Are you ready for your upgrade?

To quote science fiction writer Vernor Vinge, who coined the term “singularity,” in the relatively near future, we will see change as great as the rise in humankind within the animal kingdom. He believes it is very likely that in the next 10-20 years there will be people much smarter than we are, a greater difference than now exists between a person and a goldfish. Enhancing intelligence will, according to Vinge, at some point lead to a positive feedback loop; more intelligent systems can design even more intelligent systems can design even more intelligent systems, and much quicker than the original human designers. This positive feedback will be powerful enough that within a very short time (months, days, or even hours) the world is transformed beyond recognition, and suddenly inhabited by super-intelligent beings. Goldfish, are you ready for your upgrade?

ALICE is the frontier guide exploring the human potential through the aspirations and imagination of provocative thinkers whose visions and innovations are shaping “new realities.” There is a fearlessness that fuels ALICE, challenging us to think in ways we may never have thought before. There is a cross-pollination of ideas and the interconnectedness of everything – based on the central premise and ideas that may appear above-center are actually the playground of human genius. ALICE aims to give these “new realities” a platform for expression, so the world can begin to make sense of them.