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Protopia - Kevin Kelly's Utopia
This is an AI generated image of a realization of Kevin Kelly's term 'Protopia'. This term is introduced in his book, The Inevitable and it is a world where tomorrow is always a little bit better than the previous day. This innovative word comes into play when Kevin Kelly discusses ‘Becoming'. Both ideas focus on technology’s journey. We should not be focusing on a perfect fixed end point as this does not exist. ‘Becoming’ is the constant state of change that we all live in and ‘Protopia’ is the goal. We hope that change is beneficial to society with positive contributions from and for the individual. The EU AI Act acknowledges this trend of ‘Becoming’ by encompassing a framework that is responsive and adaptable. There will be frequent evaluations of the AI Act and will not be static to match the technology it is attempting to control. These evaluations will ensure the Act is always state-of-the-art and reflecting the most up to date technological advancements. The AI Act is needed to work towards this ‘Protopia’ to ensure this technology is being used by the right people for the right reasons. Kevin mentions that he is not interested in Utopia as there is nothing there to work on. However, I am quite sure he would not want a Dystopia either…. which is what we could end up with if legislation and enforcement cannot keep up with our current rate of ‘Becoming.’ Link to FAQs - ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_21_1683
Protopia - Kevin Kelly's Utopia
This is an AI generated image of a realization of Kevin Kelly's term 'Protopia'. This term is introduced in his book, The Inevitable and it is a world where tomorrow is always a little bit better than the previous day. This innovative word comes into play when Kevin Kelly discusses ‘Becoming'. Both ideas focus on technology’s journey. We should not be focusing on a perfect fixed end point as this does not exist. ‘Becoming’ is the constant state of change that we all live in and ‘Protopia’ is the goal. We hope that change is beneficial to society with positive contributions from and for the individual. The EU AI Act acknowledges this trend of ‘Becoming’ by encompassing a framework that is responsive and adaptable. There will be frequent evaluations of the AI Act and will not be static to match the technology it is attempting to control. These evaluations will ensure the Act is always state-of-the-art and reflecting the most up to date technological advancements. The AI Act is needed to work towards this ‘Protopia’ to ensure this technology is being used by the right people for the right reasons. Kevin mentions that he is not interested in Utopia as there is nothing there to work on. However, I am quite sure he would not want a Dystopia either…. which is what we could end up with if legislation and enforcement cannot keep up with our current rate of ‘Becoming.’ Link to FAQs - ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_21_1683