Emerging technologies and the future of humanity
March 17, 2014
A number of emerging and future technologies have the potential to transform — for better or for worse -+– society and the conditions for humanity. In order to avoid a situation where in effect we run blindfolded at full speed into unknown and dangerous territories, we need to understand what the possible and probable future scenarios are. The purpose of the meeting is to shed light on these issues and discuss how a more systematic treatment might be possible.
Lecturers
Seth Baum, Global Catastrophic Risk Institute, NY, USA
Anders Sandberg, Oxford University, UK
Karim Jebari, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, Stockholm
Roman Yampolskiy, University of Louisville, KY, USA
Ulf Danielsson, Uppsala universitet, Uppsala
Gustaf Arrhenius, Stockholms universitet, Stockholm
Katarina Westerlund, Uppsala universitet, Uppsala