Three Concrete Positive Visions of the World with Advanced AI in 2045
Explore the winners of our Existential Hope 2045 Worldbuilding Challenge!
Step into the future with us and explore the possibilities of 2045 with advanced AI! In this post, we're excited to unveil the top three imaginative visions from our recent Existential Hope Worldbuilding course.
Participants were tasked with envisioning positive yet realistic futures with advanced AI, offering glimpses into what our world could become in just a few decades. Even without AGI, these futures paint a radically different picture of the world.
Why a worldbuilding course? Because we believe in the power of positive narratives to shape our future. By immersing ourselves in detailed scenarios, we gain insights into potential outcomes and can chart actionable paths towards realizing them.
As Anthony Aguirre, co-founder of Metaculus and the Future of Life Institute, puts it:
“Worldbuilds are inhabitable stories about the future that can warn, inspire, and help us think and decide.”
So we encourage you to dive into these three stories about what could be our collective future. Which future do YOU feel most excited about? Let us know!
We're thrilled by the creativity shown by our participants and look forward to hosting more courses like this in the future. We also want to extend our gratitude to the Future of Life Institute for sponsoring this course and making it possible!
1st Place | Cities of Orare: AI-Powered Prediction Markets Transform Governance
Cities of Orare imagines a future where AI-powered prediction markets called Orare helps amplify our collective intelligence. Its adoption across Africa and globally has fostered a new type of decentralized governance, democratizing decision-making, and spurring significant health and economic advancements.
Key Features
AI-Powered Predictions: Orare's AI surpasses human forecasters in predicting collective policy outcomes, which leads to better decision-making through a decentralized voting system.
Futarchy and Direct Democracy: Orare blends futarchy and direct democracy, leveraging AI to optimize policy decisions and incentivize broad participation, including marginalized communities.
Health Equity: Advances in bioengineering, driven by improved data sharing and biomanufacturing technologies, have eradicated many diseases and enabled personalized medicine.
Healthcare Transformation: Widespread use of DAOs and advancements in biomanufacturing and data security have revolutionized healthcare and economic systems.
Watch our interview with the creators:
World creators: Antoine Herlin, Kenza Samlali and Sofia Vanhanen.
2nd Place | Rising Choir: AI and Robotics Transform Everyday Life
Rising Choir envisions a 2045 where advanced AI and robotics are integrated into everyday life, enhancing our overall productivity. A new system called V.O.I.C.E. revolutionizes communication and democratic participation. Energy abundance, driven by solar and battery advancements, addresses climate change challenges, while humanoid robots in every household mark a new era of economic output and personal convenience.
Key Features
Humanoid Robots: With two humanoid robots per human, 95% of daily tasks are automated, boosting global productivity and prosperity.
V.O.I.C.E. System: The Voice for Open Source Information and Community Engagement polls billions of preferences, revolutionizing communication and decision-making.
Energy Abundance: Plummeting costs of solar energy and batteries lead to surplus energy, powering AI compute and carbon capture technologies to address climate change.
Watch our interview with the creators:
World creators: Yunxin Fan, Megan Cansfield, Maria J Espona, and Aron Mill.
3rd Place | FloraTech: AI-Driven Solutions for Localized Production and Global Challenges
In FloraTech we meet a world where AI and humanity co-evolve to create a society centered on collective flourishing. This society leverages specialized AI to enhance local production, decision-making, and tackle global challenges like inequality and climate change. AI's integration into democratic processes has deepened participatory governance, making societies more harmonious and focused on long-term prosperity.
Key Features
Bounded AI Agents: Specialized AI agents optimize sectors like healthcare and energy management.
Biotechnology and Sustainable Energy: Breakthroughs contribute significantly to health improvements and climate change reversal.
Watch our interview with the creators:
World creators: Sofya Lebedeva, Kirill Popov and Justin Bullock.
We hope you enjoy exploring these visionary futures and gain inspiration for the possibilities that we can bring to our world.
You can discover the worlds in their entirety, as well as the other contributions on https://www.existentialhope.com/existential-hope-worldbuilding.
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