The Digital Cambrian - A Cooperative Futures Institute Salon
The Digital Cambrian - A Cooperative Futures Institute Salon
We are entering a new era of intelligence. As AI systems rapidly evolve and proliferate, we're witnessing what some have called a "Digital Cambrian Explosion”, a period of unprecedented experimentation, adaptation, and emergence across technology, institutions, and society.
What can biological evolution teach us about digital evolution? Can humans and AI develop relationships that resemble mutualism and symbiosis rather than competition and conflict? And what would it take to create a cooperative coevolutionary future?
Join the Cooperative Futures Institute for a conversation exploring these questions with:
* Athena Aktipis, Director of the Cooperative Futures Institute and Professor at ASU
* Geoffrey Miller, evolutionary psychologist and author
* Emmett Shear, founder and former CEO of Twitch, former interim CEO of OpenAI, and founder of Softmax
Together, they'll explore the opportunities and challenges of a world increasingly populated by intelligent agents, drawing lessons from evolution, cooperation science, and emerging AI systems. Join founders, researchers, investors, and builders for an evening examining what comes next in the Digital Cambrian.
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