International Governance Issues of the Transition from Artificial Narrow Intelligence to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

International Governance Issues of the Transition from Artificial Narrow Intelligence to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is a distillation of interviews and collected insights from 55 AI experts from the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Canada, the European Union, and Russia on issue about how to regulate AGI–AI that can handle novel situations as well as, or better than humans. These views are organized by 22 question spanning 60 pages. Included among these experts are Sam Altman, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk. AGI could arise in the next few years, representing an “intelligence explosion” that creates AI surpassing human abilities, the report states. This report is possibly the richest overview of international views on AGI issues. Global governance of AGI could be the most difficult management challenge humanity has ever faced. This report is a good start on what has to be known to that challenge. Read more about the study .

State of the Future

Since 1997, The Millennium Project has published 19 editions of The State of Future in 9 languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, French, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Bulgarian, Italian. Most of the nineteen annual State of the Future reports were selected by Future Survey as among the year’s best books on the future.

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Work/Technology 2050: Scenarios and Actions

Three detailed Work/Technology 2050 Global Scenarios, used for national workshops to identify actions to address the issues raised in the three scenarios, and 93 actions assessed by futurists and related experts around the world using five Real-Time Delphi studies — one each for actions by government, business and labor, education and learning, arts and media, and science and technology communities. Order print or download.

A pragmatic exploration of possible futures – choices and consequences – really exercised my imagination.

— Vint Cerf, Internet pioneer

Futures Research Methodologies 3.0

The largest, most comprehensive collection of internationally peer-reviewed handbook on methods and tools to explore future possibilities ever assembled in one resource. Over half of the chapters were written by the inventor of the method or by a significant contributor to the method’s evolution. The electronic download- contains 39 chapters totalling about 1,300 pages. Each method is treated in a separate file in word (.doc) and PDF format.

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Latin America by 2050. Challenges, Scenarios and Actions

The Mexico and the Bolivia Nodes of The Millennium Project recently published a new book on “Latin America by 2050. Challenges, Scenarios and Actions“ (Latinoamérica 2050. Retos, escenarios y acciones), launched the publication during the Futures Week event. Coordinators and authors of the book are Concepcion Olavarrieta, Chair of the Mexico Node, Guillermo Gándara and Jorge Máttar, members of the Mexico Node.

25 Latin American futurists, from ten different  countries  develop, based on the concept of the 15 Global Challenges facing humanity by The Millennium Project and their holistic impact, an in-depth diagnosis of the main threats and opportunities that are currently and will be facing the Latin American region if current trends happen in the field.

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Futures 2.0

FUTURES 2.0 is the most comprehensive futures studies encyclopedic dictionary that exists to date. This digital book comprises over 1,200 terms and methods used in futures studies. The work was initiated and coordinated by Concepción Olavarrieta, with review and edits of terms done by Theodore Gordon and Jerome Glenn, and with the contribution of more than 500 futurists from The Millennium Project and from other networks.  It is available in English and Spanish. It can be downloaded as pdf file.

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Since its beginning in 1991, The Millennium Project produced various global foresight studies on specific themes. Some of these studies are available from the Special Studies webpage.

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State of the Future version 19.1

by Jerome C. Glenn, Elizabeth Florescu, and The Millennium Project Team

Pages: 238; includes some 50 graphs plus infographics for the 15 Global Challenges
ISBN: 978-0-9882639-5-6
Library of Congress Control Number: 98-646672

“An important example of using scientific methods and collective intelligence to help us understand and act better for the future.”
— Phil Mjwara, Director General, Ministry of Science & Technology, South Africa

“Outstanding report!”
— Jim Spohrer, Director, Cognitive Opentech Group, IBM

“A high level, reliable intellectual compass for the conflict ridden, and uncertain world advancing toward the mid-century.”
— Mihály Simai, former Chairman, United Nations University

“The indispensable guide for futurists and aspiring global citizens everywhere.”
— Hazel Henderson, Futurist, author, CEO, Ethical Markets Media

“Without this kind of guidance, many people would lose their way and get lost in their decision making process.”
— Julio Millan, President, Azteca Corporation, Mexico

“The State of the Future has proved useful for better addressing our resilience objectives.”
— Lina Liakou, Thessaloniki Vice Mayor and Chief Resilience Officer

“Great source of inspiration and focus to our organizations.”

— Michael Bodekaer, CEO, Learn-Technologies

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Futures Research Methodology — Version 3.0

Editors: Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

  • CD-ROM: 1300 pages
  • Publisher: The Millennium Project; 3.0 edition (April 30, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0981894119
  • ISBN-13: 978-0981894119
  • Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 5.5 x 5.2 inches

The largest, most comprehensive collection of internationally peer-reviewed handbook on methods and tools to explore future possibilities ever assembled in one resource.

