This is the first symposium of Xapiens at MIT — “The Future of Homo Sapiens”
The future of our species will be majorly influenced by the technical advancements and ethical paradigm shifts over the next several decades. Artificial intelligence, neural enhancement, gene editing, solutions for aging and interplanetary travel, and other emerging technologies are bringing sci-fi’s greatest ideas to reality.
Sponsored by the MIT media lab and the MIT mcgovern institute of brain research.
Full Agenda:
- Openings remarks from Joe Paradiso — https://youtu.be/9bG40ySgE8I
A.W Dreyfoos Professor and Associate Academic Head of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT Director of the Responsive Environments Group.
- Pattie Maes — https://youtu.be/b-16PW9RvJc.
Professor of Media Arts & Sciences at MIT, Director of Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces group, TED speaker, Co-Founder of MIT spinoffs including Firefly Networks (Microsoft) and Tulip Interfaces.
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