Tag Archives: PauseCon

Safety before Superintelligence

Dear Futurists, I write these words from the opening day of PauseCon Brussels – an event with the headine title “From Risk to Responsibility: Join the Strategic Summit for a Global AI Pause”. Attendees have gathered from all over Europe … Continue reading

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Can we change the future?

Dear Futurists, If we don’t like the future that seems to be on our doorstep, what can we do about it? In our most recent webinar, last Saturday, Gerd Leonhard pointed out features of what he calls “The Bad Future”. … Continue reading

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From forecasts to levers

Dear Futurists, It’s time to share a theme which will be guiding my plans for London Futurists in 2026: “From forecasts to levers”. Here’s the context: As I see it, futurists and other practitioners of foresight have often created impressive-looking … Continue reading

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The future of the future

Dear Futurists, The future is changing. Compared to years gone past, the kinds of conversations we futurists need to catalyse have become more urgent, and also more diverse. In fields as wide as politics, technology, psychology, and philosophy, we can … Continue reading

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