As AI systems become woven into everyday life, they are transforming not only how we work, but how we know what is real.
FOR 2026 is a one-day interdisciplinary conference in Washington, DC exploring the future of work, truth, labor, expertise, synthetic media, misinformation, public trust, and shared reality.
Join researchers, technologists, economists, artists, writers, cognitive scientists, founders, and policymakers for talks, panels, workshops, and open conversations about how emerging technologies are reshaping society --and how we can respond with agency, accountability, and imagination.
Featured speakers include:
Jay McClelland — Cognitive scientist and early AI pioneer
Ada Palmer — Historian and award-winning science fiction author
Ioana Marinescu — Economist studying AI, labor, and market power
Lisa Fazio — Cognitive psychologist of memory and misinformation
Artemis Seaford — Former VP of AI Safety at ElevenLabs
Katherine von Jan — Founder and CEO, Tough Day
Ben Guo — Cofounder and President, Zo Computer
🗓 June 20, 2026
📍 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, Washington, DC
🎤 Talks, panels, and workshops
🎟️ Learn more and register: https://futurerealities.org/FOR2026/
FOR 2026 is not a traditional tech conference. It is a space for serious but open conversation across fields: science, technology, policy, art, economics, media, and culture. Together, we will ask what it means to preserve human agency, trustworthy institutions, and shared reality in a world increasingly mediated by AI.
This year we are proudly supported by the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center Nexus Award, the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, and the Department of Psychology at Princeton University
-- THIS IS A FREE EVENT --
We will provide light breakfast, coffee throughout, hot lunch, and a beautiful sunset reception overlooking DC.
Event Venue
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center, Washington, DC, United States
