On Field Building, with examples from Metascience Entrepreneurship, Safeguarded AI, Mathematical Boundaries
June 10, 2024
Evan Miyazono
This Field Building track focuses on the latest developments in brain-computer interfaces (BCI), whole brain emulation (WBE), and highlights how the rapid advancements in AI and biotech are accelerating progress in Neurotech and its potential critical role for AI safety and human-machine cooperation.
Progress talks, technical deep dives, and salon sessions will survey progress to date highlighting science and tech opportunities, mapping the technical and legal bottlenecks and evaluating how these technologies may enhance human capabilities in a globally scalable way.
Featured Sessions
Confirmed Speakers
Adam Marblestone
Convergent Research
Alex Feerst
Feerst Legal
Alex Gruver
Jhourney
Anastasia Gamick
Convergent Research
Andrew Payne
E11 Bio
Catalin Mitelut
University of Basel and NYU
Claire Short
Athena
Connor McCormick
Metaculus
Camilo Rojas
MIT Fluid Interface Group
Eric Wollberg
Prophetic
Jacques Carolan
Aria
Jean Hebert
BE Therapeutics
Jun Axup
E11 Bio
Maryna Polyakova
CerebrumDAO
Michael Andregg
Fathom Radiant
Mike Johnson
Symmetry Institute
Ore Ogundipe
Neurofusion
Stephen Zerfas
Jhourney
Sumner Norman
Forest Neurotech
Tal Scharf
UCSC
Thorsten O. Zander
Zander Labs
Wes Louis
Prophetic
Yuri Deigin
YouthBio Therapeutics
Ed Boyden
MIT Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Marc Melnykowycz
Cerebrum DAO
About the Program Curation
Foresight Institute is a research organization and non-profit that supports the beneficial development of high-impact technologies. Since our founding in 1986 on a vision of guiding powerful technologies, we have continued to evolve into a many-armed organization that focuses on several fields of science and technology that are too ambitious for legacy institutions to support. From molecular nanotechnology, to brain-computer interfaces, space exploration, cryptocommerce, and AI, Foresight gathers leading minds to advance research and accelerate progress toward flourishing futures.
Aleksandra Smilek
Foresight Strategist & Curator
Foresight Institute
Lou de Kerhuelvez
Foresight Director & Curator
Foresight Institute