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^{Gale Pooley
February 24, 2022
Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Technology}

Knowledge vs Doom

_{Gale Pooley
February 24, 2022
Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Technology}

Countering the prevailing narrative of doom, economist Dr. Gale Pooley shows how the incredible power of learning curves has instead brought about an era of unprecedented abundance. Read More ›

^{Matt McIlwain, Bryan Mistele and The Bradley Center
February 17, 2022
Artificial Intelligence}

SPACs, IPOs, and Direct Listings

_{Matt McIlwain, Bryan Mistele and The Bradley Center
February 17, 2022
Artificial Intelligence}

Matt McIlwain, Managing Director of Madrona Venture Group, moderates a panel at COSM 2021 on exciting new investment tools: SPACs, IPOs, and Direct Listings. Panelists include Kristin Zimmerman, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, Michael Nordtvedt, Partner at Wilson Sonsini, and Byran Mistele, CEO of INRIX.

Walter Myers Interview with Jay Richards

^{Walter Myers III and Jay W. Richards
February 10, 2022
Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Walter Myers COSM 2021 Interview

_{Walter Myers III and Jay W. Richards
February 10, 2022
Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Jay Richards interviews Walter Myers, Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft, about the COSM 2021 panel discussion, Is It the End for Silicon Valley?

^{Walter Myers III
February 9, 2022
Artificial Intelligence}

Is It the End for Silicon Valley?

_{Walter Myers III
February 9, 2022
Artificial Intelligence}

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new era of hybrid work, and allowed many workers to operate remotely. What does this mean for major tech centers like Silicon Valley and Seattle? Read More ›

^{February 8, 2022
Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Not Showing at a Theater Near You

_{February 8, 2022
Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

George Gilder interviews Ari Emanuel at COSM 2021, CEO of entertainment and media agency Endeavor, about the new decentralized media landscape powered by dramatic advances in technology.

^{The Bradley Center
May 21, 2021
Artificial Intelligence, Discovery Institute, Economics, Technology}

COSM 2021

_{The Bradley Center
May 21, 2021
Artificial Intelligence, Discovery Institute, Economics, Technology}

COSM is a national summit on the realities of ascendant technology and the myth of economic decline. The summit illuminates the synergy between Seattle and the world and provides a scene of civilized conversation and exchange. Read More ›

^{Erik J. Larson
April 6, 2021
Artificial Intelligence}

The Myth of Artificial Intelligence

_{Erik J. Larson
April 6, 2021
Artificial Intelligence}

Futurists insist that AI will soon eclipse the capacities of the most gifted human mind. What hope do we have against superintelligent machines? But we aren’t really on the path to developing intelligent machines. In fact, we don’t even know where that path might be. Read More ›

^{John G. West
February 26, 2021
Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

John West Interviewed about Seattle’s Untold Prohibition Against Discrimination Based On Political Ideology

_{John G. West
February 26, 2021
Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

An existing Seattle law expressly forbids businesses from discriminating on the basis of “political ideology” when contracting for goods or services. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
October 29, 2020
Artificial Intelligence, Human Exceptionalism}

Will Scientists Create a Conscious Human Brain in a Dish?

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 29, 2020
Artificial Intelligence, Human Exceptionalism}

As society roils with COVID and the election, the biotechnological revolution rushes forward with scientists bound by few enforceable ethical boundaries. Read More ›

^{George Gilder
October 15, 2020
Artificial Intelligence, Economics}

Gaming AI

_{George Gilder
October 15, 2020
Artificial Intelligence, Economics}

Pointing to the triumph of artificial intelligence over unaided humans in everything from games such as chess and Go to vital tasks such as protein folding and securities trading, many experts uphold the theory of a “singularity.” This is the trigger point when human history ends and artificial intelligence prevails in an exponential cascade of self-replicating machines rocketing toward godlike supremacy in the universe. Gaming AI suggests that this belief is both dumb and self-defeating. Gaming AI calls for a remedial immersion in the industry’s own heroic history and an understanding of the actual science of their own human minds. Read More ›