Templeton Foundation Launches $60M+ Intelligence Venture
anselm · x · 2026-09-26
The John Templeton Foundation announced the launch of its "Intelligence Venture," a three-year, $60+ million exploration into the nature and future of intelligence.
The initiative kicks off with a special event featuring scientists, philosophers, writers, and artists who are redefining our understanding of intelligence — from animal to artificial and beyond. The event's framing asks: birds can beat primates at logic puzzles, forests communicate through fungal networks, bee colonies think together, and new artificial minds can write poetry. If a slime mold can navigate a maze and a silicon chip can reason, what exactly is intelligence?
Registration and event details are available via the link.
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