Over half of the chapters were written by the inventor of the method or by a significant contributor to the method’s evolution.

The electronic download- contains 39 chapters totaling about 1,300 pages. Each method is treated in a separate file in word (.doc) and PDF format.

The series begins with an introductory chapter to futures research and concludes with a synthesis of methods and speculation about the future of futures research methods. The other 37 chapters cover one specific method (e.g. Futures Wheel, Scenarios) or category of methods (e.g. Systems Perspectives, Normative Forecasting).

Each of the 37 chapters contains:

  • an executive overview of each method’s history,
  • description of the method
  • primary and alternative usages,
  • strengths and weaknesses,
  • uses in combination with other methods, and
  • speculation about future evolution of the method.
  • Some also contain appendixes with applications, links to software, and sources for further information.

Version 3.0 has not only added new chapters, it has also updated and improved the editing of the previous chapters making this version a significant improvement on the previous one.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

  1. Introduction to Futures Research, Jerome C. Glenn
  2. Environmental Scanning, Theodore J. Gordon and Jerome C. Glenn
  3. Text Mining for Technology Foresight, Alan L. Porter
  4. Delphi, Theodore J. Gordon
  5. Real-Time Delphi, Theodore J. Gordon
  6. The Futures Wheel, Jerome C. Glenn
  7. The Futures Polygon, Antonio Pacinelli
  8. Trend Impact Analysis, Theodore J. Gordon
  9. Cross-Impact Analysis, Theodore J. Gordon
  10. Wild Cards, John Petersen and Karlheintz Steinmueller
  11. Structural Analysis, Jacques Arcade, Michel Godet, Francis Meunier, Fabrice Roubelat
  12. The Systems Perspectives, Allenna Leonard with Stafford Beer
  13. Decision Modeling, The Futures Group International
  14. Substitution Analysis, Theodore J. Gordon
  15. Statistical Modeling, Antonio Pacinelli
  16. Technology Sequence Analysis, Theodore J. Gordon
  17. Morphological Analysis, Tom Ritchey
  18. Relevance Trees, The Futures Group International and Theodore J. Gordon
  19. Scenarios, Jerome C. Glenn and The Futures Group International
  20. A Toolbox for Scenario Planning, Michel Godet
  21. Interactive Scenarios, Theodore J. Gordon
  22. Robust Decision Making, Robert Lempert, Steven Popper, Steve Bankes (RAND Corporation)
  23. Participatory Methods, Jerome C. Glenn
  24. Simulation and Games, Erwin Rausch with additions from Frank Catanzaro
  25. Genius Forecasting, Intuition, and Vision, Jerome C. Glenn
  26. Prediction Markets, Justin Wolfers and Justin Zitzewitz
  27. Using Vision in Futures, Clem Bezold
  28. Normative Forecasting, Joe Coates and Jerome C. Glenn
  29. S&T Road Mapping, Theodore J. Gordon
  30. Field Anomaly Relaxation (FAR), Geoffrey R. Coyle
  31. Agent Modeling (demo software), Theodore J. Gordon
  32. Chaos and Non-Linear Dynamics, Theodore Gordon
  33. Multiple Perspective Concept, Harold Linstone
  34. Heuristics Modeling, Sam Cole
  35. Causal Layered Analysis, Sohail Inayatullah
  36. Personal Futures, Verne Wheelwright
  37. State of the Future Index, Theodore J. Gordon
  38. SOFI Software System, Peter Yim
  39. Integration, Comparisons, and Frontiers of Futures Research Methods, Theodore J. Gordon and Jerome C. Glenn

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FUTURES

Concepción Olavarrieta, Jerome C. Glenn, and Theodore J. Gordon

  • Publisher: Millennium Project; 1 edition (August 1, 2014)
  • Language: English; Spanish
  • ISBN: 978-607-00-4892-0

FUTURES is the most comprehensive futures studies encyclopedic dictionary that exists to date. It comprises over 1,000 terms and methods used in futures studies. The work was initiated and coordinated by Concepción Olavarrieta, with review and edits of terms done by Theodore Gordon and Jerome Glenn, and with the contribution of more than 500 futurists from The Millennium Project network. It is available in English and Spanish. It can be downloaded as pdf file.
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2015-16 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn, Elizabeth Florescu, and The Millennium Project Team

  • Paperback: 290 pages
  • Publisher: The Millennium Project; 1 edition (August 1, 2015)
  • Language: English; Spanish; Japanese.
  • ISBN-10: 0988263920
  • ISBN-13: 978-0988263925
  • Package Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches

