Foresight Institute
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Advancing frontier science and technology since 1986.
San Francisco, CA
Joined March 2011
Join us for Vision Weekend USA, our annual flagship event bringing together leading researchers, entrepreneurs, and funders at the forefront of science and technology! This year’s theme – “AI for X” – explores how AI can accelerate breakthroughs in longevity biotech, neurotech,
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What if brain disorders could be treated as precisely as heart disease? In this new podcast episode, @ARIA_research 's @JacquesCarolan joins us to explore the new science of precision neurotechnology, ultrasound for mood, gene therapies that prevent seizures, and how AI could
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Kosmos, our newest AI Scientist, is available to use today on our platform. Watch here as three of our scientists describe what Kosmos is, and how it can accelerate scientific research.
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TODAY is the last day to buy tickets for Vision Weekend before prices increase!
Join us for Vision Weekend USA, our annual flagship event bringing together leading researchers, entrepreneurs, and funders at the forefront of science and technology! This year’s theme – “AI for X” – explores how AI can accelerate breakthroughs in longevity biotech, neurotech,
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Charles Darwin and Linus Pauling, on how to avoid fooling ourselves:
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How far are we from emulating the human brain? New report on the state of brain emulation, by @nc_znc @mxschons @isaakfreeman @Philip_Shiu @AntonSArkhipov
Excited to share the preprint of our new State of Brain Emulation Report 2025! We reassess progress since the 2008 brain emulation roadmap by @anderssandberg & Bostrom across organisms from C. elegans to humans, identify current bottlenecks and propose a path forward. 1/N
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Prices increase Nov 1 – get your tickets now! Our flagship event Vision Weekend is fast approaching! Join for talks on the frontiers of science and technology, office hours with leading experts, 1-1s, tech demos, unconference discussions, mentorship hours, a $10k project pitch
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New podcast episode! Microbiologist Amy Proal (@microbeminded2, @polybioRF) on how persistent infections might drive chronic disease, aging, and even Alzheimer’s, and what a healthier, more resilient civilization could look like if we tackled the root causes. Listen →
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How can AI accelerate progress in bio, neuro, and space – and what kinds of funding are needed to unlock the next wave of breakthroughs? At Vision Weekend, we’ll explore “AI for X,” with eight tracks led by pioneers advancing the frontiers of their fields. One of the defining
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We are still looking for the right person to lead our exciting next chapter – setting up and running a hub for decentralized AI in the Bay Area! If you excel at building communities and spaces, and are passionate about advancing decentralized AI for science and safety, this is
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$5,000 prize pool – share your AI takes! Two months ago, we launched “AI Pathways” – two in-depth reports on what desirable futures with AI could actually look like. With @metaculus you can make predictions on the scenarios, we award a $5,000 prize pool to the commenters making
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AI Pathways: Two Scenarios for the Future of AI
What futures could, and should, we create with advanced AI? Today we are announcing two possible paths – Tool AI and d/acc – with contributors like @VitalikButerin @owocki @AdamMarblestone and @AnthonyNAguirre
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How about combining a frontier conference in bio, neuro, and AI with intimate gatherings alongside the experts leading these fields? The “All Access” pass is our most comprehensive ticket for Vision Weekend – offering exclusive events with our speakers, grantees, Fellows, and
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Boston Longevity Week is coming up! Join researchers, investors, and entrepreneurs for conferences, hackathons, and networking events, centered around the Biomarkers of Aging Conference. • Full schedule: https://t.co/2kPBDuoCWR • Kickoff event on Sunday:
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Our Fellow @msahsorin has published a paper in @Cell_Metabolism, introducing the "Energy Resistance Principle" – a framework connecting physics and physiology to explain how biological energy flows are resisted to shape life and health. Thinking energetically opens the door to
If we hope to understand aging, consciousness, or the body’s ability to heal, we must begin where all order begins....with energy. Energy connects every scale of the natural world, from electrons to ecosystems, governed by the same physical laws. Biology has now gained a
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We are excited to announce our first-ever Vision Weekend in the UK, celebrating our 40th anniversary! Over the past decades, we’ve championed frontier science and technology – from supporting future Nobel Prize-winning research to hosting the first nanotech conference and giving
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The @foresightinst BCI, WBE & AGI meeting has to be one of the most impressive concentrations of BCI (and BCI adjacent) thinkers I've seen in one room. Planning for the future this weekend.
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Thank you to everyone who joined the Neurotechnology Workshop – BCI, WBE & AGI with us, this weekend! @eboyden3, @patrickmineault, @Andrew_C_Payne, @mardinly, @michaelandregg, @stardazed0, @EscolaSean70058, @JacquesCarolan, @halehf, @AToliasLab, @BobbyKasthuri, @gkreiman,
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