Thinking About Thinking
Advancing science, intelligence & computation.
Thinking About Thinking is a nonprofit research and convening organization dedicated to advancing our understanding of intelligence in all its forms—artificial, biological, and collective.
We work across artificial intelligence, neuroscience, cognitive science, robotics, computational biology, psychology, linguistics, mathematics, engineering, and information theory. Our focus is on questions that sit between disciplines, move faster than institutions, or require new intellectual frameworks to be understood responsibly.
Through conferences, workshops, fellowships, ambassador programmes, and public media, we bring together researchers, builders, and thinkers to explore how intelligent systems are studied, built, governed, and lived with, and how these systems are reshaping science, society, and culture.
Our Offerings
Conferences
Our flagship conferences convene leading researchers, engineers, founders, funders, and policymakers to explore foundational questions in intelligence, computation, and society.
AE Global Summit is our large-scale annual gathering in London, focused on artificial intelligence, machine learning, research infrastructure, and governance.
The International Conference on the Mathematics of Neuroscience and AI is an intimate retreat-format conference exploring the mathematical, neuroscientific, and computational foundations of intelligence.
Workshops
Throughout the year, we host focused technical workshops and hackathons that bring together experts across disciplines to work on specific bottlenecks in research, application, and value generation.
Workshop topics span machine learning, robotics, computational biology, data science, AI for science, applied mathematics, and entrepreneurship.
Ambassador Programmes
Our ambassador programmes support students and early-career researchers who help convene local communities, support our events, and extend Thinking About Thinking into universities, labs, and research groups around the world.
Ambassadors play a key role in building a global, interdisciplinary network for serious inquiry into intelligence.
Fellowship
The Thinking About Thinking Fellowship supports exceptional early career researchers, engineers, and thinkers working across intelligence-related fields.
The Fellowship provides access to mentorship, community, and platforms for sharing work across disciplines.
Seminar Groups
Our seminar groups host regular online sessions featuring researchers and practitioners presenting cutting-edge research, methods, and applications in a focused, discussion-led setting.
Seminars cover topics including artificial intelligence, neuroscience, computational linguistics, computer vision, robotics, information theory, and cognitive science.
Recordings
We publish recordings of talks, panels, and seminars from our events, making frontier research and interdisciplinary dialogue accessible beyond the conference hall.
