Advancing Technology for the Long-term Benefit of Life
Foresight Institute is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1986 on a vision of coming revolutions in technology that will bring extraordinary opportunities, as well as unprecedented challenges. Foresight’s mission is to steer those revolutions toward futures of Existential Hope.
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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GPT-3 Philosophy | Henry Shevlin, Carlos Montemayor - August 6th, 11AM - mailchi.mp/foresight/beyond-the-future-of-work-907520
What society could be like if all production was automated, the material abundance produced was equitably distributed, and nobody worked at all?
If you are inspired, answer this call for artworks with your vision of how a city would look like, in a world where we don’t have to work to sustain ourselves.
And join our Beyond the Future of Work salon on Thursday to discuss with the authors of this call for artists and imagine post-work futures.
Let's imagine what a future beyond work might look like - July 23, 11 AM PT - mailchi.mp/foresight/beyond-the-future-of-work
Biological organisms operate within boundary conditions set by the physical world -- conditions that vary incredibly widely, from the bottom of the ocean to the tops of mountains; from tropical rainforests to arid deserts.
In the 4+ billion years since life on earth began, it has colonized nearly every possible habitat on the surface of the globe.
Each of the diverse millions of species currently alive is bristling with an arsenal of incredibly specialized adaptations that evolved in response to the selective pressures faced by its ancestors.
It pays to pay attention: these adaptations often present elegant solutions to problems and tasks faced by humans, from the design of adhesives and slippery surfaces to sensing platforms and fabrication techniques.
They also present a rich showcase of the implications of natural laws; indeed, the study of biological organisms has led humanity toward many historically important insights about physical and chemical phenomena.
In this Foresight salon, Dr. Michael Lerch and Dr. Thomas Schroeder will discuss turning to biology for inspiration (at varying levels of abstraction) for the design of engineered materials, systems, and structures. They will further discuss how bio-inspiration ultimately may lead to more autonomous, lifelike materials.
Biology as Inspiration for Design and Engineering
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A discussion on how biology can inspire elegant and original solutions for the design of new materials, systems, and structures.Biology as Inspiration for Design and Engineering, July 16, 11 AM PDT - mailchi.mp/foresight/biology-as-inspiration-for-design-and-engineering-july-16-11-am-pdt
Live in 50 minutes: a discussion on critical issues in near-term AI safety with Aryeh Englander, Foresight Fellow Dan Elton, and Robert Kirk.
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We’re sad to report that Foresight has lost one of its previous leaders this past weekend: Scott Mize, past president of the Foresight Institute.
Ever a man of action, Scott was reportedly out walking in the San Francisco sunshine when a hemorrhagic stroke took him.
Besides his time as Foresight's president, Scott co-founded several companies, the most recent of which was helping startups with a mission for them to "evolve, succeed and put some major dents in the universe."
Our hearts are dented as well.
Scott's loved ones have set up a memory page in his honor, which you can access below.
Read Anthony Scott Mize's Obituary & Leave Condolences
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Anthony Scott Mize, entrepreneur, dealmaker, & advisor, passed away of a hemorrhagic stroke on Tuesday , June 23rd at the age of 58. Scott is survived by his m…Scott Aaronson: Quantum Computing Q&A, July 2, 11 AM PT - mailchi.mp/foresight/scott-aaronson-qa
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