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Foresight Institute is a leading non-profit researching and fostering technologies of fundamental importance for the human future, focusing on molecular machine nanotechnology, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence.
If we push in the right directions — learning, teaching, arguing, shifting directions, and pushing further — then we may yet steer the technology race toward a future with room enough for our dreams.
—K. Eric Drexler, Engines of Creation
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Some of you might want to apply: the Hackaday Prize is accepting projects revisioning how humans and computers can interface now until August 27th. Over its 5 years, the Prize has awarded over $1M to hundreds of open hardware initiatives building tech for a better future.
Read more here: hackaday.io/prize
Existentialhope.com was featured on ClearerThinking.org with a wonderful summary of the project. If you feel inspired to contribute, we now have a sign-up to get involved: bit.ly/xhope
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The author and humorist Douglas Adams once wrote that "nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its o...
I like this, truly though I haven’t read it. I just really believe in the future- still got hope! Love the kids!
Part 2 of one of our favorite salons so far is online: The Trajectory Of Civilization Part 2: Racing Where?
Robin Hanson, Paul Christiano, Peter Ecklesurname, Christine Peterson, Mark S. Miller, Alyssa Vance, and Allison Dman discuss races to the bottom, Xrisk predictions, AI foom, and strategies to create a civilization that is more robust across a variety of risk scenarios.This was a debate hosted by Foresight Institute between Robin D. Hanson (George Mason, Future of Humanity Institute) Paul Christiano (OpenAI) Christine Peter...
One of our favorite salons so far: The Trajectory Of Civilization Part 1: Ethics, Now and Tomorrow.
Robin Hanson, Paul Christiano, Christine Peterson, Peter Ecklesurname, Alyssa Vance, Mark S. Miller and Allison Dman discuss the foundations of ethics, value drift, current vs. future beings, and how to influence the long-term future.This was a debate hosted by Foresight Institute between Robin D. Hanson (George Mason, Future of Humanity Institute) Paul Christiano (OpenAI) Christine Peter...
Foresight co-founder and Senior Fellow Christine Peterson did an "Ask Me Anything" on Slashdot, which they just posted:
Interviews: Christine Peterson Answers Your Questions - Slashdot
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You asked questions, we've got the answers! Christine Peterson is a long-time futurist who co-founded the nanotech advocacy group the Foresight Institute in 1986. One of her favorite tasks has been co...The Trajectory of Civilization: Extinction, Race to the Bottom, or Upward Climbing? Thank you for this incredible discussion, especially to our panelists Robin Hanson, Paul Christiano, Peter Ecklesurname, Christine Peterson, Mark S. Miller, Alyssa Vance.
Nobel laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart comments on Foresight: we could not be prouder! <3
youtu.be/1Wng24ASteQNobel laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart on Foresight Institute and Foresight Workshps.
Can we evolve our humanity ethically? How should we do such thing?
Watch David Eagleman (NeoSensory, @The Brain - PBS) and Arvind K Gupta (IndieBio) probed by Allison Dman (Foresight Institute) reflect on the ethics of future neuro & biotech.
This is pt. 2 of Making the most of our humanity - Foresight Institute X IndieBio. Pt. 1 here: youtu.be/Mlficse9JlAPart 2 of Foresight Institute's salon "Making the most of our Humanity" Held at IndieBio on June 13th 2018
June Update: AGI coordination, AI Safety, Neurotech & Biotech development, and more. - mailchi.mp/foresight/june-2018-update
Ever wondered what being human will look like in the decades to come? Here's a peek into the future of our biology:
Watch David Eagleman (NeoSensory, The Brain - PBS) and Arvind K Gupta (IndieBio) probed by Lou Viquerat (Foresight Institute) to lay out a roadmap for neuro & biotech.
This is pt. 1 of Making the most of our humanity - Foresight Institute X IndieBio. Pt. 2 here: youtu.be/1SY10lFpN40Part 1 of Foresight Institute's salon "Making the most of our Humanity" Held at IndieBio on June 13th 2018
