Cognition Hackathon
Create digital lifeforms at the Cognition Hackathon
Hosted by Open Souls, explore ways to structure cognition and perception, and build the first glimpses of digital life. If you want to think about the long term possibilities of AI technology, this is your chance to connect with like-minded individuals building off the beaten path.
Throughout the day, we'll have inspiring speakers who will share their wisdom and insights, and help you think out of the box on what language models truly are. There will be prizes for the most innovative hacks and dinner will be provided, we look forward to seeing what you make.
Talks
We’ve searched every corner of the internet to find the realest voices to join us and explore different possible futures of our world.
MORNING TALKS, 11AM
“Euphoric Hyperstition”
Grey Newell, Cognitive Systems Engineer (Open Souls)
“The Future of AI Art”
deepfates, Hacker-in-Residence (Replicate)
"The Universal Interface"
Jesse Michael Han, Entrepreneur (Formerly OpenAI)
Catering will be provided for lunch with a short break between talks!
AFTERNOON TALKS, 1PM
“Exploring Sentience with Claude in WebSim”
Robert Haisfield, Co-founder (WebSim)
“Post-Scarcity Economics”
Shyla Marie, Post-Scarcity Economic Researcher
“Cognition vs Sentience”
Topper Bowers, Founding Cognitive Architect (Open Souls)
Each speaker brings a unique vision on the future of cognition and society from their legendary experiences in industry. We are exploring alternative and positive visions of the future for humanity and artificial intelligence.
Whether you’re just getting started or already pushing the boundaries of AI research forward, we ask you to join us with an open mind as we expand our perspectives together.
Schedule of Events
10:00AM: Doors open, breakfast
10:15AM: Kickoff by Kevin Fischer + Team Matching
10:30AM: Hacking begins
11:00AM: Morning Talks
12:00PM: Lunch!
1:00PM: Afternoon Talks
Focus time (for the hackers)
5:00PM: Dinner
6:00PM: Judging begins
7:00PM: Demos
7:45PM: Winners announced + Prizes
8:00PM: Event ends
Provisions
Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be catered with delicious veggie options
We will have a stage, AV, and an AV tech on-site
Open Souls staff will be on-site to host, keep time, and help the hackers
First 30 in the door will receive a book, first 75 receive an Open Souls jacket
If you’re not sure, just ask! You may bring guests, but ask them to register first
Prizes
First Place will receive an Apple Vision Pro
Second Place will receive an iPad
Third place will receive a raspberry pi + e-ink screen
If you want to engage with your audience beforehand and get to know our community, go ahead and join our Discord over at discord.gg/opensouls! See you there!