As we dive into a future where technology will be everywhere, including inside of us perhaps and sooner than we think or want, a question is bubbling in the conscience of the every man and experts alike: what will remain of our humanity if we keep steaming forward? The second question that comes to mind for the caring world citizen is: how will this benefit those currently sidelined?
Beyond the notions of automation, exclusion, robots taking over, and empathetic machines, lies a horizon filled with anxiety fuelled by science fiction movies and dystopian narratives. Of course there is reason to fear a totalitarian tomorrow ruled by humans with powerful humanoid computers behind them. Is this realistic or should we also be careful about what we fear and start to behave and code AI in ways that lead us closer to our humanity rather than away from it?
Pax Technologica is a non profit initiative founded by Thomas Ermacora and Paul Hughes, both futurists, designers and storytellers, who want to provocatively ask if we can frame our collective imagination differently. For example the incredible range of applications and scenarios for AI in Africa could be the most important learning ground and resource in making AI work for humanity as well as the most important thing to succeed in and greatest business opportunity of our time.