Futurist Gerd Leonhard was invited by FORUM EPFL 2021 https://www.forum-epfl.ch/en/, to stage this virtual debate between him (NOT a transhumanist:) and his colleague Calum Chace (science fiction writer, keynote speaker, futurist and transhumanist see https://www.calum-chace.com/about/ ). Each presented for approx. 15 minutes and then debated each other and took questions from the audience. There are a lot of good morsels here!
Topics:
- what is transhumanism (and why it's a good idea, or not)
- are organisms just fancy algorithms (my clear answer: No)
- the future of artificial intelligence
- longevity and 'the end of mortality'
Watch this interesting debate here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CHb3qk_nz9g
Watch a similar event they did a year ago, here: https://youtu.be/ZFN6jHeky4Y
Calum and Gerd are available for virtual and live event bookings, please go here to inquire https://www.futuristgerd.com/contact/booking-inquiry/
Audio-only versions of Futurist Gerd Leonhard's keynotes