Nick Bostrom

Nick Bostrom

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Nick Bostrom is a philosopher at the University of Oxford known for his work on the anthropic principle. He holds a Ph.D. from the London School of...
Anders Sandberg

Anders Sandberg

male, 37 years old
Anders Sandberg (born July 11 1972) is a science debater, futurist, transhumanist, and author. He holds a Ph.D. in computational neuroscience from...
James Hughes

James Hughes

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James J. Hughes Ph.D. is a bioethicist and sociologist teaching health policy at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Hughes holds a doctorate...
George Dvorsky

George Dvorsky

male, 39 years old
George P. Dvorsky (born on May 11, 1970) is an agenda-driven futurist who is the organizer of the Betterhumans online community and the author of...
Max More

Max More

male, 45 years old
Max More is a philosopher and futurist who writes, speaks, and consults on advanced decision making and foresight methods for handling the impact...
David Brin

David Brin

male, 59 years old
Glen David Brin, Ph.D. (October 6, 1950) is a well-known American author of science fiction. He is the winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards....
Hans Moravec

Hans Moravec

male, 60 years old (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States)
Hans Moravec (born November 30 1948 in Austria) is a research professor at the Robotics Institute (Carnegie Mellon) of Carnegie Mellon University....
Marvin Minsky

Marvin Minsky

male, 82 years old
Marvin Minsky is here critical of many current researchers in artificial intelligence researchers who he feels have gotten bogged down in theories...

David Pearce

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David Pearce is a British philosopher and negative utilitarian. He promotes the abolition of suffering in all sentient life. He is best known for...
Bill Joy

Bill Joy

male, 55 years old (San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States)
Bill Joy served as Sun's Chief Scientist until 2003, and is now a partner with venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers.