The Ashby
Workshops

January - | Middleburg, Virginia

AI will transform economies, industries, communities, and daily life. Decisions around its future must include voices from all corners of society.

The
Event

  • 8 Circles

    The Ashby Workshops will welcome leaders from government, national security, healthcare, finance, energy, the arts, education, biosciences, business, labor, and civil society.

  • 4 Circles

    Guests will convene for a series of dynamic conversations, scenario planning, demonstrations, and more.

    In addition, selected guests will generate insights and recommendations for the incoming U.S. Congress and Administration on topics ranging from algorithmic accountability to navigating the impact of AI on the labor market.

  • A circle

    The Ashby Workshops are named for W. Ross Ashby. Ashby’s Law of Requisite Variety states that the greater the complexity of a system, the greater the need for nuance and variety in its controls.

The
Location

The Ashby Workshops will be hosted at the renowned Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg, Virginia, about an hour from Washington, DC. The invite-only summit will take place January 8-9th.

Salamander Resort & Spa

Esteemed
Guests

  • Yoshua Bengio
    Yoshua Bengio
    Founder and Scientific Director of Mila; Full Professor at Université de Montreal
  • Megan Smith
    Megan Smith
    CEO of shift7; Former U.S. Chief Technology Officer
  • Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar
    Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar
    President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • Lawrence Lessig
    Lawrence Lessig
    Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School
  • Gillian Hadfield
    Gillian Hadfield
    Professor, School of Government and Policy; Research Professor, Computer Science, Whiting School of Engineering; Johns Hopkins University
  • Jason Matheny
    Jason Matheny
    President and CEO of RAND
  • Jack Clark
    Jack Clark
    Co-Founder and Head of Policy of Anthropic

FAQ

The Event

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Your Stay

  • Why the Salamander?
  • Why Middleburg?
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