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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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Apply to our 2019 Spring Workshop:"Healing the Planet: Atomic Precision for Clean Energy & Clean Air" - mailchi.mp/9dea2dc19c3c/apply-to-our-2019-spring-workshophealing-the-planet-atomic-precision-for-...
>> Call for co-contributors on papers with expertise in mathematics, philosophy, or computer science <<
Peter Scheyer, 2018 Foresight fellow in Cybersecurity and Corporate AGI is requesting co-authors who are experts in mathematics, philosophy, or computer science on papers for submission for publication by Q2 2019. He is also available as a co-author with expertise in organizational culture, cybersecurity/military cyberwarfare, high-frequency trading, and entrepreneurship.
Here are the working titles and desired expertise of his works in progress:
>> Applied Mathematics and Normative Psychology: Quantifying Virtue Ethics and Deontology: Seeking co-author with expertise in mathematics.
>> Corrupting Effectiveness: Utilitarianism and Moral Impartiality toward Future Persons in Pragmatic Evaluation of Altruistic Interventions: Mostly finished- Seeking co-author with expertise in philosophy or philosophical publications.
>> Philosophical Implications of Algorithmic Summarization: Seeking co-author with expertise in computer science.
Interested parties are welcome to reach out at lou@foresight.org, subject: we will forward on his contact info.
Specialists in research areas related to increasing human longevity collaborated with those tackling the challenges of atomically-precise 3D structures and molecular machines, including construction pathways using biochemistry organic/inorganic chemistry, protein design, DNA objects, applied physics, molecular biology, computational chemistry, and engineering.
Areas addressed include malformed proteins, extracellular crosslinks, cell loss and atrophy, senescent cells, cancer, mitochondrial mutations, along with the roles of stem cells and gene therapy.
More on Foresight Workshops:
foresight.org/technical-workshops-and-whitepapers/Specialists in research areas related to increasing human longevity collaborated with those tackling the challenges of atomically-precise 3D structures and molecular machines, including construction pathways using biochemistry organic/inorganic chemistry, protein design, DNA objects, applied physics, molecular biology, computational chemistry, and engineering.
Areas addressed include malformed proteins, extracellular crosslinks, cell loss and atrophy, senescent cells, cancer, mitochondrial mutations, along with the roles of stem cells and gene therapy.
More on Foresight Workshops:
https://foresight.org/technical-workshops-and-whitepapers/
Christine Peterson's interview on the 80,000 hours podcast is a must-listen!
#9 Classic episode - Christine Peterson on the '80s futurist movement & its lessons for today
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<b>Rebroadcast: this episode was originally released in October 2017.</b><br><br> Take a trip to Silicon Valley in the 70s and 80s, when going to space s...We need your help now to steer toward Existential Hope tomorrow. - mailchi.mp/40896d10297c/we-need-your-help-today-to-steer-the-future-toward-existential-hope
For an extra bit of hope to start into the new year, here's Future of Life Institute's Ariel Conn interviewing Allison Dman, Anders Sandberg, Anthony Aguirre, Max Tegmark, Josh Clark, and Gaia Dempsey on Existential Hope. Thank you all for an incredible year together, we cannot wait for what's ahead in 2019 and beyond!
Podcast: Existential Hope in 2019 and Beyond - Future of Life Institute
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Humanity is at a turning point. For the first time in history, we have the technology to completely obliterate ourselves. But we’ve also created boundless possibilities for a...Existential Hope, AI Coordination, Healing the Planet, and more: We need you! Help us complete the 45K Matching Grant Challenge before Dec 31st - mailchi.mp/7e090bf3e373/45k-matching-grant-halfway-there-help-us-complete-the-challenge-before-de...
We cannot thank all Vision Weekend participants enough. It’s humbling to be part of a community that takes prototyping better futures seriously and cares about action rather than signaling. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Our deepest gratitude to the amazing humans who contributed to this weekend of building grand visions for the future. Special thanks to GIl Penchina for hosting us at his Clock Tower and The Laundry and Internet Archive for being such amazing collaborators.
foresight.org/vision-weekend-2018/We cannot thank all Vision Weekend participants enough. It’s humbling to be part of a community that takes prototyping better futures seriously and cares about action rather than signaling. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Our deepest gratitude to the amazing humans who contributed to this weekend of building grand visions for the future. Special thanks to GIl Penchina for hosting us at his Clock Tower and The Laundry and Internet Archive for being such amazing collaborators.
https://foresight.org/vision-weekend-2018/
Allison Dman's Executive Briefing on AI Safety for the 2018 O'Reilly AI Conference is online now (40m). Feedback welcome!Allison Duettmann of Foresight Institute at the 2018 O'Reilly AI Conference. Allison gives an overview of four categories of problems in AI safety: ethical c...
