The Singularity Summit

August 14-15, 2010, San Francisco, CA
Hyatt Regency

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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.

– James Randi
Founder, JREF
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.

– Ray Kurzweil
CEO, Kurzweil Technologies
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.

– Irene Pepperberg
Founder, Alex Foundation

The Singularity Summit 2010 >Full Videos of the Singularity Summit 2009 Talks

Ray Kurzweil at Singularity Summit 2009 -- The Ubiquity and Predictability of the Exponential Growth of Information Technology from Singularity Institute on Vimeo.

David Chalmers at Singularity Summit 2009 -- Simulation and the Singularity from Singularity Institute on Vimeo.

Gregory Benford at Singularity Summit 2009 -- Artificial Biological Selection for Longevity from Singularity Institute on Vimeo.

Aubrey de Grey at Singularity Summit 2009 -- The Singularity and the Methuselarity: Similarities and Differences from Singularity Institute on Vimeo.

Brad Templeton at Singularity Summit 2009 -- The Finger of AI: Automated Electrical Vehicles and Oil Independence from Singularity Institute on Vimeo.

J�rgen Schmidhuber at Singularity Summit 2009 - Compression Progress: The Algorithmic Principle Behind Curiosity and Creativity from Singularity Institute on Vimeo.

Ed Boyden at Singularity Summit 2009 -- Synthetic Neurobiology: Optically Engineering the Brain to Augment Its Function from Singularity Institute on Vimeo.

Robin Hanson at Singularity Summit 2009 -- How Does Society Identify Experts and When Does It Work? from Singularity Institute on Vimeo.

Eliezer Yudkowsky at Singularity Summit 2009 -- Cognitive Biases and Giant Risks from Singularity Institute on Vimeo.