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  • Contrarian Views on the State of AI | Ramez Naam

    This recording with Ramez Naam is from Vision Weekend Puerto Rico 2026, held in February 2026. Ramez Naam is the author of the Nexus trilogy and The Infinite Resource, and has written and spoken extensively on technology, AI, and long-range forecasting. In this talk, he offers a contrarian assessment of where AI actually stands: examining what the data shows, where conventional narratives overshoot or undershoot reality, and what a more evidence-grounded view of AI progress looks like. The full video recording of this talk available at our YouTube channel.


    If you want to join a future Vision Weekend live, upcoming events are listed at foresight.org and in our Luma calendar.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min
  • How to Build a Sustainable Longevity Company | Alex Zhavoronkov

    This recording with Alex Zhavoronkov is from our Longevity Biotechnology seminar series, hosted online on June 18th, 2026. View the talk along with the visual presentation on our Youtube channel.


    Alex Zhavoronkov is the founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage biotech building AI platforms for drug discovery and aging research. In this talk, Alex breaks down what a genuinely scalable AI-first biotech looks like from the inside: how to measure scientific productivity with rigorous benchmarks, how to balance internal program progression with licensing, and how to build an AI platform that compounds value with every drug it runs. Drawing on his experience at Insilico, he makes the case for a new model of biotech that can grow, learn, and sustain itself over time.


    If you want to join future seminars live, the schedule is at foresight.org and in our Luma calendar.

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    54 min
  • Viren Jain | Connectomics and AI @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
    This talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 min
  • Steve Jurvetson | Investing in AI Moonshots @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
    This talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 min
  • Sonia Arrison | Lobbying for Longevity Progress @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
    This talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    15 min
  • Richard Ngo | Identity & Meaning in SciFi Futures @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
    This talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    13 min
  • Joshua Elliott | The Hail Mary Phase of Climate Change @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
    This talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    14 min
  • John Hallman & Rico Meinl | Accelerating Life Sciences @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
    This talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    18 min
  • Jesse Posner | Fiduciary AI: The New Architecture of Freedom @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
    This talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    16 min

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