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Foresight Institute Radio

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Foresight Institute Radio features the most cutting-edge talks from our events, seminars, and workshops. Fresh experts insights on advanced AI, nanotech, neurotech, longevity biotech, space, and beyond.

See the slides and demos on YouTube, and follow @ForesightInst on X for real-time updates. For polished, in-studio interviews, check out our sister feed: The Existential Hope Podcast

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This recording with Neha Narula is from Vision Weekend Puerto Rico 2026, hosted by the Foresight Institute in February 2026. Neha Narula is the Director of the MIT Digital Currency Initiative and a research scientist at the MIT Media Lab, where she h... more

This recording with Tom Griffiths is from our Secure AI seminar series, hosted in May 2026. Tom Griffiths is a professor of psychology and computer science at Princeton University and co-author of Algorithms to Live By, which explores how computation... more

This recording with Robin Hanson is from Vision Weekend Puerto Rico 2026, hosted by the Foresight Institute in February 2026. Robin Hanson is an economist at George Mason University and the author of The Age of Em: Work, Love and Life When Robots Rul... more

This recording with Brandon Green is from Vision Weekend Puerto Rico 2026, hosted by the Foresight Institute in February 2026. In this talk, Brandon Green makes the case that monetary infrastructure is upstream of many of the world's most persistent ... more

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Recent Guests

Tom Griffiths
Professor of Psychology and Computer Science at Princeton University; co-author of Algorithms to Live By
Princeton University
Episode: Mapping the Jagged Edges of AI | Tom Griffiths
Robin Hanson
Economist at George Mason University and author of The Age of Em, Work, Love and Life
George Mason University
Episode: Work, Love and Life When Robots Rule the Earth | Robin Hanson
Brandon Green
Advocate and thinker at the intersection of money, technology, and global coordination
Independent thinker/advocate
Episode: Fix the Money, Fix the World | Brandon Green
Lauren Wagner
Computational social scientist and policy expert; non-resident fellow at the Abundance Institute
Abundance Institute / ArcPrize Foundation (via discussion of work)
Episode: How to Build Trustworthy AI | Lauren Wagner
Anders Sandberg
Researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm; former senior research fellow at Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute
Institute for Futures Studies, Stockholm
Episode: Law, Liberty and Leviathan: AI and Human Autonomy | Anders Sandberg
Ramez Naam
Author of the Nexus Trilogy and Infinite Resource; technologist focused on AI and the future
Foresight Institute Vision Weekend speaker
Episode: Contrarian Views on the State of AI | Ramez Naam
Alex Zhavoronkov
CEO and founder of Insilico Medicine
Insilico Medicine
Episode: How to Build a Sustainable Longevity Company | Alex Zhavoronkov
Viren Jain
Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google Research
Google
Episode: Viren Jain | Connectomics and AI @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
Steve Jurvetson
Co-founder of Future Ventures; investor in SpaceX, Tesla, Planet Labs, and more
Future Ventures
Episode: Steve Jurvetson | Investing in AI Moonshots @ Vision Weekend USA 2025

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Fix the Money, Fix the World | Brandon Green
Q: How might liability and governance work when AI agents operate with financial power, and how can safeguards be maintained?
He explains a distinction between legal liabilities and financial liabilities, proposing mechanisms like multi-sig wallets to require human sign-off for certain transactions to prevent AI from maxing out accounts.
Fix the Money, Fix the World | Brandon Green
Q: So since the rules have basically changed, do you think that there are fundamental changes that need to happen to the economic system itself in order to operate in these conditions?
Brandon suggests that the ideal economic system already exists in Bitcoin, with only upgrades like quantum resistance potentially needed, and argues for adapting to new actors like AI agents rather than overhauling the entire system.
Mapping the Jagged Edges of AI | Tom Griffiths
Q: Have you thought about the co-evolution of humans and AI going forward and what cognitive benefits we can expect from using language models with more advanced reasoning capabilities?
He describes ongoing work on hybrid human-AI systems and the idea that AI can augment human cognition through collaboration, while preserving human oversight. Benefits may include enhanced memory, data processing, and decision-support, but require careful consideration of prompts, representations, and safety protocols.
Mapping the Jagged Edges of AI | Tom Griffiths
Q: The examples you gave, do you think that they are always going to be a problem or is this one of those things where we train hard enough and we'll kind of burn past it just with pure computational power?
Griffiths argues that while more data and training can close some gaps, there will always be fundamental differences in how humans and AI systems represent and solve problems. He suggests a combination of targeted data, architectural tools, and cognitive-science insights to guide alignment, rather than relying solely on brute-force training.
AI Nodes: Compute, Community, and Funding for Decentralized AI | Allison Duettmann
Q: Are you all making the knowledge that you're gaining from this public so that your findings can be replicated in maybe parts of the world that aren't as well-connected or privileged as Berlin and San Francisco?
Yes, there is a push to open-source what is being built and maintain signal groups to encourage collaboration, with an emphasis on sharing learnings so others can replicate and participate beyond Berlin and San Francisco.

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What is Foresight Institute Radio about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This program curates high-level conversations with leading researchers, technologists, and investors who are actively shaping futures in AI, neuroscience, longevity biotech, space, and related fields. Episodes frequently center on cutting-edge research (from brain mapping and cellular bioengineering to self-assembling space infrastructure) and the strategic implications of emerging tech—covering technical milestones, investment philosophies, policy considerations, and bold visions for scaled impact. A notable pattern is the emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration, practical benchmarking, and governance or ownership concerns around powerful technologies, often paired with forward-looking questions about how to steer innovation toward ben... more

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