The LessWrong community is invited to join us on August 23, 2025, at the MIT Media Lab for a full-day summit exploring the frontiers of human potential. The 2025 Human Augmentation Summit is a gathering of creators - from innovative startups and global companies to independent researchers and artists - all shaping the future of the human condition.

Expect a day packed with live demos, provocative talks from speakers like Andrés Gómez Emilsson (QRI), a live in-person Q&A from Stephen Wolfram, immersive exhibits, and hands-on tech experiences that push the boundaries of what it means to be human.

🎙️ Speakers & Special Guests: Stephen Wolfram, Curt Jaimungal from Theories of Everything, Nataliya Kosmyna, Pat Pataranutaporn, hypnotist Albert Nerenberg, and more TBA!

🧪 Want to Exhibit your Project, Artwork, Startup, or Research? Apply by August 15: https://forms.gle/ZwRoYKxv9v3LcYAZA

📅 EVENT DETAILS

🚀 What: 2025 Human Augmentation Summit & Exhibition
📆 When: 9 AM – 9 PM (+ Afterparty) | Saturday, August 23, 2025
📍 Where: MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA
👥 Who: Researchers, developers, artists, founders, futurists, and anyone curious about the augmented human future

Areas of exhibited work include:

🧠 Intelligence: AI & Cognitive Augmentation
🤖 Embodiment: Cyborgism, Cyber-Animism, Sensors & Bio-Interfaces
🧬 Biology: Longevity, Genetics, Biotech, Biohacking
🌐 Networks: Digital Civilization & Collective Intelligence
🧘 Worldviews: Spiritual, Ethical & Civilizational Frames
🛠️ Design & Ventures: Making it Real
🌎 Complexity: Planetary Intelligence/Computation & Simulated Futures
🏛️ Governance: Power, Norms, and Control of Tech
🌀 Consciousness: Subjectivity, Psychedelics, and Designing New Minds