AGI & Transhumanism Meeting Barcelona

AGI & Transhumanism Meeting Barcelona

Join us for a mind-blowing event at Universitat de Barcelona where we will delve into the fascinating world of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Transhumanism. Get ready to explore cutting-edge technologies, engage in thought-provoking discussions, and connect with like-minded individuals passionate about the future of AI and humanity.

🧠📍 University of Barcelona | December 10–12, 2024

We live in the era of LLMs branded as AGI, but beneath the branding lies an unresolved debate:

What does it really mean to understand?

Can predictive text engines like GPT or DeepSeek achieve true general intelligence, or are they simply high-dimensional echo chambers? Is the path to AGI through scaling parameters—or simulating perception, memory, affect, and volition?

Can we truly talk about intelligence without consciousness, emotion, or embodied experience?

Will neuromorphic chips help us go beyond statistical mimicry? What would John Searle’s Chinese Room say about ChatGPT? What would Penrose think of transformer models without collapse into quantum awareness?

Will the Barcelona Supercomputing Center run the first full brain simulation? Are we building useful tools—or birthing posthuman entities? Is AGI a function of data, neurons—or will?

1. Neuroscience x AGI
   
2. • Brain-inspired architectures
     
   • Whole brain emulation
     
   • Spatial cognition and memory encoding
     
   • Embodiment in synthetic agents
     
3. AI Ethics, Safety & Policy
   
4. • Alignment and interpretability
     
   • Law, governance, and AGI regulation
     
   • Moral agency and machine accountability
     
5. Philosophy of AGI
   
6. • Chinese Room, Gödel’s incompleteness, Penrose-Hameroff
   • Consciousness, free will, intentionality
   • AGI as personhood
     
7. Industry & AGI Systems
   LLMs, multi-modal agents, and where they fall short
8. Neuromorphic hardware, cognitive robotics
9. • Human-in-the-loop AGI and AGI+human teaming
     
10. Transhumanism & Society
    
11. • Posthuman ethics
      
    • Cultural futures, speculative design
      
    • AGI in education, healthcare, labor, and art
      

Submission Deadline: October 15, 2024 Notification: November 1, 2024 Conference: December 10–12, 2024 | University of Barcelona

All accepted authors will be invited to participate in action-oriented working groups to co-create:

• A cross-disciplinary AGI manifesto
  
• Joint grant proposals or research clusters
  
• Policy frameworks for near-future governance
  

Speculative ethical design toolkits

Whether you're a seasoned expert or just curious about these topics, this event is the perfect opportunity to expand your knowledge, share your ideas, and be part of a vibrant community pushing the boundaries of technology and human potential. Don't miss out on this unique gathering in the heart of Barcelona!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Universitat de Barcelona, 585 Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Barcelona, Spain