Summary: George Dvorsky (<a href="https://twitter.com/@dvorsky">@dvorsky</a>) is a Canadian futurist, science writer, and ethicist that has written and spoken extensively about the impacts of cutting-edge science and technology—particularly as they pertain to the improvement of human performance and experience. He is also a senior staff reporter at the popular tech blog Gizmodo, a contributing editor at io9 where he writes about science, culture, and futurism and blogs at <a href="http://www.sentientdevelopments.com/">sentientdevelopments.com</a><br> George is a founding member of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, he is Chair of the Board and is the founder and program director for its Rights of Non-Human Persons program. In addition, George is the co-founder and president of the Toronto Transhumanist Association and has served on the Board of Directors for Humanity+ for two terms.<br> George’s work has been featured in such publications as The Guardian, the BBC, CBC, Forbes, the New York Times, Slate, Radio Free Europe, and al-Jazeera. Outside of work he is also an avid CrossFitter, an ancestral health enthusiast, and an accomplished music performer, composer, and recording engineer.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * How life extension and longevity affect society and the technologies ending aging<br> * The dangers of AI and problems with containment<br> * Why consciousness is such a hard problem and what it means for all of us<br> * How George’s study of the past influences his views on the future<br> * Why mutually assured destruction could become a thing again<br> * The reason AI regulation is harder than it seems<br> * Which technologies have George most excited today and why<br> * Why tech ethics are so important going forward<br> * What happens if and when we invent AGI<br> * The problems and possibilities of exponential technology in today’s world<br> <br> <br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a>George Dvorsky (<a href="https://twitter.com/@dvorsky">@dvorsky</a>) is a Canadian futurist, science writer, and ethicist that has written and spoken extensively about the impacts of cutting-edge science and technology—particularly as they pertain to the improvement of human performance and experience. He is also a senior staff reporter at the popular tech blog Gizmodo, a contributing editor at io9 where he writes about science, culture, and futurism and blogs at <a href="http://www.sentientdevelopments.com/">sentientdevelopments.com</a><br> George is a founding member of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, he is Chair of the Board and is the founder and program director for its Rights of Non-Human Persons program. In addition, George is the co-founder and president of the Toronto Transhumanist Association and has served on the Board of Directors for Humanity+ for two terms.<br> George’s work has been featured in such publications as The Guardian, the BBC, CBC, Forbes, the New York Times, Slate, Radio Free Europe, and al-Jazeera. Outside of work he is also an avid CrossFitter, an ancestral health enthusiast, and an accomplished music performer, composer, and recording engineer.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * How life extension and longevity affect society and the technologies ending aging<br> * The dangers of AI and problems with containment<br> * Why consciousness is such a hard problem and what it means for all of us<br> * How George’s study of the past influences his views on the future<br> * Why mutually assured destruction could become a thing again<br> * The reason AI regulation is harder than it seems<br> * Which technologies have George most excited today and why<br> * Why tech ethics are so important going forward<br>
