Events

Every Friday
1:00 PM CDT
FUTO HQ

Free Friday Lunch

Drop in for a free lunch. Some weeks we host a talk, but the lunch is always on, no matter what.

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A Pseudo-Random Walk Through Instruction Sets, CPUs, and Fabs
May 22, 2026

A Pseudo-Random Walk Through Instruction Sets, CPUs, and Fabs

An overview of the design constraints, economics, and inter-dependencies of instruction sets, CPUs, and fabs — with Jack Mills, formerly Intel computer architect and Director of Research.

The Rise, Fall and Rise of Roman Genetics
May 8, 2026

The Rise, Fall and Rise of Roman Genetics

A FUTO Talk on the population genetics of the Roman Empire — what ancient DNA tells us about who the Romans were, where they went, and how the picture has changed.

Don't Be Evil III
March 14, 2026

Don't Be Evil III

FUTO's 5th annual Tech Summit — leading voices in privacy, AI, open source, and the future of technology. Free to attend.

Beyond LLMs — The Promise of Cognitive AI
February 20, 2026

Beyond LLMs — The Promise of Cognitive AI

Peter Voss, who co-coined the term "AGI" in 2001, on the promise of Cognitive AI: adaptability, efficiency, reliability, and privacy.

LLMs as Research Assistants: Automating the Mundane in Bioinformatics
February 13, 2026

LLMs as Research Assistants: Automating the Mundane in Bioinformatics

Waqaas Akmal Butt on building AI tools that accelerate research in the life sciences. Presented with the Austin Science Network.