Tag Archives: London Futurists Podcast

Futurist points of view. And fake news

Posted on 26 September, 2024 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, The next seven days provide us with not one but two opportunities to exchange and debate ideas and insights about future possibilities. Tomorrow, there’s a chance to gather online, in a new platform called Ploutos, to review potential … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsletter | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Two chances to meet this week

Posted on 17 August, 2024 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, It’s been some time since there’s been a formal meeting of London Futurists. However, there’s a chance to meet in the Marlborough Arms this Wednesday. And another chance to meet, at another pub, this Thursday. For the details, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsletter | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Newsletter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Enhancing beneficial collaboration

Posted on 15 March, 2024 by David Wood

What determines whether people can collaborate effectively, accomplishing much more than they could as individuals, rather than getting in each other’s way in confusion and opposition? When is it the case that the combination of 1 and 1 exceeds 2, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsletter | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

AI needs philosophy

Posted on 6 February, 2024 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, To help us with AI, we need philosophy. That was one of the conclusions that emerged, time and again, during discussions at TransVision 2024 in Utrecht just over two weeks ago. To be clear, attendees did not expect … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsletter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Countdown to Utrecht

Posted on 14 January, 2024 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, As I write these words, there are just five full days before the main part of TransVision Utrecht. (If you are considering joining the optional extra workshop on the Friday afternoon on open longevity GPT, it’s just four … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsletter | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Six panellists are ready. Are you?

Posted on 14 September, 2023 by David Wood

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 →

Posted in Newsletter | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Questions about AGI

Posted on 9 August, 2023 by David Wood

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 →

Posted in Newsletter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Some excellent speakers coming to London

Posted on 19 July, 2023 by David Wood

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 →

Posted in Newsletter | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The transition to AGI: Round 1 in progress

Posted on 16 June, 2023 by David Wood

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 →

Posted in Newsletter | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment