You’re probably looking around and despairing. Technological progress has stalled, the world is at war, people hate one another, culture is deteriorating, and people seem obsessed with finding ways to believe things that are very clearly not true.
The bad news is: You’re not imagining it. Something has gone
terribly wrong in our civilization.
The good news is: You get to be the hero who saves the world.
There is no longer time to look at the status quo and expect someone else to change it. Those other people have retired, gone golfing, or died. Those people failed to make our civilization better, and worse yet - failed to prepare us to fix what’s broken.
You and I - we - are the last chance for western civilisation to get back on track. If not us, who?
The people stopping us from building houses? Nope.
The people trying to shut down Nuclear Reactors? Nope.
The people striking at the thought of automating trains? Nope.
We can have flying cars, colonies on Mars, personalised medicine. All in our lifetimes. But we have to be the ones that make it happen. No one else will do this for us.
We have a choice:
In other words: Will you be an Orphan of The Past, or a Child of The Future?
Our goal is to: Make the UK the R&D Capital of The World
In order to achieve this, we need techno-optimists from all around the UK to work in a collaborative and
focused way on the highest-leverage problem areas. We can then provide infrastructure and support, tailored to
each of the problem areas.
What follows are our three top Cause Areas - if you're not sure what to work on, Start here.
We've also offered some invitations for how you can get started in each of the areas.
These are by no means intended to be exhaustive.
Growth is linked to energy. So how can we meet the energy needs of future growth? Novel storage and
generation techniques can make energy 10x cheaper. More efficient engines help us use 10x less.
Energy
demand is only growing with AI, Robots, and population growth, we need energy generation to follow suit.
Did you know: A lack of Python software engineers is a big blocker to Nuclear Fusion being a reality.
Too many people do soul-destroying work that they hate. According to the ONS, the worst jobs are mining,
transportation and agriculture. In a world of AI and Robotics, we can make these jobs better.
The UK is
already a hub for Robotics and AI, we need to accelerate these industries even further in order to maintain
our status as world-leading.
The national curriculum is not fit for purpose. It doesn’t adequately inspire or prepare children or adults
for a future of abundant energy, robots, and AI.
That means preparing children for jobs that don’t yet
exist,
and re-skilling people whose jobs no longer exist.
Future House is the place to come for encouragement and excitement.
For the first time since the Victorian days, innovators and optimists in the UK have a dedicated place to
meet,
work, socialise, and encourage one another.
Members are able to use the clubhouse 24/7 for co-working, socialising, hosting events, and more. The best way
to visit Future House for the first time is to attend one of our public events [LINK].
At its core, Future House is Techno-Optimistic. We believe not only that the world can be better, but that we
have a moral obligation to make it better. Technology is humanity’s leverage, it’s our mechanism for
having an outsized impact on all future humans, and isn’t something to shy away from.
The future is brightest when all humans work effectively together. As such, alongside techno-optimism, we
value Humility, Ownership, and Growth.
An important part of being a techno-optimist is having optimism in people, not just technology. Disagreeing
well is part of how we grow, learn, and teach. When in Future House, we expect all members, guests, and event
attendees to act with humility & empathy - in particular towards those we disagree with. There are many
flavours of techno-optimism - for us to succeed, we need to respect and collaborate with
one-another.
Don’t mistake humility & empathy for being soft and sensitive. We don’t expect to be liked by everyone, and
will often need to tell one-another harsh truths.
We bring forward the techno-optimistic future by respectfully infecting everyone with our optimism, in
particular those who disagree with us.
We’re bringing the techno-optimistic future nearer, but it’s a never ending journey which will have ups and
downs. That means we’ll all be collaborating, sharing, and leading at different times. Members at Future House
feel ownership of, and agency over the future.
With that ownership comes strong opinions. Sometimes, for the good of the techno-optimist community, we will
need to disagree & commit, or cut something we’re excited about. These decisions can be difficult, but are key
to the success of a vision greater than the sum of its parts.
We all want to learn. We actively search out new knowledge - we’re curious. That’s why we joined Future House.
New things attract us, and contradictions excite us.
Each and every techno-optimist has a slightly different vision of the future, and differences are an
opportunity to improve everyone’s vision.
We acknowledge that an important part of changing reality is understanding it, and so are constantly building
a more accurate model of the universe.
The members of Future House are some of the most optimistic & ambitious people in the UK. We believe not only
that technology can make the future better for all humans, but that it’s every person’s moral duty to build
the future’s technology as fast as possible.
Our community is made up of world-leading experts in AI, Robotics, Space, Policy, and more. We combine our
expertise intentionally to reduce siloed knowledge, and enhance our learning.
Oh, and we like a good party.
Future House is a community of high-agency techno-optimists. We host events, both public and invite-only, to get more people building.
We're going to Make Energy Free, Automate Drudgery, and Increase The Average.