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UK node MPPC 2021 v1
The document outlines a proposal for cooperation among UK node members in 2022, emphasizing the need for foresight in addressing global challenges such as health, climate, and inequality. It suggests a series of monthly online global events to discuss governance and transitions from AI to AGI, featuring various themes and updates. The events aim to engage multiple sponsors and academic partners while tackling important ethical, economic, and geopolitical aspects of technological advancements.
UK node MPPC 2021 v1
- 1. 15 Dec 2021 UK Nodemini-report Rohit Talwar Fast Future David Wood London Futurists The Millennium Project Planning Committee A suggestion for cooperation in 2022+
- 2. A suggestion forcooperation in 2022+ Context (1/3): Publications by UK node members in 2021
- 3. A suggestion forcooperation in 2022+ Context (2/3): UK ex-PMs active in field of foresight Gordon Brown PM 2007-2010 Global health Climate change and environmental damage Nuclear proliferation Global financial instability The humanitarian crisis and global poverty Barriers to education and opportunity Global inequality and global tax havens Tony Blair PM 1997-2007 Add 30 years to average healthspan by 2050 Live Longer or Healthier? The Science That Is Making Both Possible
- 4. A suggestion forcooperation in 2022+ Context (3/3): The city most likely to create AGI? Demis Hassabis Shane Legg Victoria Krakovna David Silver AlphaGo AlphaZero AlphaFold AI safety AI music/art Mathematics Weather forecasting Quantum scale simulation AGI, sooner than expected? Urgent need for MP foresight
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- 6. >> A suggestionfor cooperation in 2022+ A series of jointly-hosted online global events: “Anticipating the governance of the transition from AI to AGI” These events would carry a number of collaborating brands Academic Partner? Commercial sponsor 1? Commercial sponsor 2? Could be held once each month from February to July Each event could contain (if available) an MP project news update Themes for individual events could include: • Scenarios for timescales for various technical breakthroughs; • Ethical perspectives; Economic angles; Implications for businesses; • Geopolitical dimensions; Skills gaps and actions to address them; • Winning mindshare for the project in a world of confusion & chaos.