Library

Every talk we've hosted since November 2021, the people who gave them, and the events where they happened.

421VideosRecorded talks, Open Conversations, and recap films, searchable by speaker and organization. 707SpeakersEveryone who has spoken, moderated, mentored, or judged, and what they work on. 27GatheringsEvery conference, hackathon, residency, and pop-up since 2021.

Latest from San Francisco 2026

The newest talks in the library. The agenda and every recording →

Scaling AI Safety and SecurityRyan Kidd (MATS Research)Understanding AI: Unlocking Optionality and Conditional GovernancePaul Riechers (Simplex / Astera Institute)Superintelligence Companies & Humanity's FutureEsben Kran (Apart Research, Seldon)On the Shoulders of CapitalismAshutosh Desai (Artist, Technologist, Builder)Open by DefaultShaw Walters (Eliza Labs / ElizaOS)Scaled Democratic ReasoningJamie Joyce (The Society Library)A Community Treasury, Allocated by AI Digital Twins: The Simocracy ExperimentWhy AI Systems Need Their Own LanguageQuentin Feuillade-Montixi (WeaveMind)

Open Conversations

Long-form interviews with people building at the frontier. All the conversations →

Privacy Can't Ask PermissionRoger Dingledine (The Tor Project)On Ethereum's Path ForwardAya Miyaguchi (Ethereum Foundation)The Future of Open Source Is FundedRobert Drost (Eigen Foundation)AI and the Language of LifeAza Raskin (Earth Species Project; Center for Humane Technology)Healing DemocracyAudrey Tang (Taiwan Cyber Ambassador-at-large; Plurality.net)Climate Data Belongs in the CommonsDiego Saez Gil (Pachama)Reconciling Public Goods with a Capitalistic FrameworkKen Suzuki (SmartNews, Inc.)On Gitcoin, Digital Public Goods & Plurality ToolsScott Moore (Public Works)

Meet the builders in our network

Inside the builder residencies, and the people who came through them.

Residency Report: Highlights & OutcomesFunding the Commons Berlin Residency Recap, September 2023Funding the Commons Builder Residency: Chiang Mai RecapInside Our Builder Residency in Buenos Aires
Can We Bring the Campus Economy Onchain?Fernanda Tello (CriptoUNAM)When Crypto Meets InstitutionsFernando Boiero (Xcapit)Technology for Life Outside InstitutionsAlisher Sherali (Status / Keycard / Logos (IFT))Some Information Needs a Plan, Not Just StorageKieran PraschRemoving Barriers to Ethereum AdoptionGonzalo Othacehe (OpenZeppelin)Bridging Nature, Data, and Human OpportunityDavid Dao (GainForest)

Recaps from our gatherings

A short film from each gathering, newest first. All the recap films →

From Metrics to Coordination: Engineering Systems for Human Flourishing in the Age of AIAdeeb Valiulla (Harness)Intelligence at the Frontier Hackathon RecapBuilding Privacy, Identity, and Financial Access for the Real WorldInfrastructures of Resilience: Berlin ForumInfrastructures of Resilience: San FranciscoFrom Thailand to the World: Coordinating for Public GoodsFunding the Commons Taipei RecapFunding The Commons | Day 1 & 2 Recap (June 24th - 25th 2022)