Manifest Man

# Summary Manifest is an annual Bay Area conference of around 800 rationalists and AI enthusiasts that convenes at Lighthaven in Berkeley, centered around the prediction market Manifold and the LessWrong community. The conference's programming includes unconventional workshops, such as one led by self-described sex researcher Aella that involved participants attempting to project sexual energy toward potential partners through visualization exercises. Despite its intellectual focus on mathematics, philosophy, and AI risks, the event is characterized by a pervasive sense of existential and sexual anxiety that persists throughout the gathering.