2nd Annual HumanConnections.AI Event
October 29th
The Light House, San Francisco
Co-Hosted by HumanConnections.AI (an initiative of Noēsis Collaborative), the Harvard Human Flourishing Program, and Preston-Werner Ventures
This invitation-only salon will bring together a small, select group of leaders in AI from technology, academia, policy, and venture.
The HumanConnections.AI Salon is a rare opportunity to be in the room with some of the most thoughtful voices shaping how AI can foster genuine human connection.
Through candid conversations, collaborative sessions, and featured panels, participants will share perspectives, challenge assumptions, and surface actionable ideas for building AI solutions that enhance connection and well-being. See last year’s Salon, here.
Please note: only 50 participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Invitations are non-transferable.
Participating Organizations
Why Attend
Be a Part of the Change: Take an active role in shaping the future of AI and its impact on humanity. Collaborate on groundbreaking tools, frameworks, and initiatives that drive meaningful change.
Connect with Key AI Influencers: Engage with leading figures from top tech companies, venture firms, prestigious research institutions, and unique voices like the Vatican.
Discover Breakthrough Research: Delve into the latest studies on loneliness and social connection, and explore innovative ways AI can help address these pressing issues.
This convening offers a rare opportunity to address one of the most urgent challenges of our time:
How might we design AI systems to support connection and human flourishing?
Highlights from the HumanConnections.AI Salon on October 8th, 2024.
Event Highlights
Exclusive Invitation-Only Event:
Join top leaders and innovators from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, the Vatican, Harvard, Stanford, USC, leading venture firms, and AI startups for an intimate, salon-style gathering in the heart of San Francisco. Enjoy lunch and dinner experiences with the brightest minds in tech, research and venture, where thought-provoking conversations are paired with exceptional experiences.
Dynamic Collaborative Sessions:
Engage in interactive sessions crafted to inspire cross-disciplinary dialogue and spark innovative ideas. Hear from an impressive lineup of speakers, including award-winning leaders in generative AI, acclaimed authors and scholars, top researchers on human connection, and investors from Silicon Valley's most prominent funds.
Chatham House Rules:
We use the principles of mutual respect, curiosity, vulnerability, and openness to ground a conversation between sides that don't often meet in a collaborative setting. This include Chatham House Rules, ensuring a trusted environment for sharing insights and ideas.
Organizers & Sponsors
This salon is co-hosted by the Harvard Human Flourishing Program and Preston-Werner Ventures, with support from Einhorn Collaborative and the Omidyar Network.
Building on the success of last year’s HumanConnections.AI Salon, as well as Harvard's "Building Connected Communities" project with the U.S. Surgeon General, this initiative continues the critical dialogue on combating the loneliness epidemic and building human-centric futures and solutions.
Driving meaningful conversations.
How might we design AI systems to support connection and human flourishing?
“It was such an honor to join an incredible panel at HumanConnections.AI Salon, hosted by The Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University and Preston-Werner Ventures, discussing one of today’s most pressing questions - "How can we build tech that fosters true social connectedness?" We dove into hard-hitting topics, like rethinking business models for user well-being and the urgency of not experimenting on vulnerable populations, especially kids. TL;DR AI should amplify our humanity, not replace it. As we forge new paths, mindful, human-centered design is essential!”
Jigyasa Grover, 10x AI + Open Source Award Winner | Google Advisory Board Member + Google AI Expert
“HumanConnections.AI was great. Conversations since the event have been the real surprise. I’ve found so many technologists who want to talk about these issues, responsible AI, etc.
This frame around “human flourishing” has been particularly interesting since it’s a positive goal, vs. simply avoiding problems (typical Trust & Safety or algorithmic bias frames). It gives something inspiring to work towards.”
Ian Cairns, Founder and CEO of FreePlay.AI and former product leader at Twitter
Organizers
Ronald M. Ivey
Research Fellow, Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University
Founder and CEO, Noēsis Collaborative
Jonathan D. Teubner, Ph.D.
Research Faculty, Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University
Founder and CEO, FilterLabs
Advisors
Mila Aliana, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Nathan Barczi, Octet Collaborative
Michelle Barsa, Omidyar Network
Ian Cairns, Freeplay.Al
James Chan, Bloomberg Beta
Brian Green, Santa Clara University
Nathanael Fast, University of Southern California
Jonathan Gruber, Einhorn Collaborative
John C. Havens, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Brigham Young University
Ravi lyer, University of Southern California
Fr. Philip Larrey, Boston College and Humanity 2.0 Foundation
Timothy Lomas, Harvard University
Andrew McStay, Bangor University and Emotional Al Lab
David Price, Preston-Werner Ventures
Julianna Schroeder, University of California, Berkeley
Jennifer Tacheff, Manifest Advisors
Sherry Turkle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology