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The Future of Humanity Institute is a multidisciplinary research institute at the University of Oxford.  It enables a select set of intellects to bring careful thinking to bear on big-picture questions about humanity and its prospects.  The Institute belongs to the Faculty of Philosophy and the Oxford Martin School.

 

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10 May 2012

Anders Sandberg to speak on ethical issues of handling biometric data

Tabula Rasa

On 10 May, Dr Anders Sandberg will give a talk titled "Biometrics, Spoofing and the Transparency of the Future" in Rome as part of the Tabula Rasa project.

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10 May 2012

Media: Will scientists ever discover the secret of immortality?

Stuart Armstrong was recently interviewed by the Independent for a piece on digital immortalilty.

 

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10 May 2012

5 minutes on AI risk

Watch Stuart Armstrong's video on AI risk on YouTube

 

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7 May 2012

TEDx Tallinn, May 2012

TEDx

Dr Anders Sandberg recently participated in this year's TEDx Tallinn Conference.

 

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30 April 2012

Video: exploratory engineering and the Fermi paradox

Radio telescope

Stuart Armstrong's talk on the Fermi paradox is now available on YouTube

 

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