The Moviegoer's Guide to the Future

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Guidance

• Usage Guidance — md
• About the Author — md
• Author's personal note — md
• Thematic Index — md
• Educators Guide — md

Domain Files

• Domain Guide: Emerging Science and Technology — md
• Domain Guide: Responsible and Ethical Innovation — md
• Domain Guide: Navigating the Future — md
• Domain Guide: The Movies — md
• Domain Guide: Post-2018 Developments — md
• Domain Guide: Complex Emerging Questions — md

Book Chapters

• Chapter 1: In the Beginning — md
• Chapter 2: Jurassic Park (1993) — md
• Chapter 3: Never Let Me Go (2010) — md
• Chapter 4: Minority Report (2002) — md
• Chapter 5: Limitless (2011) — md
• Chapter 6: Elysium (2013) — md
• Chapter 7: Ghost in the Shell (1995) — md
• Chapter 8: Ex Machina (2014) — md
• Chapter 9: Transcendence (2014) — md
• Chapter 10: The Man in the White Suit (1951) — md
• Chapter 11: Inferno (2016) — md
• Chapter 12: The Day After Tomorrow (2004) — md
• Chapter 13: Contact (1997) — md
• Chapter 14: Looking to the Future — md
• Acknowledgments — md

Emerging Science and Technology

• De-Extinction and Resurrection Biology — md
• Genetic Engineering and Gene Editing — md
• Cloning and Reproductive Biology — md
• Synthetic Biology — md
• Gain-of-Function Research — md
• Gene Drives — md
• Smart Drugs and Cognitive Enhancement — md
• Intelligence — md
• Human Augmentation and Body Modification — md
• Brain-Computer Interfaces — md
• Bioprinting and Organ Regeneration — md
• Organ Transplantation — md
• Artificial Intelligence — md
• Superintelligence — md
• Predictive Algorithms and Machine Learning — md
• Automation and Robotics — md
• Nanotechnology and Materials Science — md
• Geoengineering — md
• Climate Science and Complex Earth Systems — md
• Technological Convergence (Emerging Science and Technology) — md
• Ubiquitous Surveillance and Big Data — md
• The Search for Extraterrestrial Life — md
• Mind Uploading and Consciousness Transfer — md

Responsible and Ethical Innovation

• Could We? Should We? — md
• Power, Privilege, and Access — md
• Human Dignity and What Makes Us Human — md
• Surveillance, Privacy, and Control — md
• Permissionless Innovation and Technological Hubris — md
• Too Valuable to Fail — md
• Dual-Use Research and Biosecurity — md
• The Role of Scientists and Innovators — md
• Informed Consent and Autonomy — md
• Corporate Responsibility and the Profit Motive — md
• Intergenerational Responsibility — md
• Deception, Manipulation, and Convenient Lies — md
• Religion, Belief, and Technology — md

Navigating the Future

• Why Sci-Fi Movies Matter — md
• Technological Convergence (Navigating the Future) — md
• Complexity, Chaos, and Unintended Consequences — md
• Risk Innovation — md
• Hype vs. Reality — md
• Science, Belief, and Ways of Knowing — md
• Resilience and Adaptation — md
• Everyone Has a Role to Play — md
• Don't Panic — md
• The Human Dimension — md
• The Role of Art and Culture — md
• Responsible Innovation as a Practice — md

The Movies

• Jurassic Park (1993) — md
• Never Let Me Go (2010) — md
• Minority Report (2002) — md
• Limitless (2011) — md
• Elysium (2013) — md
• Ghost in the Shell (1995) — md
• Ex Machina (2014) — md
• Transcendence (2014) — md
• The Man in the White Suit (1951) — md
• Inferno (2016) — md
• The Day After Tomorrow (2004) — md
• Contact (1997) — md

Post-2018 Developments

• Large Language Models, Frontier AI, and Agentic Systems — md
• Deepfakes, Synthetic Media, and the Crisis of Authenticity — md
• Autonomous Weapons and Lethal Autonomous Systems — md
• Autonomous Vehicles — md
• AI-Generated Art, Creative AI, and the IP Question — md
• mRNA Vaccines and Rapid Vaccine Platforms — md
• CRISPR Babies, Embryo Selection, and Heritable Gene Editing — md
• Aging, Anti-Aging, and Biopreservation — md
• Lab-Grown Meat and Cellular Agriculture — md
• Pandemic Preparedness and Biosurveillance — md
• Commercial Brain-Computer Interfaces — md
• Psychedelics and Therapeutic Neuroscience — md
• AI, Mental Health, and Behavioral Influence — md
• Active Geoengineering Proposals — md
• Carbon Removal and Climate Tech — md
• Social Credit, Algorithmic Scoring, and Automated Gatekeeping — md
• Facial Recognition and Biometric Surveillance — md
• Quantum Computing — md
• The AGI Debate: Consciousness, Existential Risk, and the Doomer Spectrum — md
• Synthetic Biology's Acceleration: AI-Designed Life and Biomanufacturing — md

Complex Emerging Questions

• Should an algorithm be allowed to decide whether I get a job, a loan, or parole? — md
• A few companies control the most powerful AI on Earth. Should I be worried? — md
• Can we regulate AI without killing the good parts? — md
• AI is changing how my kids learn and how I teach. Is that OK? — md
• Should we let parents choose their children's genes? — md
• At what point does upgrading a human become creating a different kind of human? — md
• If we can extend human life dramatically, should we? And who gets to? — md
• Should anyone have the right to alter the Earth's atmosphere on purpose? — md
• What do we owe people who haven't been born yet? — md
• How do I know what's real anymore? — md
• Is social media actually rewiring how we think and feel — especially kids? — md
• Is technological progress actually making most people's lives better? — md
• Why does it feel like nobody asked me about any of this? — md
• If an AI creates something beautiful, who does it belong to? — md
• These technologies don't stop at borders. How do we govern them? — md
• How do I think about all this without either panicking or checking out? — md

Supporting Files

• Discussion Questions — md
• Movie shortlist — md
• Films Claude Thinks Are Missing — md
• Educators Guide — md
• Next Steps — md
• Book Trivia — md