Sapiens Plurum (Latin for “wisdom of many”) was named to reflect humankind’s evolving connected intelligence. Our mission is to inspire us — the first species that can intentionally impact its own evolution — to aspire beyond what was humanly possible. The rising generation, the Sapiens Plurum generation, will have the power of gods of ancient myth: to heal, to transform, to battle and to better the future of humankind, to overcome problems that have plagued civilization for millennia: thirst, hunger, disease, pollution, brutality, tyranny and environmental degradation.

Jeanne is co-founder and former CEO of MobileRobots Inc, a global leader in intelligent research robotics. Her work there resulted in several patents in autonomous navigation and a grant from the National Institutes of Health for development of an autonomous wheelchair. After selling the company in 2010, she earned an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School of Govt. with a Fellowship in Science and Technology Policy. Between 2009 and 2012, Ms. Dietsch served as columnist for IEEE Robotics & Automation magazine and US Chair of RAS Industrial Activities Board. She also helped found the US Robotics Technology Consortium for Army research. Her earlier start-ups include the first ecommerce market research firm, founded 1994. The firm’s projections that ecommerce would grow by 1000% in five years were scoffed, but reality proved them on target. Jeanne founded Sapiens Plurum in 2014 and serves as director.

Ariel is the Founder of Mag10 Media & Consulting, and she was formerly the Director of Communication and Outreach at the Future of Life Institute. Her work covers AI safety, AI policy, autonomous weapons, nuclear weapons, climate change, and existential threats. She helps organizations communicate and advocate for science and technology, and she seeks to bridge the communications gaps between technical experts, policy makers, industry, and the public. She was the host of the FLI Podcast and Not Cool: A Climate Podcast. Her work has been published in The Guardian, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, The Huffington Post, Metro UK, and more.