Laurens de Groot
@laurensdg.bsky.social
Centre for Future Generations | Smartparks.org |Dreamery Foundation | Consciousness | Mental Health | Plant Medicine | Biodiversity
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What should a #CERNforAI look like?
Our latest report addresses the big institutional design questions decisionmakers need to answer.
Thx to @alextpet.bsky.social, Bálint Pataki, Daan Juijn, David Janků, and Max Reddel.
We look forward to the discussions ahead!
cfg.eu/building-cer...
Our latest report addresses the big institutional design questions decisionmakers need to answer.
Thx to @alextpet.bsky.social, Bálint Pataki, Daan Juijn, David Janků, and Max Reddel.
We look forward to the discussions ahead!
cfg.eu/building-cer...
January 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
What should a #CERNforAI look like?
Our latest report addresses the big institutional design questions decisionmakers need to answer.
Thx to @alextpet.bsky.social, Bálint Pataki, Daan Juijn, David Janků, and Max Reddel.
We look forward to the discussions ahead!
cfg.eu/building-cer...
Our latest report addresses the big institutional design questions decisionmakers need to answer.
Thx to @alextpet.bsky.social, Bálint Pataki, Daan Juijn, David Janků, and Max Reddel.
We look forward to the discussions ahead!
cfg.eu/building-cer...
A bit of #quantum love this morning: an excellent (and understandable) piece about the fascinating proton: www.quantamagazine.org/inside-the-p...
Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing’ Imaginable
The positively charged particle at the heart of the atom is an object of unspeakable complexity, one that changes its appearance depending on how it is probed. We’ve attempted to connect the proton’s ...
www.quantamagazine.org
January 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
A bit of #quantum love this morning: an excellent (and understandable) piece about the fascinating proton: www.quantamagazine.org/inside-the-p...
Is Helium-3 the next big energy gig? kenradio.substack.com/p/the-billio...
The Billion-Dollar Moonshot
How Helium-3 and Asteroid Mining Will Power the Next Industrial Revolution
kenradio.substack.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Is Helium-3 the next big energy gig? kenradio.substack.com/p/the-billio...
Look up next month! www.sciencealert.com/a-rare-align...
A Rare Alignment of 7 Planets Is About to Take Place in The Sky
A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.
www.sciencealert.com
January 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Look up next month! www.sciencealert.com/a-rare-align...
What a sincere documentary about @pliknaitzky.bsky.social research into #psychedelic assisted therapy. You can watch it by setting your VPN to Australia.
January 11, 2025 at 7:21 AM
What a sincere documentary about @pliknaitzky.bsky.social research into #psychedelic assisted therapy. You can watch it by setting your VPN to Australia.
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What can we learn from other sectors about managing AI risks? Our new report by Eva Behrens and Bengüsu Özcan explores risk thresholds in the food, aviation, pharma, and civil nuclear sectors, and what lessons we can draw from them.
cfg.eu/establishing...
cfg.eu/establishing...
Establishing AI risk thresholds: A comparative analysis across high-risk sectors - Centre for Future Generations
cfg.eu
January 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
What can we learn from other sectors about managing AI risks? Our new report by Eva Behrens and Bengüsu Özcan explores risk thresholds in the food, aviation, pharma, and civil nuclear sectors, and what lessons we can draw from them.
cfg.eu/establishing...
cfg.eu/establishing...
“Good scientists are after the truth: they don’t just want to be right. I think it is absolutely astonishing and quite disgraceful, the way that orthodox contemporary, materialistic reductionist theory treats all the things that they can’t begin to explain.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/s...
Do You Believe in Life After Death? These Scientists Study It. (Gift Article)
Is reincarnation real? Is communication from the “beyond” possible? A small set of academics are trying to find out, case by case.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
“Good scientists are after the truth: they don’t just want to be right. I think it is absolutely astonishing and quite disgraceful, the way that orthodox contemporary, materialistic reductionist theory treats all the things that they can’t begin to explain.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/s...
