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It's great to see so much interest! This screening has sold out. There are still tickets available for the following film - The Free Lunch Society, so grab your tickets to that.
http://www.transitionsfilmfestival.com/event/free-lunch-society-sydney/ (Use code TFFGREENUPS )

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Transitions Film Festival (TFF) presents documentaries exploring a broad range of fascinating themes and perspectives. GreenUps is proud to co-host the TTF screening of SuperSapiens (2017) and facilitate a post-screening panel discussion exploring the film's major themes.

The premise of this two-part documentary is that humanity faces a turning point – the next stage in the evolution of the human brain – and it’s being driven by machines. It investigates the phenomenon of augmented and artificial intelligence, introduces the major players and asks: what are the real-world consequences of a super brain? In the process we meet young, innovative thinkers who are using technology to unlock our own in-born mind-abilities.

The film is equal parts inspiring vision and cautionary tale – and interviews the who’s who of thinkers and doers in the field of AI – including; Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Nick Bostrom, Hugo De Garis and Ben Goertzel.

MORE INFO:
http://www.transitionsfilmfestival.com/event/supersapiens-sydney/

Following the screening of SuperSapiens, Greenups will lead a panel discussion exploring the film's themes.

Panellists

  • Prof. Toby Walsh

Toby Walsh FAA is a professor of artificial intelligence at the University of New South Wales and Data61. He has served as Scientific Director of NICTA, Australia's centre of excellence for ICT research. He is noted for his work in constraint programming and propositional satisfiability. He currently serves on the Executive Council on the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. His most recent book "It's Alive!: Artificial Intelligence from the Logic Piano to Killer Robots" (Black Inc. 2017) is a thrilling read.
http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~tw/

  • Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow

Co-founder and Executive Director of BioFoundry. BioFoundry is Australia's first DIY-Bio space for citizen scientists and entrepreneurs. Meow-Ludo is a bio-hacking scientist and is known for implanting an Opal card chip in his hand. Transport NSW recently cancelled the Opal chip in his hand and Meow-Ludo has launched legal action in response. Meow-Ludo also ran against Barnaby Joyce for the Science Party in the recent New England by-election.
http://foundry.bio/

  • Dr. Alana Maurushat

Co-Director of the UNSW Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre - Alana specialises in information technology law. Her main research focus is in the areas of high tech crime, civil liberties, digital issues in law enforcement, and digital issues in copyright law.
http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/profile/alana-maurushat

  • Ben Ward (Panel Moderator)

Ben is a seasoned technologist and sustainability evangelist. Founder of GreenUps - Sydney's Green Drinks Network and recently The Greenhouse project - and event series with UTS and WWF exploring the intersection of emerging technology, society and environment.
http://www.greenups.net/

Teleport to Dendy Newtown at 6:15pm on 21 March for a 6:30 start. Tickets here: https://www.humanitix.com/event/supersapiens/

For our 2nd film of the evening, Free Lunch Society, visit https://www.meetup.com/GreenUps-Sydney-Green-Drinks/events/248330944/

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