Published on August 5, 2025 1:43 AM GMT
The LessWrong community is invited to join us on August 23, 2025, at the MIT Media Lab for a full-day summit exploring the frontiers of human potential. The 2025 Human Augmentation Summit is a gathering of creators - from innovative startups and global companies to independent researchers and artists - all shaping the future of the human condition.
Expect a day packed with live demos, provocative talks, a live in-person Q&A from Stephen Wolfram, immersive exhibits, and hands-on tech experiences that push the boundaries of what it means to be human.
🎙️ Speakers & Special Guests: Stephen Wolfram, Curt Jaimungal from Theories of Everything, Nataliya Kosmyna, Pat Pataranutaporn, hypnotist Albert Nerenberg, and more TBA!
🧪 Want to Exhibit your Project, Artwork, Startup, or Research? Apply by August 15: https://forms.gle/ZwRoYKxv9v3LcYAZA
📅 EVENT DETAILS
🚀 What: 2025 Human Augmentation Summit & Exhibition
📆 When: 9 AM – 9 PM (+ Afterparty) | Saturday, August 23, 2025
📍 Where: MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA
👥 Who: Researchers, developers, artists, founders, futurists, and anyone curious about the augmented human future
Areas of exhibited work include:
- 🧠 Intelligence: AI & Cognitive Augmentation🤖 Embodiment: Cyborgism, Cyber-Animism, Sensors & Bio-Interfaces🧬 Biology: Longevity, Genetics, Biotech, Biohacking🌐 Networks: Digital Civilization & Collective Intelligence🧘 Worldviews: Spiritual, Ethical & Civilizational Frames🛠️ Design & Ventures: Making it Real🌎 Complexity: Planetary Intelligence/Computation & Simulated Futures🏛️ Governance: Power, Norms, and Control of Tech🌀 Consciousness: Subjectivity, Psychedelics, and Designing New Minds
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