
Founder of Existential Hope
Allison Duettmann is President and CEO of the Foresight Institute, where she leads programs spanning AI, biotech and health extension, neurotech, molecular machines, and space. She founded ExistentialHope.com, co-edited Superintelligence: Coordination & Strategy, co-authored Gaming the Future, and co-initiated The Longevity Prize. She advises companies and research organizations across frontier science and technology, and holds an MS in Philosophy & Public Policy from the London School of Economics, with a focus on AI safety.
Her work and talks have appeared at TEDx, SXSW, the World Economic Forum, O’Reilly AI, and Effective Altruism Global, and in outlets including Forbes, Quartz, Cointelegraph, and The Wall Street Journal. She has been featured on podcasts such as the Future of Life Institute Podcast, The Stoa, and Simulation.