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Future of Humanity Institute
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We look forward to working with the bright minds that applied! If you missed out, we hope you will apply to join us next year!
WBE is a potential technology to generate software intelligence that is human-aligned simply by being based directly on human brains. Generally past discussions have assumed a fairly long timeline to WBE, while past AGI timelines had broad uncertainty. There were also concerns that the neuroscience of WBE might boost AGI capability development without helping safety, although no consensus did develop. Recently many people have updated their AGI timelines towards earlier development, raising safety concerns. That has led some people to consider whether WBE development could be significantly speeded up, producing a differential technology development re-ordering of technology arrival that might lessen the risk of unaligned AGI by the presence of aligned software intelligence.
Whether this is a viable strategy depends on
(1) AGI timelines not being ultra-short
(2) whether WBE development can be speeded up significantly by a concerted effort, (3) this speedup doesn’t introduce other risks or ethical concerns.
The goals of this workshop is to try to
(A) review the current state of the art in WBE related technology
(B) outline plausible development paths and necessary steps for full WBE
(C) determine whether there is potential for speeding up WBE development
(D) whether there are strategic, risk or ethical issues speaking against this
This two-day event invites leading researchers, entrepreneurs, and funders to drive progress. Explore new opportunities, form lasting collaborations, and join us in driving cooperation toward shared long-term goals. Including mentorship hours, breakouts, and speaker & sponsor gathering. Agenda below. Apply to join as attendee, sponsor, or presenter.
Why? with Anita M. Fowler
Rethinking Uploading Given 10-year AI Timelines
Brain Emulation Prospects
Feasibility of mapping the human brain with expansion x-ray microscopy
The Neurotech Tree
Compute Considerations for WBEs
C.elegans Emulation
What does a neuron do? A new model for Neuroscience and AI
What can AI do for Whole Brain Emulation
Modeling & Translation Bottlenecks
Simulating The Other Half Of The Brain
Global Landscape of Neurotechnology Standards and Governance
AGI Risks & WBE Opportunities
BCI Capabilities Relevant to WBEs
Slicing & Mapping Your Brain
VIP EVENING
08.00 – 10.00 pm
Speaker & Sponsor Drinks
Day 1 (Monday): TECH & TRAJECTORIES
09:00 – 10:00 am
Introductions
10:00 – 10:30 am
Workshop goals
10:30 – 12:00 am
Lightning presentations
12:00 – 01:00 pm
Lunch (mentorship pairings)
01:00 – 02:30 pm
Lightning presentations
02:30 – 03:00 pm
Break
03:00 – 04:30 pm
Lightning presentations
04:30 – 05:30 pm
Working group formation
05:30 – 06:30 pm
Breakout drinks
06:30 – 07:30 pm
Dinner served (mentorship pairings)
Day 2 (Tuesday): OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRESS
09:00 – 10:00 am
Networking
10:00 – 12:00 pm
Working groups
12:00 – 01:00 pm
Lunch (mentorship pairings)
01:00 – 03:00 pm
Working group presentations
03:00 – 03:30 pm
Next steps
03:30 – 05:30 pm
Break / spontaneous programming
05:30 – 06:30 pm
Breakout drinks
06:30 – 07:30 pm
Dinner served (mentorship pairings)