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Article Jan 29, 2026

An extropian festival: Max More, Anders Sandberg, Natasha Vita-More, and Eliezer Yudkowsky debate AI futures

Legendary futurists Max More, Anders Sandberg, Natasha Vita-More, and Eliezer Yudkowsky recently met online to debate AI and possible AI futures.

Giulio Prisco 7 min read

Article Oct 25, 2025

The misguided crusade against superintelligence

The "Statement on Superintelligence" recently issued by the Future of Life Institute (FLI) represents yet another well-intentioned but ultimately futile attempt to halt the march of technological progress. I think their proposed ban on superintelligence research is misguided and potentially dangerous.

Giulio Prisco 5 min read

Article Oct 28, 2025

Five of the Best: Reflections on Some of the Highlights of BGI 2025

BGI 2025 involved a number of bold experiments. Some of these experiments paid off handsomely.

David Wood 21 min read

Article Feb 20, 2026

Bostrom on AI development: Swift to Harbor, Slow to Berth

Nick Bostrom's mathematical case for cautious acceleration toward superintelligence.

Giulio Prisco 6 min read

Article Oct 27, 2025

Beneficial AGI Summit 2025: my overall impressions

I watched the Beneficial AGI Summit & Unconference 2025 online. This post collects some personal impressions. I was impressed by the enthusiastic drive and sense of purpose that I could feel in the air, even watching online from afar.

Giulio Prisco 10 min read

News Jul 28, 2026

AGI-26 conference opens in San Francisco

Four-day gathering of AI experts launches with keynotes, workshops, and urgent questions on the path to human-level AGI.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read

Podcast Dec 19, 2025

Can Machines be Conscious

Hikari Sorensen, researcher at the California Institute of Machine Consciousness (CIMC), joins Dr. Mihaela Ulieru to discuss the frontiers of machine consciousness.

Mindplex Magazine 1 min read

Article Jul 8, 2025

Cosmists and Terrans in space

Our AI mind children will spread into the universe. We’ll merge with them to some degree. But the perception of a difference between ‘us’ and ‘them’ will gradually fade away.

Giulio Prisco 5 min read

Podcast Jan 14, 2026

Resolutions: Flourish or Die! The Choice is Ours

In this debate, Dr. Ben Goertzel and Dr. Roman Yampolskiy clash over the ultimate fate of humanity. The central question: Will AGI lead to our extinction or our unprecedented flourishing?

Mindplex Magazine 1 min read

News Aug 19, 2026

AGI Could Arrive Within a Year, Goertzel Says

Ben Goertzel compressed his AGI timeline from three-to-four years to 9-12 months after AGI-26, where researchers used AI agent swarms to do their actual work.

Linsey Smith 1 min read