Episode description
"You are the product of the city you grew up in, but you can accurately shape it and move to different cities."
Are you interested in existential hope? What do you think how are you influenced by the city around you? How can we use foresight to peak into the future?
Interview with Allison Duettmann, the president and CEO of Foresight Institute. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, longevity, utilitarianism, cloud-first cities, urban diversity and changing behaviours, and many more.
Allison Duettmann is the president and CEO of Foresight Institute. She directs the Intelligent Cooperation, Molecular Machines, Biotech & Health Extension, Neurotech, and Space Programs, Fellowships, Prizes, and Tech Trees, and shares this work with the public. She founded Existentialhope.com, co-edited Superintelligence: Coordination & Strategy, co-authored Gaming the Future, and co-initiated The Longevity Prize. She advises companies and projects, such as Cosmica, and The Roots of Progress Fellowship, and is on the Executive Committee of the Biomarker Consortium. She holds an MS in Philosophy & Public Policy from the London School of Economics, focusing on AI Safety.
Find out more about Allison through these links:
- Allison Duettmann on LinkedIn;
- @allisondman as Allison Duettmann on X;
- Allison Duettmann at Foresight Institute;
- Foresight Institute website;
- @foresightinst as Foresight Institute on X;
- Foresight Institute on YouTube;
- Existential Hope website;
Connecting episodes you might be interested in:
- No.065R - The network state;
- No.090 - Interview with Matthew McCartney from the Charter Cities Institute;
- No.111 - Interview with Dave Hakkens about completely rethinking cities;
- No.222 - Interview with Adam Dorr about science-based optimism;
- No.251R - Existential risk and existential hope
What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available.
I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.
Music by Lesfm from Pixabay