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Six panellists are ready. Are you?
Dear Futurists, A few days ago, I shared this question on social media: If you had a chance to speak for ten minutes to the politicians and other international leaders who will gather at the UK’s Bletchley Park on 1-2 … Continue reading
A final chance for discounted tickets for CogX
Dear Futurists It’s now less than four weeks until the start of this year’s CogX Festival – which is taking place at the O2, London from 12-14 September. The festival is described as “The Festival of Inspiration, Impact, and Transformational … Continue reading
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Tagged AGI, CogX Festival, DNA-Seq, Intelligence Squared, London Futurists, LonFut, Longevity Summit Dublin, Telepresent
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Questions about AGI
Dear Futurists It’s sometimes encouraging but it’s often exasperating. I’m referring to the ongoing public discussion about the possible arrival of AGI – Artificial General Intelligence. Some of the material that has recently been published reaches new heights of quality. … Continue reading
Some excellent speakers coming to London
Dear Futurists, You’re going to want to read this newsletter quickly, as it contains news of a one-day-only code for a 50% reduction on the registration tickets for this year’s CogX. And there’s lots more that might also interest you… … Continue reading
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Tagged CogX Festival, DeSci, London Futurists, London Futurists Podcast, LonFut
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Emerging Technologies Radar
Dear Futurists, Friends of London Futurists at Emerging Tech Radar (ETR) have kindly agreed to make available a small number of tickets to an online event they’re holding this Wednesday (12th July). Read on for more details of that event, … Continue reading
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Tagged AGI, Emerging Technologies Radar, London Futurists, LonFut, Peter Scott, The Death of Death
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More speakers announced for CogX
Dear Futurists, At an event last week, I found my mouth opening wide with exasperation and frustration. More than once. I was listening to people who were described as “experts in AI”. “Don’t worry”, one of them said to the … Continue reading
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The transition to AGI: Round 1 in progress
Dear Futurists, Round 1 of what will become a multi-round open survey is in progress, with its set of open questions about the transition to AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). Positive feedback to the survey so far Here’s some feedback from … Continue reading
How do we get the next ten years right?
Dear Futurists, “How do we get the next ten years right” is the central theme of the 2023 CogX Festival. It’s an inspired question. Indeed, the next ten years are poised to be the most momentous in human experience. I … Continue reading
World Stem Cell Summit: 20% discount
Dear Futurists, The fast-improving science of stem cells has an enormous potential to support medical therapies that regenerate our health and vitality. In principle, stem cells can enable treatments that fend off degenerative diseases and various chronic side-effects of biological … Continue reading
A word to the cryo-curious
Dear Futurists This newsletter starts with a word to the cryo-curious – and to people who are unsure what that concept means, but would be curious if they knew more about it! You’ll also find news below about other events … Continue reading
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