Christine Peterson is Co-founder and former President of Foresight Institute. She lectures and writes about nanotechnology, AI, and longevity.Ā She is co-author ofĀ Unbounding the Future: the Nanotechnology RevolutionĀ (Morrow, alsoĀ free online) andĀ Leaping the Abyss: Putting Group Genius to WorkĀ (knOwhere Press, alsoĀ free online).Ā She advises the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, Global Healthspan Policy Institute, National Space Society, startup Ligandal, and the Voice & Exit conference. She coined the term āopen source software.ā She holds a bachelorās degree in chemistry from MIT.