Hello and welcome. I'm Michael Anissimov, a science/technology writer and consultant based in San Francisco. I have a deep interest in the future of science and technology, and see technology as creating the board on which social and political games are played.

There are two particular technologies which will have a radical destabilizing effect on the globe once they pass certain progress thresholds - molecular nanotechnology (MNT) and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). These technologies could mature within 20 years, and if we don't handle them with extreme caution, they could cause disaster.

Accordingly, much of the material you will find on this site is devoted to presenting evidence in favor of this view, and encouraging the reader to get involved in the ongoing ethics dialogue or even active support of research.

My background: in 2002, when I was a senior in High School, I co-founded the Immortality Institute, a life extension activist organization that today includes hundreds of paying members and an active online community. I am currently Fundraising Director, North America for the Lifeboat Foundation, and am also involved in the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology. I've given talks on futurist issues at seminars and conferences in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and at Yale University.

I currently do three main things: research and fundraising for the Lifeboat Foundation, blogging at Accelerating Future, and performing detailed analyses of existential risks, including biotechnology, nanotechnology, and AI/robotics. You can support my work by joining the Lifeboat Foundation as a member, or making a donation.

Thank you for visiting!
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