John Tamny, Forbes Editor and author of Popular Economics, leads a discussion with George Gilder and Dennis Ridley, Professor of Global Logistics at Florida A&M University about the key themes of Gilder’s book Life After Capitalism: wealth is knowledge, growth is learning, information is surprise, and money is time, as well as Gilder’s development of the information theory of economics. Read More ›
Russ Whitman, CEO of Launch Consulting, and Kevin McCall, Managing Director of AI at Launch Consulting, share the struggles and celebrations of their journey in creating and operating an AI-first digital consultancy. Learn more about COSM2024 at cosm.tech.
Bruce Chapman leads a discussion on the threats and opportunities for breakthroughs for American leadership in the future with Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, and George Gilder. They touch on the imminence of a nuclear war, the decay of our institutions, and foreign policy, especially with respect to Israel. Learn more about COSM2024 at https://cosm.tech.
Nannina Gilder leads a panel discussion between Ariel Malik, entrepreneur and investor, Bradley Larschan, CEO of Avadain, and Kevin Wyss, chemist at Schlumberger Limited, on the exciting new developments and applications of graphene — from aviation and space exploration to electronics, renewable energy, and medicine. Learn more about COSM2024 at https://cosm.tech.
Michael Milken, Chairman of the Milken Institute and Author of Faster Cures: Accelerating the Future of Health, argues for the importance of access to capital to the future of telecommunications, bioscience, and medicine. Learn more about COSM2024 at https://cosm.tech.
Walter Myers III, Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft, moderates a discussion on AI with William Dembski, Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute; Robert Marks, Director of Discovery Institute’s Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence; and George Montañez, Professor of Computer Science at Harvey Mudd. They offer views on the limits and possibilities of AI versus that of the human mind. Learn Read More ›
Matt Scholz, CEO of Oisin Biotechnologies, leads a discussion with Vered Caplan, CEO of Orgenesis, and Elena Sergeeva, Neuroscientist at Tufts and Harvard and co-founder of Tiamat Labs, about anti-aging biotechnologies — how genetic reprogramming of cells could negate the effects of aging and even allow a person to stay in perfect health indefinitely, essentially making death elective. Learn more Read More ›
Ray Kurzweil, computer pioneer and futurist, presents a hopeful view of what AI can achieve in the future in a wide array of fields, from language translation to medicine, energy, education, transportation, and farming. He argues that by 2029, AI will achieve human level intelligence and that “most diligent people” will reach “longevity escape velocity,” (the ability to add time Read More ›
Andy Kessler, columnist for The Wall Street Journal’s Inside View, discusses how business models have evolved with emerging computer technologies and considers what future models for generative AI programs might look like. He and George Gilder then discuss intellectual property and liability issues related to AI. Learn more about COSM2024 at https://cosm.tech.
Dr. Bob Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet and recipient of the prestigious Turing Award, reflects on recent developments in computer networks, and how the internet will be impacted by artificial intelligence in the future. Learn more about COSM2024 at https://cosm.tech.