ShapingEDU Global Community Solutioneering Summit 2023
Past Events
ShapingEDU Global Community Solutioneering Summit 2023
The Future of being Human initiative will be at this year’s Global Community Solutioneering Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona on February 23rd. initiative director Andrew Maynard will be leading a student
Does ChatGPT Change Everything? (Meetup, January 26)
Join us for an in-person Future of Being Human meetup at 2:00 PM on January 26 on the ASU campus in Tempe, where we’ll be discussing ChatGPT and what it and similar language models might mean for the future of being human.
The Joy of Sex Robots (Meetup, February 9)
Join us for an in-person Future of Being Human meetup at 2:00 PM on February 9 in Tempe, Arizona, where we’ll be discussing how relationships with robots (including intimate relationships) might evolve, and what this might mean for the future of being human.
How will Advances in Preserving Organs and Tissues for Transplant Transform Future Lives? (Meetup, February 23)
Join us for an in-person Future of Being Human meetup at 2:00 PM on February 23 in Tempe, Arizona, where we’ll be discussing what advances in biopreservation might mean for the future of being human.
Is longtermism ethically valid or morally flawed? (Meetup, March 16)
Join us for an in-person Future of Being Human meetup at 2:00 PM on March 16 in Tempe, Arizona, to discuss the ideas behind longtermism and future of being human.
How can African sci-fi help us imagine the future differently? (Meetup, March 30)
Join us for an in-person Future of Being Human meetup at 2:00 PM on March 30 in Tempe, Arizona, to discuss science fiction, African Futurism, and how it potentially changes how we think about future of being human.
In the future will AI be able to find us the perfect partner? (Postponed)
Join us for an in-person Future of Being Human meetup at 2:00 PM on April 13 in Tempe, Arizona, to discuss AI, dating, relationships, and the future of being human.
Did Bill Joy get it right when he said the future doesn’t need us? (Meetup, April 27)
Join us for an in-person Future of Being Human meetup at 2:00 PM on April 27 in Tempe, Arizona, to talk about Sun Microsystems Founder Bill Joy’s reflections on the future, written in 2000, and whether they are still relevant.
Past event — Meetup: November 10, 2022. Tempe AZ
Join us for an in-person Future of Being Human meetup at 4:00 PM on November 10 on the ASU Tempe campus. Topic: does AI-generated art diminishes or enhance humans as creative individuals?
Past event — ZAMM 2022
Get your inner zombie on as you explore the future of being human! Oct 20 – 23, 2022 (registration required)