“A lucid, thought-provoking, strategically oriented exploration of the transforming world order.”
— Mihaly Simai, former Chairman, United Nations University

“The State of the Future can make a difference in the world. Well done.”
— Wendell Bell, Professor Emeritus, Yale University

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— Kurzweil AI News

“So important for many people around the world.”
— Eleonora Masini, former Secretary and President, World Futures Studies Federation

“Absolutely worth the reader’s time… takes the reader much farther forward than most thinking.”
— Defense & Foreign Affairs Policy Journal

“Strategic Planning for the Planet… remarkably articulate and prescient.”
— Willian Halal, Foresight Journal

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LATINOAMERICA 2030

by José Luis Cordeiro et al.

  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: American Council for the UNU (December 19, 2012)
  • Language: English; Spanish
  • ISBN: 978-1-4717313-5-8

Scenarios de Latinoamérica 2030 El Millennium Project inició un estudio de dos años sobre el futuro de Latinoamérica en 2009. La primera fase de este estudio consistió en la realización de una encuesta con la metodología Real-Time Delphi (RTD) durante los ejercicios 2009 – 2010, y un segundo estudio RTD que ha sido diseñado para integrar los resultados del primero en forma de escenarios de Latinoamérica 2030.

Más de 550 personas de alrededor de 60 países participaron en el estudio durante un período de siete semanas.

El Real-Time Delphi ayudó a identificar algunos desarrollos con alta probabilidad y gran relevancia (denominados “buena apuesta”) y otros con relativamente baja probabilidad pero gran relevancia (denominados “sorpresas”). Adicionalmente, los expertos corroboraron el “ascenso” de China y el posicionamiento de Brasil como el país más influyente de Latinoamérica.

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2013-14 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: The Millennium Project; 1 edition (April 15, 2014)
  • Language: English; Spanish; Arabic; Bulgarian; Korean.
  • ISBN: 978-0-9882639-1-8
  • Library of Congress Control Number:
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“The most influential annual report on what we know about the future of humanity.”
— Paul Werbos, National Science Foundation“One of the premier guides to global future trends for asset managers.”
— Hazel Henderson, President, Ethical Markets“Global intelligence on the future of the world in the palm of your hand.”
— KurzweilAI News“Strategic Planning for the Planet… remarkably articulate and prescient.”
— Willian Halal, Foresight Journal

“The SOF report continues, year after year, to be the best introduction—by far
—to a broad range of major global issues and long-term remedies.”

— Michael Marien, Global Foresight Books

“Brilliant! Never ending source of invention and creativity.”
— Riel Miller, Foresight Director, UNESCO

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Identification of Potential Terrorists and Adversary Planning — Emerging Technologies and New Counter-Terror Strategies

Edited by Theodore J. Gordon, Elizabeth Florescu, Jerome Glenn, and Yair Sharan

Never before have technological advances had so great an impact on security—not only increasing the nature and level of threats, but also for the possibility of providing the means to address the threats. Technologies that could increase security include ubiquitous and omnipresent surveillance systems, the use of new algorithms for big data, improving bio- and psycho-metrics, and artificial intelligence and robotics. Yet trustworthy and reliable partners and an active and alert society remain sine qua non to reduce terrorism.

“To my mind, this publication is one of the best studies of modern terrorism and what to do about it that we have at our disposal. So I am confident that it will find a wide readership, not only in academic or think tank circles, but even more importantly, among policy makers and government officials. They stand to benefit most and they can afford least of all to ignore the important conclusions and recommendations that this wise publication has provided.”
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Emerging Security Challenges Division, NATO

Lone Wolf Terrorism Prospects and Potential Strategies to Address the Threat

by Theodore J. Gordon, Yair Sharan, and Elizabeth Florescu

200 pages
Electronic (downladable PDF) or Papareback print format
ISBN: 978-0-692-45554-8

We believe that a new kind of arms race is developing. On one hand, is the possibility of increasingly destructive weapons falling into the wrong hands, and on the other, the development of new methods of surveillance and pinpointing individuals with malintent. Will the methods of detection be adequate and timely enough to avoid catastrophe? It is often said that one of the major purposes of futures research is to provide lead-time to decision makers and the decision process; we have lead-time. We hope it will be used to reduce the threat we see in front of us.

Albert Einstein is supposed to have said, “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch and do nothing.” We hope we have done something with this book.

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2012 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu

  • CD-ROM: 10000 pages
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  • ISBN-10: 0981894194
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“Fascinating read”
— Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald & co-winner Pulitzer Prize

“A must read for any decision maker”
— Enrique Peña Nieto, Governor of the State of Mexico

“The best introduction to the major global issues and long-term remedies”

— Global Foresight Books

“The value and role of The Millennium Project is priceless.”

