Since automation and Artificial Intelligence are already upon us and are not now reversable, we must deal with both of those elements and consider how we might implement imperatives to protect us from becoming obsolete.
The Singularity Summit is the premier conference on the Singularity. As we get closer to the Singularity, each year's conference is better than the last.
Futurists like to predict how genetic engineering and computational implants will allow humans to become a super-species, but few examine the application of similar technologies to nonhumans.