Die laatste release van #OpenAi, daar moeten wij even iets over kwijt…#opinie
www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
Dankzij AI wordt de toekomst onvoorstelbaar vreemd - Joop - BNNVARA
Door Daan Juijn en Laurens de Groot.
www.bnnvara.nl
December 29, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Die laatste release van #OpenAi, daar moeten wij even iets over kwijt…#opinie
www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
"The real issue is the exaggerated value placed on wealth, accumulation and competition." Want to know what this is all about? Read one of the best papers this year. #metamodernism secondrenaissance.net/assets/secon...
secondrenaissance.net
December 19, 2024 at 3:16 PM
"The real issue is the exaggerated value placed on wealth, accumulation and competition." Want to know what this is all about? Read one of the best papers this year. #metamodernism secondrenaissance.net/assets/secon...
Great news! #freepaulwatson www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Denmark refuses to extradite whaling activist Paul Watson to Japan, says lawyer
US-Canadian founder of Sea Shepherd was arrested in Greenland after Japan issued international warrant
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Great news! #freepaulwatson www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
One of the reasons why @cfg-thinktank.bsky.social exists is to make sure that we avoid scenarios like these.
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research
Experts warn that mirror bacteria, constructed from mirror images of molecules found in nature, could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:01 PM
One of the reasons why @cfg-thinktank.bsky.social exists is to make sure that we avoid scenarios like these.
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
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Fascinating fireside chat with @iangoldin.bsky.social at the #cfgFlagship:
What can we learn from history about disruptive technologies?
- They can amplify ideas, for better or worse (e.g., the Gutenberg press).
- They often create wealth but deepen inequality.
- They face resistance
What can we learn from history about disruptive technologies?
- They can amplify ideas, for better or worse (e.g., the Gutenberg press).
- They often create wealth but deepen inequality.
- They face resistance
December 11, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Fascinating fireside chat with @iangoldin.bsky.social at the #cfgFlagship:
What can we learn from history about disruptive technologies?
- They can amplify ideas, for better or worse (e.g., the Gutenberg press).
- They often create wealth but deepen inequality.
- They face resistance
What can we learn from history about disruptive technologies?
- They can amplify ideas, for better or worse (e.g., the Gutenberg press).
- They often create wealth but deepen inequality.
- They face resistance
Reposted by Laurens de Groot
Hello Bluesky! We're the Centre for Future Generations, an independent think-and-do tank based in Brussels, created to help decision-makers anticipate and govern rapid technological change. More to come soon! Find us on cfg.eu.
December 9, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Hello Bluesky! We're the Centre for Future Generations, an independent think-and-do tank based in Brussels, created to help decision-makers anticipate and govern rapid technological change. More to come soon! Find us on cfg.eu.
Look the planet doesn’t give a shit. Just like honey badgers. www.nesdis.noaa.gov/imagery/inte...
The World in Real-Time
Sharing imagery on an Earth map 3D Model, this globe map has a real-time satellite view of Earth. Zoom in on the satellite map!
www.nesdis.noaa.gov
December 3, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Look the planet doesn’t give a shit. Just like honey badgers. www.nesdis.noaa.gov/imagery/inte...
“We happen to be the point species on a transformation that will affect every living organism on this planet at its conclusion.”
Well, he wasn’t far off in 1998 😳.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-ZZ...
Well, he wasn’t far off in 1998 😳.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-ZZ...
Terence McKenna in 1998
YouTube video by TranceAm
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:11 AM
“We happen to be the point species on a transformation that will affect every living organism on this planet at its conclusion.”
Well, he wasn’t far off in 1998 😳.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-ZZ...
Well, he wasn’t far off in 1998 😳.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-ZZ...
