Symbiosis: A Door We Keep Walking Past
In 1960, Licklider wrote Man-Computer Symbiosis and imagined two living systems locked in mutual dependency. Sixty-six years on, the door has still not opened — we have ever-better tools, but never a partner.
Notes on attention, knowledge, and tools — written slowly. Long-form essays, published when they are ready.
In 1960, Licklider wrote Man-Computer Symbiosis and imagined two living systems locked in mutual dependency. Sixty-six years on, the door has still not opened — we have ever-better tools, but never a partner.