Dear colleagues,

Our visitors from the Singularity Institute are on their way to IDSIA and will be giving a short talk at the following time:

WHEN: Friday 14 December; 14:45 (sharp!) to 15:15

WHERE: Room 222, Galleria 1 (that's our big lecture room)
ABOUT THE SINGULARITY INSTITUTE:

Since 2000, Singularity Institute has been a leader in studying the impact of advanced
artificial intelligence on the future. We have expanded to become a networking center for
scientists, entrepreneurs, and investors involved in emerging technologies. Our annual
conference, the Singularity Summit, attracts about 1,000 attendees, with coverage from
top media such as TIME, NPR, Scientific American, Forbes, Wired, and The New York
Times.

Every year, machines surpass human ability in new domains. When they surpass our
ability to design artificial intelligence, they will be able to recursively improve their own
intelligence in a way that could quickly lead to vastly more intelligent agents — an
‘intelligence explosion’. If these agents are programmed with stable, beneficial goals, their arrival could bring unprecedented well-being to Earth and beyond.

Writing about the growing Singularity movement in a 2010 New York Times op-ed, cyberspace pioneer Jaron Lanier wrote,
“These are ideas with tremendous currency in Silicon Valley; these are guiding
principles, not just amusements, for many of the most influential technologists.”

Singularity Institute exists to ensure that the powerful effects of advanced machine
intelligence are beneficial for society. Our research and academic outreach has set the
agenda for this important project concerning the future of humanity, and we see many
opportunities in the future for additional progress.

Groeten,
Bas

On 14/12/2012 10:16, Bas Steunebrink wrote:

Unfortunately, due to the snowfall, the speakers cannot be here at the announced time. I do not know yet when they will arrive, but I will let you know as soon as I know more.

Groeten,
Bas

On 14/12/2012 07:33, Bas Steunebrink wrote:

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that 4 members of the Singularity Institute will be visiting IDSIA this Friday. They will start their visit by giving a short talk:

WHEN: Friday 14 December; 11:30-12:00

WHERE: Room 222, Galleria 1 (that's our big lecture room)

Then in the afternoon they will be available for discussions with IDSIAni interested in the impacts and safety of future developments in AI.

Groeten,
Bas