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Closing Keynote: Upgrading Humanity: Intelligence, Identity and the Future of Being Human

TECH
Time and Place
Home Stage
02.06.2026
14:00 to 14:20
Event Description

As AI, biotechnology and human-machine interfaces rapidly evolve, the boundary between technology and humanity will begin to blur. Starting with himself as an example, Neil Harbisson explores how intelligence, perception and even the human body itself will change in the decades ahead. He'll explore what we must protect to ensure technology enhances rather than erodes our humanity. At a time of profound transformation, the session asks not just what machines can offer us, but what parts of humanity should remain.