AGENDA

Early risers’ yoga session

Join us for summertime yoga classes, led by Kennedy Schaal, CEO & Founder, Rejuve Biotech

Welcome & keynote session

Laws, AI and Leviathan: the second order alignment problem Anders Sandberg, Senior research fellow, University of Oxford

Legal systems can be considered as a form of extended cognition for solving coordination problems in society, giving us peace and prosperity (and power to some). It is a kind of “AI” platform running on human minds and pieces of paper, powered by human autonomy. This is also true for many other institutions like markets. But real AI seems able to perform many functions going into such institutions – at first by automating simple decisions or low-level processing, but plausibly gradually being able to solve the coordination problems far better than humans. If we want to get the goods, it is rational to hand over more and more to AI. But even if we solve the alignment problem well, we may have another problem: human autonomy is no longer necessary and may actually be suboptimal. That appears worrisome. I will discuss whether there a way out of this conclusion and invite a conversation about how to design ahead to handle such “second order alignment” problems.

Life after Moloch: Will decentralization save the day?

Mihaela Ulieru, Chief AI Alchemist, SingularityNET

Prospects for Uplifting Human Consciousness

Jeffery Martin, Author

The Economics of the Singularity

Robin Hanson, Associate Professor of Economics, GMU

Give Every AI a Soul – Or Else

David Brin, Author & Futurist

Fostering Diversity and Global Collaboration in AGI Research

Join our experts as they discuss strategies to nurture a robust and diverse AGI research community beyond the realms of Big Tech. The panellists will focus on the following questions:

• How can we foster global collaboration on BGI R&D and deployment in the context of a complex geopolitical situation?
• How can we better leverage the brilliance and expertise of researchers, developers, entrepreneurs, and students from the developing world in building toward BGI?
• How can we better integrate the insights of the breadth of the world’s cultures into BGI as it develops?

Moderator: Esther Galfalvi, Decentralisation Programme Lead, SingularityNET

Panelists:

• Betelhem Dessie, Co-Founder & CEO, iCog Anyone Can Code
• Ruiting Lian, Computational Linguist, SingularityNET
• Yip Thy-Diep Ta, CEO, J3d.ai (Jedi)
• Youngsook Park, Prof. Future Studies, Seoul Media Institute of Technology

Networking Coffee Break Sponsored by TrueAGI

Advancing Human Consciousness and Human Practical Ethics in the Era Preceding Human-level AGI

How can we create a foundation for responsible AGI integration?

How might it be possible to advance human consciousness and human practical ethics during the period between now and the emergence of human-level AGI?

What role can educational initiatives have in advancing human consciousness?

Moderator: Daniel Faggella, CEO, Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research

Panelists:

• Gabriel Axel Montes, Founder, Neural Axis, Pathform
• Julia Mossbridge, Founder, Mossbridge Institute
• Mikey Siegel, Lecturer, Stanford University
• Leslie Allan Combs, Director of The Center for Consciousness Studies, California Institute of Integral Studies

Interactive Panel Discussion

Early-Stage AGI Technologies in Education, Medicine, and Science

This session will explore strategies for the effective implementation of early-stage AGI technologies in key industry sectors.

• How can we facilitate the roll-out of early-stage AGI technologies in beneficial domains such as education, medicine and science?
• How can we accelerate and enhance its rollout in these domains?
• How can we navigate the ethical considerations and maximize the benefits of AGI in these key industries?

Moderator: Erik Schoppen, Lecturer, Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Panelists:

• Randal Koene, Founder & Chair, Carboncopies Brain Research Foundation
• Josh Johnson, Chief Brand Evangelist (CBE), MetaHug
• Kennedy Schaal, CEO & Founder, Rejuve Biotech
• Deborah Duong, CTO, Rejuve.AI

Lunch & Networking Break Sponsored by TrueAGI

Collective imagination exercise

Visualizing a superabundant future

Supposing that beneficial AGI is successfully achieved, it verges gracefully into beneficial superintelligence. What does life look like for humans and other biological and engineered sentient beings?

Exercise led by Ben Goertzel, CEO, SingularityNET and TrueAGI

Panel Discussion

Economic and social impacts of the AGI revolution

Moderator: James Barrat, Writer, Producer & Director

Panelists:

• James Hughes, Associate Provost, University of Massachusetts Boston
• Calum Chace, Author & Co-host, “Surviving AI” & “The Economic Singularity” and The London Futurist Podcast
• Natasha Vita-More, Executive Director, Humanity Plus
• Ted Goertzel, Emeritus Professor, Rutgers University–Camden

Networking Coffee Break Sponsored by TrueAGI

Principles for a Global Constitution and Governance Framework for Benevolent AGI

Anneloes Smitsman, Co-founder & CEO, EARTHwise ventures

The transition to AGI presents both remarkable opportunities and significant challenges. In this session, Dr. Anneloes Smitsman explores the participatory foundations and living systems principles for co-designing, and inclusively implementing, a global Constitution and Governance Framework for Benevolent AGI. Key questions addressed include:

• Can a Global Constitution effectively steer AGI development toward our collective and planetary wellbeing?
• How can we tackle the coherence and alignment issues inherent in decentralized governance frameworks?
• What strategies promote inclusiveness and empowered participation in the co-development and collective stewardship of benevolent AGI?
• Should the role and principles of consciousness be incorporated into such a Constitution and Governance framework?
• How to participate in the Unconference sessions with Anneloes to initiate the drafting process for such a Constitution.

Fireside chat

Exploring the Future of AI: Decentralization, Sentience, and its Impact

Bill Inman, Strategic Advisor Growth, SophiaVerse

Logan Ryan Golema, CEO, SophiaVerse and Sentience

The BGI Innovation Lab– Interactive Working Groups

During this interactive solution-centric session, participants can choose a topic of interest and form smaller discussion groups, each facilitated by an industry leader. To kickstart the discussions, each session begins with three carefully curated questions to prompt meaningful conversation. The aim of the session is to connect and exchange knowledge in an informal setting and delve into topics in a more detailed and open manner.

BGI Summit Closing Party, featuring Jam Galaxy & Desdemona

Sponsored by HyperCycle

Location: Infinity Room, Floor P, Hilton Panama

Food & drinks: bowl food, wine & beer & softs

Join us for an unforgettable evening in Panama! Get ready to groove with the sensational Desdemona’s Dream Band, accompanied by Desi; our incredible singer robot! With a blend of technology and talent, Desi promises an unforgettable performance that transcends boundaries. Our outdoor venue provides the perfect backdrop for a night of celebration and to build meaningful connections with industry experts.