Summary report

Careful use of artificial intelligence is warranted There are many futures in which humankind persists and...

virtual conference report Our Final Conference? Summary and perspective Participant photo “[S]traightforward projections of present trends will miss the most revolutionary innovations: the qualitatively new things that really change the world.” –...

Building the new tower

Conference report Building the new tower At Alife 2019, in Newcastle upon Tyne, researchers consider life from its nano-scale foundations to the macro-scale behaviors of organizations and their societal impact. “What I cannot create, I do not...

Tom Ray’s Tierra

Enlightenment sometimes arrives in fits and starts. Gregor Mendel’s understanding of genetics lay dormant for decades before its rediscovery. In 2001, a thousand-year-old document was probed with invisible wavelengths of light to reveal a treatment of mathematical...

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The dawn of AI safety

The dawn of AI safety Feral roosters compete with little effect to wake the tourists and hospitality workers of Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. They are whimsical reminders of the unintended consequences of our relentless march across the planet. As the sun rises and the...