Quick facts
- Date and time: Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 8:00–9:00 p.m. PST (America/Los_Angeles)
- Where: The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA
- Cost: $47.83 USD, on sale
- Organizer: Commonwealth Club World Affairs
- Registration: On sale
- Official listing: Eventbrite listing
What it is
A one-hour in-person program marking the second issue of The Humanist Review of AI, described as a journal of ideas funded by Microsoft AI. The framing question is what becomes scarce when intelligence is abundant.
Listed speakers are Aaron Bastani (Novara Media, author of Fully Automated Luxury Communism), Sarah Guo (founder of Conviction, co-host of the No Priors podcast), and Mustafa Suleyman (CEO of Microsoft AI, publisher of the journal, and author of The Coming Wave). The listing does not say who moderates or how the hour is split.
Who it's for
A general and policy-interested Bay Area audience, plus people who already follow these speakers. It is not a technical briefing.
Worth it if / Skip it if
- Worth it if this trio in a room is enough to justify about $48 for 60 minutes.
- Skip it if the price-per-hour feels high for a journal launch, or you wanted implementation content.
Verdict
Worth it for the speaker list if the ticket price is acceptable. The names are the draw. The program itself is short, and the format details are thin.
Source: Eventbrite, “Is The Humanist Review of AI: Abundance & Scarcity Worth Attending? (San Francisco, November 18, 2026)”
