Tag Archives: Existential Risk Observatory

Vitalism, LEV, LSD, Codex, and AI Safety

Posted on 2 May, 2024 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, Here are some pointers to info you might have missed about forthcoming events or projects. 1.) The case for Vitalism, Sat 4th May Vitalism declares itself as being “a great plan to save us from aging & death… … Continue reading →

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Anticipating Transvision Utrecht and BGI24

Posted on 6 December, 2023 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, At this time of year, minds sometimes become preoccupied with activities around the Christmas and New Year holidays. But as futurists, we should of course look further ahead. So in this newsletter, I’ll be encouraging you to consider … Continue reading →

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Discounted tickets for LSE Future Impact Summit

Posted on 15 November, 2023 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, The weekend of 25th and 26th of November is your chance to gather with other people interested in future opportunities and risks, at the Future Impact Summit that is being held on the LSE Campus in Central London. … Continue reading →

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London Futurists in the Pub, in Bletchley

Posted on 30 October, 2023 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, Sometimes the best insights about the future arise from conversations in a pub. That’s when we can reflect, in personal and creative ways, on some of the mind-stretching ideas that speakers or panellists have shared at an immediately … Continue reading →

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Multiple options, 31st Oct to 26th Nov

Posted on 18 October, 2023 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, 1st November poses us all with a pleasant problem: three different events are taking place, simultaneously, on various aspects concerning the safe and beneficent usage of AI. We’re each going to have to make a hard choice that … Continue reading →

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The probability of global catastrophe

Posted on 23 March, 2022 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, No-one likes to contemplate the probability of global catastrophe. But that’s what I was asked to do, during a Virtual Enlightenment Salon on Sunday. The subject of the salon was “Reducing Existential Risk from the Russia-Ukraine Conflict”. It … Continue reading →

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