The Millennium Project September Newsletter

Recent news - The Millennium Project:

Global cooperation is urgently needed to govern risks of advanced AI, warns our new report on International Governance Issues of the Transition from Artificial Narrow Intelligence to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The report contains the results of phase 1 of our study, with interviews to world leaders in artificial intelligence exploring future possibilities. Discover more & order: https://www.millennium-project.org/global-cooperation-urgently-needed-to-govern-risks-of-advanced-ai/

The Millennium Project receives the CogX 2023 “Recognising Leadership – Grand Jury Prize”, an award for "The best of the best" category celebrating innovators and changemakers impacting our world in the last 12 months. Read more: https://www.millennium-project.org/the-millennium-project-receives-the-cogx-2023-recognising-leadership-gran-jury-prize/

A Mini Trip Report: New York, UNGA side meetings, by Jerome Glenn (Sept. 2023) is now available online: https://www.millennium-project.org/mini-trip-report-new-york-unga-side-meetings/

II World Summit of the Committees of the Future 2023 – Sept. 25-27, 2023: the ongoing event will have Jerome Glenn, Lydia Garrido Luzardo (Uruguay Node Chair), Clem Bezold (MPPC member), and Shermon Cruz (APF and The Philippines Node Chair) among the keynote speakers. Read more https://www.millennium-project.org/ii-world-summit-of-the-committees-of-the-future-2023-sept-25-27-2023/

New courses by the Dubai Future Academy – Oct./Nov. 2023: Jerome Glenn will run a course on "Methods to Develop Scenario Content" in October 25-26, 2023 and Paul Saffo (Board of Directors and Silicon Valley Node member) will run a course on "Innovation Foresight. Identifying long-term Science/Technology trends and their business/policy implications". Read more: https://www.millennium-project.org/new-courses-by-the-dubai-future-academy-oct-nov-2023/

The 2050 Horizon – Sept. 19, 2023: Jerome Glenn was recently invited to explore "The 2050 Horizon" and how AI will transform life and business in the next 10-15 years in the Episode 41 of The Innovation Room podcast by Geeks. Watch or listen: https://www.millennium-project.org/the-2050-horizon-on-the-innovation-room-geeks-podcast-sept-19-2023/
"Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit: A preview - Sept. 23, 2023”: the video recording of the event organized by David Wood (UK Node Co-Chair) with Jerome Glenn as panelist is now available. Read & watch: https://www.millennium-project.org/bletchley-park-ai-safety-summit-a-preview-sept-23-2023/

Future Black America conference – Sept. 18-20, 2023: the video recording of the event, with Jerome Glenn speaking about Methods, Scenarios Development, and Trends, and Mila Popovich (Montenegro Node member) speaking about Diaspora Futures is now available: https://www.millennium-project.org/future-black-america-conference-sept-18-20/

“Zero-Sum Power Politics vs. Synergetic Politics for Human Security” is a new publication on Cadmus (Volume 5, Issue 2, August 2023) by Jerome C. Glenn exploring zero-sum power politics as a fundamental threat to human security and proposing synergetic relations among nations to improve human security. Read & download: https://www.millennium-project.org/zero-sum-power-politics-vs-synergetic-politics-new-publication/

“Futures Studies. Contributions and Sources” is a new publication by the Alternative Planetary Institute (Ap-Fi) edited by Victor Motti (WFSF) and with contribution from Jerome Glenn, Mara Di Berardo (Italy Node Co-Chair), Leopold Mureithi (Kenya and East Africa Nodes Chair) among others. Read and download: https://www.millennium-project.org/futures-studies-contributions-and-sources-new-apfi-publication/

Recent news - The Millennium Project Nodes:

WFSF XXV World Conference – Paris, Oct. 25-26, 2023: many chairs and members of The Millennium Project, such as Rosa Alegria (Brazil Node Chair), José Cordeiro (Venezuela Node and RIBER Chair), Serena Dalkiran (Dutch Node member), Kacper Nosarzewiski (Poland Node Chair), Sirkka Heinonen (Helsinki Node Co-Chair), Lena Tünkers (Foresight Europe Network Vice-President), and Mara Di Berardo (Italy Node Co-Chair) will join the online and in person sessions of the conference. Read more: https://www.millennium-project.org/wfsf-xxv-world-conference-october-25-26-2023/

