Lifeboat News http://lifeboat.com/ The Lifeboat Foundation is a nonprofit nongovernmental organization dedicated to encouraging scientific advancements while helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful technologies, including genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and robotics/AI, as we move towards the Singularity. en-us 120 Copyright 2002-2026 Lifeboat Foundation Sat, 15 Aug 2026 05:50:51 CDT lifeboatnews@lifeboat.com (Lifeboat News) webmaster@lifeboat.com (Lifeboat Webmaster) The International Longevity Summit 2026 will be held September 30-October 1 in Madrid, Spain. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_15_26_The_International_Longevity_Summit_2026_will_be_held_September_30_October_1_in_Madrid_Spain The International Longevity Summit 2026 will be held September 30–October 1 in Madrid, Spain.

Our María Blasco, Francisco Mera Cordero, José Luis Cordeiro, Aubrey de Grey, João Pedro de Magalhães, Ben Goertzel, Rodolfo Goya, Brian Kennedy, Caitlin Lewis, Felipe R. Debasa Navalpotro, Phil Newman, Ramón Risco, Anders Sandberg, Sergio M.L. Tarrero, Natasha Vita-More, Sabinije von Gaffke, and Michael West will be speaking/participating. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 05:50:51 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_15_26_The_International_Longevity_Summit_2026_will_be_held_September_30_Oct_1_in_Madrid_Spain Khellar Crawford, Chief AGI Innovation Officer at SingularityNET, joins our Futurists Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_14_26_Khellar_Crawford_Chief_AGI_Innovation_Officer_at_SingularityNET_joins_our_Futurists_Board Khellar Crawford, Chief AGI Innovation Officer at SingularityNET, joins our Futurists Board. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:25:32 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_14_26_Khellar_Crawford_Chief_AGI_Innovation_Officer_at_SingularityNET_joins_our_Futurists_Board David Veldran, coauthor of "The Moral Blind Spot in AI Governance: Risks of Large-Scale Suffering", joins our Ethics Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_14_26_David_Veldran_coauthor_of_The_Moral_Blind_Spot_in_AI_Governance_Risks_of_Large_Scale_Suffering_joins_our_Ethics_Board David Veldran, coauthor of "The Moral Blind Spot in AI Governance: Risks of Large-Scale Suffering", joins our Ethics Board. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:06:03 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_14_26_David_Veldran_coauthor_of_The_Moral_Blind_Spot_in_AI_Governance_Risks_of_Large_Scale_Suffering_joins_our_Ethics_Board Carl Youngblood, President of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, joins our Religion/Spirituality Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_14_26_Carl_Youngblood_President_of_the_Mormon_Transhumanist_Association_joins_our_Religion_Spirituality_Board Carl Youngblood, President of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, joins our Religion/Spirituality Board. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 03:15:47 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_14_26_Carl_Youngblood_President_of_the_Mormon_Transhumanist_Association_joins_our_Religion_Spirituality_Board Pablo De los Riscos Mayorga, Senior Data Scientist at Cognodata, joins our Information Sciences Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_14_26_Pablo_De_los_Riscos_Mayorga_Senior_Data_Scientist_at_Cognodata_joins_our_Information_Sciences_Board Pablo De los Riscos Mayorga, Senior Data Scientist at Cognodata, joins our Information Sciences Board. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:03:20 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_14_26_Pablo_De_los_Riscos_Mayorga_Senior_Data_Scientist_at_Cognodata_joins_our_Information_Sciences_Board Masayuki Hatta, Professor of Economics and Management at Surugadai University in Hanno, Saitama, Japan, joins our Economics Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_13_26_Masayuki_Hatta_Professor_of_Economics_and_Management_at_Surugadai_University_in_Hanno_Saitama_Japan_joins_our_Economics_Board Masayuki Hatta, Professor of Economics and Management at Surugadai University in Hanno, Saitama, Japan, joins our Economics Board.

Masayuki’s research centers on three connected questions — the governance and openness of artificial intelligence, the geopolitics of encryption, and the sustainability of open source. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:55:54 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_13_26_Masayuki_Hatta_Professor_of_Economics_and_Management_at_Surugadai_University_in_Hanno_Saitama_Japan_joins_our_Economics_Board Elija Perrier, Research Affiliate at the Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences at the University of Cambridge, joins our Legal Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_13_26_Elija_Perrier_Research_Affiliate_at_the_Centre_for_Law_Medicine_and_Life_Sciences_at_the_University_of_Cambridge_joins_our_Legal_Board Elija Perrier, Research Affiliate at the Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences at the University of Cambridge, joins our Legal Board.

