28Dec

2022 Year in Review

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2022 Year in Review (not listed in any priority; non-scientific, subjective review by Jerome.Glenn@Millennium-Project.org and jglenn@igc.org)

28Dec

Happy Futures!

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The James Webb telescope is letting us see far away back in time… May the best of our traditions and philosophies let us see deep into our hearts to find the wisdom to do our part in moving away from zero-sum geopolitical power competitions to more synergic relations for the future. May the best of […]

21Dec

Governing the transition to AGI – Podcast with Jerome Glenn

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AGI, artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence, interview, Jerome Glenn, Podcast

The London Futurists Podcast by the UK Node of The Millennium Project, hosted by David Wood, Node Co-Chair, and Calum Chace, anticipates and manages exponential impacts. In the new episode launched on December 21, Jerome Glenn, Founder and Executive Director of The Millennium Project, introduces the decentralised, incremental approach to foresight studies of our think tank […]

13Dec

“The World of Futures Studies as a Mosaic” – Futura n. 4

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futura, futures studies, journal, the millennium project

The special issue of the Finnish journal Futura 4/2022, “The World of Future Studies as a Mosaic” , is out soon. Guest editors for the issue are Tero Villman, Matti Minkkinen, and Sirkka Heinonen, Chair of the Finland Node of The Millennium Project. In Futura 4/2022, a mosaic of future research and forecasting approaches is created from different parts […]

13Dec

First steps for Artificial General Intelligence governance study have begun

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AGI, artificial intelligence, Study

The Millennium Project Study of International Governance Issues for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is beginning with two small steps: 1) The Millennium Project has received an unsolicited small grant from the Future of Life Institute; and 2) a personal service contract to Jerome Glenn to write a paper on AGI for the European Commission via […]

12Dec

Foresight Workshops and Seminars by DMS Academy

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education and training, foresight, Futures Research

DMS Academy provide futures concepts and tools to help public servants lead their agencies towards a preferred future for the greater good. Under the Foresight Program, a wide course library is already available, with courses run by members of The Millennium Project, such as, for instance, Jerome C. Glenn (“Introduction to the use of Futures […]

11Dec

AGI and the future of ethics – Dec. 17, 2022

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artificial intelligence, Ethics, UK Node

When artificial intelligence exceeds human thinking in all categories of reasoning and understanding, what conclusions will it reach about the future of ethics? Will such systems – AGIs – take greater care of us humans, than the regard we show to rodents? To what extent can design choices made by human developers influence the decisions […]

09Dec

The Great Renaissance Creative Capsule – January 23-24, 2023

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collective intelligence, Creativity, Virtual reality, workshop

Créa-france, a French Association for the development of creativity, presents the new edition of its annual colloquium called “The Great Renaissance Creative Capsule” on January 23 & 24, 2023, at the Maison des Associations (MAS) in Paris. After two unprecedented years that have shaken up our benchmarks, our daily lives, both for the world and […]

05Dec

2022 Futurist Year in Review – Report on AAI foresight

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2022, foresight, report

The Futurist Year in Review 2022 was a year of new and extended connections for the organizations and members of the global futures community. Highlights reported here are both a review and a preview of the futures ahead. AAI Foresight, Vol. 8, No. 12, has just published Futurist Community Reports with a review and a […]

01Dec

International Conference for Future Studies and Risk Management – Dec. 2-3, 2022

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conference, Egypt, futures studies, risk management

The Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in Egypt (represented in the Council of Future Studies and Risk Management) and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport will hold the Third International Conference for Future Studies and Risk Management at Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport headquarters in Alexandria, Egypt. The […]