— Shamsaddin Hajiyev Gummat, Chair, Sci & Educ., Parliament of Azerbaijan

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2011 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu

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  • Paperback: 100 pages
  • Publisher: The Millennium Project; 1 edition (August 1, 2011)
  • Language: English; Spanish
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2010 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu

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Wired: “Futurists ponder planet, avoid despairing…”
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  • Paperback: 90 pages
  • Publisher: The Millennium Project; 1 edition (July 7, 2010)
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2009 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu

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See articles in The Independent: “The planet’s future…”
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  • Paperback: 100 pages
  • Publisher: The Millennium Project; 1 edition (August 1, 2009)
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2008 State of the Future

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Listed first in the TOP TEN 2008 der Zukunftsliteratur (best future literature in 2008) by pro ZUKUNFT, Austria, and among the “Best Books and Reports” by World Future Society Futures Survey‘s Annual Indexes and Best Books.

  • Paperback: 100 pages
  • Publisher: Millennium Project; 1 edition (August 5, 2008)
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2007 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

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Press Release

  • Paperback: 99 pages
  • Publisher: World Federation of UN Associations; 1 edition (August 2, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0-9722051-6-0
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2006 State of the Future

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  • Paperback: 125 pages
  • Publisher: American Council for the UNU; 1 edition (August 1, 2006)
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2005 State of the Future

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The report is also available in French: 2005 L’Etat du Ftutur

  • Paperback: 100 pages
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2004 State of the Future

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  • Paperback: 98 pages
  • Publisher: American Council for the UNU (July 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0-9722051-2-8
  • Library of Congress Control Number: 2004108659
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2003 State of the Future

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  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: American Council for the UNU (July 2003)
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2002 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

2002 State of the Future is a unique resource for those who care about global change and improving the future. It provides an assessment of the human situation as a whole, prospects for the future, and actions for today. It is used by both those who need the most precise briefings and those who want the full research background. Each chapter in the book is an executive summary of more complete reports in the CD-ROM section of about 2,000 pages. As a result, it provides a common platform for global actors, educators, and the concerned public to use in building more coherent policy.

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  • Publisher: American Council for the United Nations (August 2002)
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2001 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

“The Millennium Project on the State of the Future combines, as it should, flights of imagination into the far future with tightly focused analyses of present challenges. An indispensable volume for those who seek both the inspiration and enlightenment needed to meet the challenges that will make a productive future possible.”
— Michael W. Doyle, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, United Nations

Paperback with CD-ROM. 90 pages print and 1,500 page CD-ROM.

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State of the Future at the Millennium

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

“The past can only be described, but we can write the future together. The State of the Future offers us a creative and new project of hope.”

Frederico Mayor, former Director-General of UNESCO

Best selling book at the July 23-26, 2000 World Future Society Conference.

State of the Future at the Millennium is a “report card on the future” written as an easy guide to what’s happing that can change the world with a range of views from around the world about who should do what to improve our prospects. This is what the educated world citizen should know. It gives you a sense of how humanity can get it all together.

  • Paperback: 92 pages
  • CD-ROM: 1000 pages
  • Publisher: American Council for the United Nations (July 22, 2000)
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1999 State of the Future: Challenges We Face at the Millennium

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

“The State of the Future distilles both foresight and genuine wisdom for humanity’s common future – from a global, multi-cultural collegium of advanced thinkers assembled by the Millennium Project. A major social innovation.”

— Hazel Henderson

“Scouting the future frontier into which we so slowly moved wasn’t particularly challenging yesteryear. Hugely different now; more so tomorrow, as this book reveals. It is an eye opener: sober, challenging, exciting, appropriately scary. It’s something you should read if you expect to go along, especially if you would like to affect the route.”

— Doug Engelbart

  • Paperback: 340 pages
  • Publisher: Amer Council for the United Nations; 1 edition (July 22, 1999)
  • Language: English
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1998 State of the Future: Issues and Opportunities

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

15 global opportunities with judgements about polices to achieve them, interactions with 15 global issues from 1997 report, global exploratory and normative scenarios, lessons and questions from history, and annotated bibliography of 250 scenarios.

  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: American Council for the United Nations; 1 edition (July 15, 1998)
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1997 State of the Future: Challenges We Face at the Millennium

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

15 global issues with judgements about polices to address them, global scenarios, methodological issues, internet scanning, and annotated bibliography of 200 scenarios.

  • Paperback: 202 pages
  • Publisher: American Council for the United Nations University (1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 0-9657362-0-2
  • SBN: 987-20343-0-3

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