“Futuri Impossibili” Italian Conference – Sept. 28-30: The Italian Institute for the Future will host a national Congress on “(Im)possible Futures” in partnership with the Italy Node of the Millennium Project and others. During the event, Mara Di Berardo (Italy Node Co-Chair) will introduce the results of the World Futures Day 2022, in press on Futures, and launch the Italian translations of Why Futures Studies, by Eleonora Barbieri Masini, founder of the Italy Node. Read more: https://www.millennium-project.org/futuri-impossibili-italian-conference-sept-28-30-2023/

AI Horizon Sense Making Hybrid meeting – Sept.19, 2023: mini report by Sirkka Heinonen (Helsinki Node Co-Chair) of this RESCUE discussion group illustrating the results of the Study on Artificial Intelligence, Phase 1, by The Millennium Project. Slides available at https://www.millennium-project.org/ai-horizon-sense-making-hybrid-meeting-mini-report/

"Innovating Global Social Enterprise Through Foresight”, Sept. 26: Ibon Zugasti (Board of Directors and Spain Node Chair) is speaker for this IFTF Foresight Talk online webinar: https://www.millennium-project.org/iftf-foresight-talk-with-ibon-zugasti-sept-26-2023/

Futures Week – La Paz and Santa Cruz, Sept. 25-29: The ongoing week of co-creation of futures organized by Unifranz (Bolivia Node) will host the launch of a new publication by the Mexico and Bolivia Nodes, “Latin America by 2050. Challenges, Scenarios and Actions“. Read more: https://www.millennium-project.org/futures-week-and-latin-america-by-2050-launch-bolivia-sept-25-29-2023/

APFN conference and 2022 Award Ceremony – Sept. 18-19, 2023: Congratulations to Puruesh Chaudhary (Pakistan Node Chair) for winning the Asia-Pacific Futures Network 2022 award for the best article enhancing futures thinking in the Asia-Pacific community! The APFN award ceremony took place during the APFN9 Conference where also Shermon Cruz (APF and Philippines Node Chair) joined as speaker: https://www.millennium-project.org/apfn-conference-and-2022-award-to-puruesh-chaudhary-sept-18-19-2023/

“Shaping Regenerative Tomorrows” – Oct. 12-13, 2023: the event will inaugurate the UNESCO Chair on Anticipatory Governance and Regenerative Cities chaired by Shermon Cruz (APF and Philippines Node) at the Northwestern University. More information will follow: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shermon-cruz_regenerativecities-anticipatorygovernance-activity-7107375823959076868-zhUh/

Nodes meeting: Our Venezuela & RIBER Node Chair José Luis Cordeiro visited our Copenhagen Node, chaired by Martin Kruse, at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies on Sept. 4 to present Cordeiro’s latest work on "The Death of Death". Watch the pics: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7105840965612941312

Nodes meeting: Sirkka Heinonen (Helsinki Node Co-Chair) met Mara Di Berardo (Italy Node Co-Chair) in Bologna on Sept. 6 to discuss the T-Winning Spaces 2035 project. More & pics: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7106188362679562240

Foresight Europe Network Demo Hour on Scalable Fruit Workshops – August 17, 2023: the video recording is now available on The Millennium Project YouTube Channel: https://www.millennium-project.org/fen-demo-hour-on-scalable-fruit-workshops-august-17-2023/

"Exploring the research dynamics of futures studies: An analysis of six top journals" is a new publication on Futures, Volume 153, by Simone Di Zio (Italy Node Co-Chair) et al. reporting the results of an analysis of six top journals in the field: https://www.millennium-project.org/exploring-the-research-dynamics-of-futures-studies-new-publication-on-futures/

New in press:

Gerd, "Global cooperation urgently needed to govern risks of advanced AI, warns new Millennium Project report", by Gerd Leonard.
INSPIRE project, Video report of the workshops designed for the art exhibition called “Intensity. Future scenarios and other stories” run by our Greece Node with the support of The Millennium Project.
SAFN, Global cooperation urgently needed to govern risks of advanced AI, warns new report".
Publication, fifth report on “Indicadores Internacionales para la toma de decisiones 2022" by the Ministerio de Planificación Nacional y Política Económica (Mideplan), hosting the Costa Rica Node.
ESIR Focus Paper, "Industry 5.0 and the future of work. Making Europe the centre of gravity for future good-quality jobs" by ESIR group, with contributions from Epaminondas Christophilopoulos (Greece Node Chair) and references to The Millennium Project and the Work/Tech 2050 study.
Publication, “Citizens’ engagement approaches and methods in R&I foresight” by Philippe Destatte (Brussels Node Co-Chair) released in the framework of Horizon Europe, Policy Support Facility, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation.

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Best regards,
Mara Di Berardo, PhD
MP Communications Director and Italy Node Co-Chair...

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