Elija is an interdisciplinary mathematical physicist, lawyer, and data scientist researching quantum and classical artificial general intelligence, AI alignment, and the governance of quantum and AI technologies, with a background spanning physics, computer science, mathematics, economics, law, and philosophy. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:00:39 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_13_26_Elija_Perrier_Research_Affiliate_at_the_Centre_for_Law_Medicine_and_Life_Sciences_at_the_University_of_Cambridge_joins_our_Legal_Board Leo Igwe, Director of the Critical Thinking Social Empowerment Foundation (CriThink Africa), joins our Philosophy Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_13_26_Leo_Igwe_Director_of_the_Critical_Thinking_Social_Empowerment_Foundation_CriThink_Africa_joins_our_Philosophy_Board Leo Igwe, Director of the Critical Thinking Social Empowerment Foundation (CriThink Africa), joins our Philosophy Board. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:11:22 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_13_26_Leo_Igwe_Director_of_the_Critical_Thinking_Social_Empowerment_Foundation_CriThink_Africa_joins_our_Philosophy_Board Mohammed (Mo) Abouelsoud, CEO of U: The Mind Company, a Cleveland-based neurotechnology company developing non-invasive brain stimulation devices for neurological conditions and cognitive wellness, joins our Neuroscience Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_13_26_Mohammed_Mo_Abouelsoud_CEO_of_U_The_Mind_Company_a_Cleveland_based_neurotechnology_company_developing_non_invasive_brain_stimulation_devices_for_neurological_conditions_and_cognitive_wellness_joins_our_Neuroscience_Board Mohammed (Mo) Abouelsoud, CEO of U: The Mind Company, a Cleveland-based neurotechnology company developing non-invasive brain stimulation devices for neurological conditions and cognitive wellness, joins our Neuroscience Board. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:43:12 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_13_26_Mohammed_Mo_Abouelsoud_CEO_of_U_The_Mind_Company_a_Cleveland_based_neurotechnology_company_developing_non_invasive_brain_stimulation_devices_for_neurological_conditions_and_cognitive_wellness_joins_our_Neuroscience_Board Sean Kugele, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennesse, joins our Information Sciences Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_12_26_Sean_Kugele_Assistant_Professor_of_Computer_Science_at_Rhodes_College_in_Memphis_Tennesse_joins_our_Information_Sciences_Board Sean Kugele, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennesse, joins our Information Sciences Board.

His research addresses artificial intelligence, cognitive modeling, and neuro-symbolic systems, and his goal is to understand how natural minds such as human minds work and to implement biologically-inspired software systems based on the same principles. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:56:31 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_12_26_Sean_Kugele_Assistant_Professor_of_Computer_Science_at_Rhodes_College_in_Memphis_Tennesse_joins_our_Information_Sciences_Board Max Talanov, Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Serbia, joins our Robotics/AI Board. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_12_26_Max_Talanov_Senior_Research_Associate_at_the_Institute_for_Artificial_Intelligence_of_Serbia_joins_our_Robotics_AI_Board Max Talanov, Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Serbia, joins our Robotics/AI Board.

Max is best known for advancing bio-plausible spiking neural networks, memristive neurohybrid hardware, and the concept he calls the “neuropunk revolution” — the use of real-time neurosimulation and neuromorphic devices to compensate for the pathological function of the human nervous system. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:32:38 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_12_26_Max_Talanov_Senior_Research_Associate_at_the_Institute_for_Artificial_Intelligence_of_Serbia_joins_our_Robotics_AI_Board Read "Ultrastructural and Histological Cryopreservation of Mammalian Brains by Vitrification", coauthored by our Gregory M. Fahy and Steven B. Harris. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_12_26_Read_Ultrastructural_and_Histological_Cryopreservation_of_Mammalian_Brains_by_Vitrification_coauthored_by_our_Gregory_M_Fahy_and_Steven_B_Harris Read "Ultrastructural and Histological Cryopreservation of Mammalian Brains by Vitrification", coauthored by our Gregory M. Fahy and Steven B. Harris. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:09:04 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_12_26_Read_Ultrastructural_and_Histological_Cryopreservation_of_Mammalian_Brains_by_Vitrification_coauthored_by_our_Gregory_M_Fahy_and_Steven_B_Harris Read "Post-prohibition changes in cannabis genetics" by our Caleb Chen. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_12_26_Read_Post_prohibition_changes_in_cannabis_genetics_by_our_Caleb_Chen Read "Post-prohibition changes in cannabis genetics" by our Caleb Chen. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:42:52 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_12_26_Read_Post_prohibition_changes_in_cannabis_genetics_by_our_Caleb_Chen Read "AI-Powered Augmented Reality as a Threat Vector for Human Manipulation", by our Louis Rosenberg. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_11_26_Read_AI_Powered_Augmented_Reality_as_a_Threat_Vector_for_Human_Manipulation_by_our_Louis_Rosenberg Read "AI-Powered Augmented Reality as a Threat Vector for Human Manipulation", by our Louis Rosenberg. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:04:33 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_11_26_Read_AI_Powered_Augmented_Reality_as_a_Threat_Vector_for_Human_Manipulation_by_our_Louis_Rosenberg Read "Epigenetic information loss is a common feature of multiple diseases and aging", coauthored by our Daniel Z. Bar. https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_11_26_Read_Epigenetic_information_loss_is_a_common_feature_of_multiple_diseases_and_aging_coauthored_by_our_Daniel_Z_Bar Read "Epigenetic information loss is a common feature of multiple diseases and aging", coauthored by our Daniel Z. Bar. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:36:27 CDT https://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new#08_11_26_Read_Epigenetic_information_loss_is_a_common_feature_of_multiple_diseases_and_aging_coauthored_by_our_Daniel_Z_Bar