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Since 01996: Long Now is a non-profit organization fostering long-term thinking and responsibility in the framework of the next 10,000 years.
Wow, what a year at Long Now!
11 Long Now Talks
262-page print journal
25 new Council members
3 new Board members
1 monumental arboreal clock
400+ talks and essays added to our living archive
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
AI reinforcement learning works by modeling the past, but it falls apart when things change in real time. What to do?
@blaiseaguera.bsky.social and his team have the answer: empathy.
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Today, we are thrilled to launch The Council at Long Now.

The Council is the new advisory body bringing together distinguished leaders across a diverse range of fields to serve as ambassadors for long-term thinking and responsibility.
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
How the brain’s ability to model creates explosions in intelligence, from @blaiseaguera.bsky.social's Long Now Talk.
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM