremely competent. - Hamburg @ Work
Be prepared for shocking surprises on humanity’s chances in the Age of AI. - High-Tech Press Club Hamburg
Humor did not come up short. Feedback from our investors was very, very good. - Aramea Asset Management
Jay Tuck is among the top tier of internationally recognized keynote speakers. - Alster Business Club, Hamburg
It will take AI a long time to replace an inspirational speaker like this. - Viactiv Health Insurance
- 2004 - Founder, Airtime Dubai
- 1990 - 2005 - Executive News Editor, ARD
- 1995 - 2004 - Executive News Director, Tagesthemen
- 1973 - 1994 - Investigative Reporter, NDR German Television
- 1969 - Voice Talent
