New Course: Worldbuilding for a Hopeful AI Future with Existential Hope

Introducing the AI Futures Worldbuilding Course

• 🚀 A free, introductory course on Udemy, developed in partnership with the Future of Life Institute (FLI), focusing on positive visions for AI's future.
• 💡 Aims to bridge the gap in current narratives by exploring exciting applications of AI, rather than solely focusing on risks.
• ✅ The course is about one and a half hours of core lectures, with additional guest lectures available for deeper dives.

Why Worldbuilding for AI Futures?

• 🧠 AI futures are inherently difficult to predict, making traditional forecasting insufficient for understanding their broad impact.
• 🌍 Worldbuilding allows for creating holistic visions of AI's impact, showing how different societal aspects interact.
• 🎯 This approach helps understand interdependencies across technology, economy, governance, and everyday life.

Diverse Expert Perspectives

• 🎤 Features guest lecturers from various fields, including Anousheh Ansari (XPRIZE), Helen Toner (CSET), and Hannah Ritchie (Our World in Data).
• 📊 Experts like Anton Korinek discuss AI's undeniable impact on the economy, while others cover governance and space technology.
• 🌱 The course also highlights the interrelationship of AI with other technologies like bio, nano, and neuro.

Shaping a Hopeful Future

• 🔑 The primary goal is to empower participants with agency in shaping the future they want to see.
• ✍️ Encourages individuals to submit their optimistic visions for AI in 2035 on existentialhope.com.
• 🤝 Share the course with those who might benefit from a more hopeful perspective on AI or are curious about its developments.