Oxford University-based Future of Humanity Institute has been closed, causing surprise and disappointment among many. The institute, known for its success in applied philosophy, was considered a significant intellectual asset for Oxford. The closure comes at a time when research into AI and related topics is increasingly crucial.
Oxford shuts down institute run by Elon Musk-backed philosopher Nick Bostrom’s Future of Humanity Institute closed this week in what Swedish-born philosopher says was ‘death by bureaucracy’ Oxford University this week shut down an academic institute run by one of Elon Musk’s… https://t.co/xlHQw7p9kZ
Oxford shuts down institute run by Elon Musk-backed philosopher https://t.co/4erdAZQRza
The Future of Humanity Institute is no more. https://t.co/ZZ7X5cga3f
Still sad that FHI is no more. @AndersSandberg has published some more thoughts on what made FHI such a fertile place for big new ideas and groundbreaking interdisciplinary investigations. (link below) Part of the secret sauce was whiteboards... lots and lots of whiteboards! https://t.co/P2m4wAemwX
Oxford demonstrates its usual sense of timing by closing down the Future of Humanity Institute just as philosophical research into AI and similar issues becomes much more needed. https://t.co/x6Fsm9nhjk
What a pity. I always considered the Future of Humanity Institute to put Oxford on the map, intellectually. Big own goal to kill it. https://t.co/cInFCqxkd4
This is pretty wild. FHI has been an enormously successful piece of applied philosophy - maybe the most successful over the past two decades. I am surprised both that Oxford shut it down and that Nick was not just hired away with his institute. https://t.co/pi9daC6Ra9
More on the end of the future of humanity .... the Oxford Institute that is ... via existential risk maven @xriskology. 1/2 https://t.co/XWRxptUdFH
The future of humanity no longer exists at Oxford University. 🧐 https://t.co/emP3HTnmk3
Dark portent here - no Future for Humanity (at least at Oxford). https://t.co/CPuNPB8HIq
The Oxford University-based Future of Humanity Institute has closed! https://t.co/lqcBb96MxJ