The Uncertain Future Forecasting Project Goes Open-Source

The Uncertain Future Forecasting Project Goes Open-Source: "We are proud to announce the open-sourcing of The Uncertain Future, the first web-based application for making rigorous, scientific forecasts of transhumanist technologies. The Uncertain Future was started in early 2008 with funding from the Singularity Institute, to allow anyone interested in futurism to form their own, mathematically consistent model of what the future of technology and civilization holds. The code is now available for download here under the GPL.

The Uncertain Future focuses on the development of transhumanist technologies-- including artificial intelligence, genetics, and biotechnology-- as the key element in predicting the future. The application takes into account a bunch of different factors that might impact technology development, such as the speed of scientific progress, the difficulty of building technology, and the possibility of catastrophe."