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Exponential Future Symposium: Clarifying
Future Roadmap Held in Hong Kong
The first Artificial Intelligence, anti-aging, exponential
technologies and existential risks conference takes place in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, May 15, 2015
Exponential Future Symposium: Clarifying Future Roadmap conference took place in Hong
Kong on May 9th. The principal topics discussed included artificial intelligence, anti-aging,
exponential technologies and global risks.
During the one-day event, specialists and scientists from diverse fields of science such as
Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Anti-Aging and predicting the development of scientific and
technological progress and global risks participated, as well as venture capitalists. The event
captured the attention of many people interested in science and innovative technologies.
One of the conference organizers is an IT millionaire Dmitry Kaminskiy, head and founder of
Hong Kong based investment fund Deep Knowledge Ventures, who became well known after his
$1 mln prize announcement to the first person who would reach the age 123 (the
Supercentenarians Award Project). The fund became especially known last year after announcing
that a robot named VITAL (Validating Investment Tool for Advancing Life Sciences) had been
named to its board of directors.
Kaminskiy’s conference presentation was titled: “Investment in disruptive exponential
technologies and adapting the VITAL robotic board member to achieve these goals”.
Other speakers included:
1. Futurologist and author of the book Futurology Alex Turchin, who presented roadmaps for
developing the most innovative industries, and discussed the risks inherent in developing these
technologies, as well as methods for mitigation.
2. Scientist Andrew Garazha who discussed the latest trends in the machine and deep learning
processes used by Google and Baidu, as well as breakthroughs in high-performance parallel
computations (deep machine study for the pharmaceutical industry) and how this can change the
paradigm for leading pharmaceutical companies and overcome the stagnation in the industry
observed over the last decade.
3. Scientist Ben Goertzel, who popularized the conception of quick development of Artificial
Intelligence.
4. Robert Han of Hanson Robotics, one of the world’s most innovative companies and the
creator of robots with human-like faces. Conference participants could ask questions and hear the
answers from Han in interactive way.
One of the most important moments of the conference was the announcement that Deep
Knowledge Ventures would support the creation of an international Exponential Technologies
Institute.
“Today, there are several organizations in the world which are able to predict the progress of
innovative technologies, and also follow global risks. These are Singularity University, the
Future of Humanity Institute and the Existential Risks Institute of Cambridge. Famous
innovators such as Ray Kurzweil, Peter Diamandis and Elon Musk are also making their
contribution. But, unfortunately, some are too optimistic about scientific and technological
progress, believing that such progress could resolve all of humanity’s problems. Others are
excessive in predicting the death of civilization caused by technological development. Moreover,
most are based in the West and devote less attention to other regions. “In our opinion, we should
review all of these factors simultaneously, as well as many others, and create as many roadmaps
of innovative technology development and the attendant global risks as possible. We should also
model ways to overcome and optimize the balanced development of civilization in the next 1015 years. In addition, most of the world’s population lives in the BRICS countries, and South
East Asia is now at the peak of economic and technological development. Since Hong Kong is
one of the main links between Asia and the rest of the world, it was chosen as the conference
venue. It is also the location of the Institute’s headquarters. “The Institute’s main projects over
the next few years will be creating and classifying exponential technologies and global risks,
creating a smart IT-platform for the most powerful experts from all over the world to work
cooperatively on developing and specifying the classifier and creating the most accurate
roadmaps for developing innovative technologies and preventing global risks. Initially, Deep
Knowledge Ventures, as well as a number of entrepreneurs and the Science Institute of Hong
Kong, will support creation of the platform, although the IT platform is expected to be Open
Source, like other Institute projects. The platform is expected to become the “global collective
mind of the world”, which will unite the most progressive scientists, experts, analysts, business
people, entrepreneurs, public figures and representatives of governmental authorities. “The 20th
century witnessed the creation and use of nuclear weapons, which incentivized the creation of
the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency, international organizations
which have relatively successfully controlled the proliferation of nuclear weapons. In the 21st
century, technologies are developing quickly and could lead to new threats in the next 10-15
years. This is why it is imperative to create international organizations now to manage these
risks. The Exponential Technologies Institute would become one of the main expert centers for
these projects. Moreover, for a multitude of innovative business people and entrepreneurs, this IT
platform will be an effective tool for development in the most promising issues,” - said Dmitry
Kaminskiy.
About Deep Knowledge Ventures
Deep Knowledge Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture fund focused on deploying machine
learning to accelerate progress in high-impact fields. DKV’s investment portfolio spans
biotechnology, regenerative medicine, oncology, drug discovery, bioinformatics and
personalized medicine. For more information, please visit
http://www.deepknowledgeventures.com
About the Exponential Technologies Institute
The Exponential Technologies Institute is an international organization devoted to exponential
technologies, focusing on applied research of related opportunities and risks. Exponential
technologies are developed according to an exponential growth curve and will lead to radical
transformation of the world order in the future. The unique nature of the Exponential
Technologies Institute is based on a balanced evaluation of potential risks and preventing
negative consequences from the development of exponential technologies. Everyone understands
the enormous potential that rapid development of science creates. However, few people think
about that negative consequences that Humanity could face in the next 10-15 years. The
Exponential Technologies Institute takes a pragmatic and meaningful approach to exponential
technologies, which allows us to evaluate the consequences of technologies and make accurate
predictions about the future. Exponential Technologies Institute research is based on an
international expert crowdsourcing Internet platform, which is a tool used to create exponential
industry road maps and classifiers, risk-free investments and crowdfunding. The Exponential
Technologies Institute can guide thinking in the era of exponential technologies and offers a tool
for planning the future. For more information, please visit http://exptech.org/
About Supercentenarians Award
Dmitry Kaminskiy will present a $ 1 million prize to the first man or woman to reach the age of
123. The current longevity record is held by Jeanne Calment, who lived for 122 years and 164
days. For more information, please visit http://supercentenarians.info/
Yderligere information
Exponential Technologies Institute
Henry Chan
Tlf: +852 8197 9610
[email protected]
http://exptech.org
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