Two more weeks of uncertainty for someone who should be celebrated as an environmental hero. #freepaulwatson
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Anti-whaling activist to learn if he will be extradited to Japan within 14 days
Paul Watson, an early Greenpeace member, says his imprisonment in Greenland is a ‘political case’
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Two more weeks of uncertainty for someone who should be celebrated as an environmental hero. #freepaulwatson
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Now find a few thousand volunteers, and you’ll soon be able to make significant progress in understanding what truly resonates with voters or politicians.
www.newscientist.com/article/2457...
www.newscientist.com/article/2457...
AI simulations of 1000 people accurately replicate their behaviour
Using GPT-4o, the model behind ChatGPT, researchers have replicated the personality and behaviour of more than 1000 people, in an effort to create an alternative to focus groups and polling
www.newscientist.com
November 29, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Now find a few thousand volunteers, and you’ll soon be able to make significant progress in understanding what truly resonates with voters or politicians.
www.newscientist.com/article/2457...
www.newscientist.com/article/2457...
🌍 The U.S. is pioneering a geoengineering early warning system. A powerful tool, but this cannot remain a unilateral effort. 🌐
Geoengineering poses global risks. The potential for misuse or unintended consequences demands international collaboration and oversight.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/c...
Geoengineering poses global risks. The potential for misuse or unintended consequences demands international collaboration and oversight.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/c...
The U.S. Is Building an Early Warning System to Detect Geoengineering
Balloon launches from around the world are part of a new kind of global alarm system: One that can detect if another country tries to dim the sun.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:45 PM
🌍 The U.S. is pioneering a geoengineering early warning system. A powerful tool, but this cannot remain a unilateral effort. 🌐
Geoengineering poses global risks. The potential for misuse or unintended consequences demands international collaboration and oversight.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/c...
Geoengineering poses global risks. The potential for misuse or unintended consequences demands international collaboration and oversight.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/c...
Japan remains determined to prosecute Paul for our direct actions with #SeaShepherd in the Southern Ocean to protect #whales. Paul should be celebrated as an environmental hero. Next week the Danish Supreme Court will determine his faith. #FreePaulWatson
theconversation.com/paul-watson-...
theconversation.com/paul-watson-...
November 28, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Japan remains determined to prosecute Paul for our direct actions with #SeaShepherd in the Southern Ocean to protect #whales. Paul should be celebrated as an environmental hero. Next week the Danish Supreme Court will determine his faith. #FreePaulWatson
theconversation.com/paul-watson-...
theconversation.com/paul-watson-...
It’s such a joy to support the protection of the Namibian desert lions with our Smart Parks equipment. #conservation
November 28, 2024 at 8:45 PM
It’s such a joy to support the protection of the Namibian desert lions with our Smart Parks equipment. #conservation
Guess there are pros and cons with every administration… #psychedelics #Trump #MAGA www-edmtunes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.edmt...
RFK Jr. Plans to Legalize Marijuana & Psychedelics to Fund Recovery Programs
The incoming HHS secretary plans to legalize marijuana and psychedelics, using tax revenues to fund addiction recovery centers.
www-edmtunes-com.cdn.ampproject.org
November 27, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Guess there are pros and cons with every administration… #psychedelics #Trump #MAGA www-edmtunes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.edmt...
“The more anesthetized we become to suffering of others, the less capable we are of responding with discernment and wise action to help end or prevent further suffering in the world.” This article provides an interesting antidote: global social witnessing.
www.kosmosjournal.org/kj_article/g...
www.kosmosjournal.org/kj_article/g...
Attuned | Global Social Witnessing
"Despite the unprecedented access to information now available, we are often not so much well informed as we are overwhelmed. And if not overwhelmed, we’re likely desensitized, numb, cynical, or shut ...
www.kosmosjournal.org
November 26, 2024 at 8:59 AM
“The more anesthetized we become to suffering of others, the less capable we are of responding with discernment and wise action to help end or prevent further suffering in the world.” This article provides an interesting antidote: global social witnessing.
www.kosmosjournal.org/kj_article/g...
www.kosmosjournal.org/kj_article/g...
“Singularity (after Stephen Hawking)” by Marie Howe
YouTube video by SALT Project
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November 23, 2024 at 1:28 PM