Robin Hanson will speak at Future Day 2026 on Futarchy – what a treat! Robin is often described as a person who provides the ‘startling and fresh ways of looking at how the world works’ that we didn’t know we were missing. In 1996 he coined the term ‘The Great Filter‘, the idea of ‘Grabby…
Roman Yampolskiy spoke at Future Day 2026 – video below – strap yourselves in! In this presentation, Dr. Roman V. Yampolskiy provides a rigorous examination of the fundamental limitations of Artificial Intelligence, arguing that as systems approach and surpass human-level intelligence, they become inherently unexplainable, unpredictable, and uncontrollable. He illustrates how the black box nature…
Polymath and trailblazer in bio-rejuvenation Aubrey de Grey gave a talk at Future Day 2026 on the next phase of robust mouse rejuvenation trials! Synopsis: The “damage repair” approach to bringing aging under medical control has made huge strides since I first proposed it 25 years ago. However, since it is a divide-and-conquer strategy, we…
We may get a world that’s safe, rich, and unfit for humans: AI embedded in institutions could coordinate brilliantly while turning us into pampered dependents. Sandberg’s thesis: build a cyborg leviathan, but demand 2nd-order alignment – norms and institutions that keep autonomy and flourishing, not just survival. At the Future Day 2026 event, Anders Sandberg…