Ed Boyden | The Technological Path to Whole Brain Simulation @ Neurotechnology Workshop 2025

This video was recorded at the 2025 Foresight Neurotech Workshop in San Francisco on October 11–12, 2025, in San Francisco.
https://foresight.org/events/2025-neu...

The annual Foresight Neurotech Workshop brings together a tightly curated group of researchers, engineers, founders, programmers, funders, and institutional allies to accelerate progress in frontier neurotechnology. Our shared goal: push forward the technologies that may one day save lives, expand human capability, deepen our understanding of consciousness, and offer meaningful strategies for navigating a world shaped by advancing AI.

Why Neurotech Now?
Breakthroughs in brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) and whole brain emulation (WBE) have long been slowed by scientific complexity, institutional constraints, and limited funder appetite for ambitious, “sci-fi” goals. But recent advances in AI have increased both the urgency and the opportunity: frontier neurotechnology is now emerging as a potential tool for human–AI cooperation, competition, and alignment, while new computational approaches are unlocking faster routes to progress.

What This Workshop Does
Over two days, 60 leaders in the field come together to build shared context, align on priorities, and coordinate on solving key bottlenecks.

Apply to join Foresight Neurotech program: https://foresight.org/focus-areas/neu...
A group of neuroscience researchers, entrepreneurs, and allies advancing beneficial short-term and long-term neurotechnology applications.

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