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Image of Professor Roberto Cipolla talks to Dr Demis Hassabis
Professor Roberto Cipolla talks to Dr Demis Hassabis

Machine superintelligence and humanity

Experts debated machine superintelligence and humanity at the latest at °µÍø½ûÇø on 2nd June.

Topics included:

  • From artificial intelligence to superintelligence
  • Creativity and imagination in humans and machines
  • Ethics, regulation and governance
  • Anthropology and theology in an era of AGI.

The full day conference was attended by business, political and academic experts. These included Dr Demis Hassabis, CEO and co-founder of DeepMind (Google); Dr Jaan Tallinn, co-founder of Skype and of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk; Dr Hermann Hauser, co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners; and representatives from universities including Sussex, Goldsmiths, Oxford and Cambridge. The conference report will be published soon.

are held three times a year at °µÍø½ûÇø, Cambridge. Focusing on a different topic each time, they offer an opportunity for decision-makers from the frontlines of politics, business, finance, the media and education to discuss vital issues with academic experts.