Friday, September 07, 2007

The Singularity Summit 2007


Via The Mercury News.

In the coming decades, humanity will probably create a powerful artificial intelligence. The Singularity Institute at Stanford University is sponsoring a two-day summit to discuss this urgent challenge, both its opportunities and its risks.

When: Saturday and Sunday

Where: Palace of Fine Arts Theater, San Francisco, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Cost: $50

For more information: www.singinst.org

Speakers will include: Rodney Brooks, MIT roboticist and founder of iRobot; Peter Norvig, director of research at Google; Paul Saffo, leading technology forecaster; Steve Jurvetson, managing director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson; Barney Pell, founder and CEO of Powerset.

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