Schedule

10:00am — Warren Winter: Introduction & Guided Meditation
10:20am — Trent McConaghy: “bci/acc: Human Superintelligence by Accelerating Brain Interfaces”

11:10am — Ruben Laukkonen: “Contemplative AI for Superalignment”
12:00pm — Mike Johnson: “The Games of Life”

12:55pm — Lunch break

2:00pm — Juan Benet, Niamh Peren: Cryptography & Neurotech

2:35pm — Garnet Dupuis: “Brain Signal Variability - The New Wellness & Longevity Metric”

3:10pm — Warren Winter: Peripheral Vision (workshop*)

4:05pm — Panel (all speakers)

*Please bring a notepad or laptop with you for the workshop!

Overview

We stand at the precipice of a transformative era in human-machine interaction, as advances in AI and neurotechnology open up unprecedented possibilities for enhancing and aligning the capabilities of human and artificial minds.  AI x Neuro approaches this pivotal juncture with clear-eyed optimism about a future where humans and AI systems exist in cooperative symbiosis.

Our conviction is that the most beneficial forms of AI and neurotechnology will develop out of insights drawn from contemplative science, embodied cognition, and hedonic neuroscience.  We aim to bring together innovators, researchers, ethicists, and mindfulness teachers to explore constructive trajectories at the intersection of these domains, with AI x Neuro serving as a catalyst for interdisciplinary engagement and expansion of discursive norms around neurotech.

Across our talks, workshop, and panel discussion, we will chart pathways for AI and neurotech to foster humans’ mental sovereignty, capacity for mindful presence, and emotional wellbeing.  Join us in envisioning a world where intentional synergies between AI, neurotech, and contemplative wisdom propel us towards radically positive futures 🌄

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