What does technology want? That’s the question Kevin Kelly explored in his new talk. Kelly presented a new definition of technology: ‘anything useful invented by a mind’ – whether it be a hammer or the rule of law. So technology is more than gadgets; it’s part of a great story that started long ago, an extension of life and it is moving through us.

2. The World Without Technology

4. Banker’s hours

6. Extinction of Megafuana

8. World without technology External Stomach

9. 2 km/year

11. Prehistoric Climate Change

12. The Most Powerful Force in the World

13. Power Use Technium Us

15. Humanity is our greatest invention and we are not done yet.

16. The Technium

17. Technology is anything invented after you were born. - Alan Kay

18. Technology is anything that doesn’t work yet. - Danny Hillis

19. “ Technology” -- a new term.

20. First modern use of term 1829

21. Technology is anything useful invented by a mind.

22. Technology is a cosmic force….

23. Major phases of the universe Big Bang Time (log) Dominant Force

24. E M I

25. Self-Organization

26. Exotropy

27. Technium

28. Energy density Erg/g/s /s/g Time (years) /s/g Now /s/g T Society Brains Animals Planets Stars Galaxies Plants Computers

29. Complexity Diversity Specialization Mutualism Ubiquity Sentience Evolvability Exotropy

30. Complexity Diversity Specialization Mutualism Ubiquity Sentience Evolvability Exotropy

32. Spark Catchers

33. Specialization

36. Technology: The 7th Kingdom of Life

37. Te Technology has its own agenda.

38. Technology is selfish Technology is generous

39. Technologies are inevitable

40. The Web is inevitable.

41. Simultaneous invention is normal.

42. Alphabet leads to linear thinking.

43. The pill encourages feminism.

44. Technology wants

45. Technology gives progress

48. 6,000 species 10,000 objects

49. 18,000 objects

50. Better than a king

51. Technology is selfish Technology is generous

52. Precautionary Principle leads to nowhere.

53. PRO-ACTIONS 1 Anticipate 2 Eternal Assessment 3 Prioritize Risks 4 Restitution of Harm 5 Relocation

54. 2

55. Bad idea?

56. No ideas

57. Bad idea?

58. Better ideas

59. Better ideas = Technology

60. Bad technology

61. Better technology.

62. Our job as humans: To parent our mind children.

63. Every technology is a creative force looking for the right job.

64. There are no bad technologies.

65. Differences Diversity Options Choices Opportunities Possibilities Freedoms

66. Opportunities which create new territories of opportunities.

67. Convivial expressions Collaboration Flexibility Decentralization Transparency

69. Technology wants clean water.

70. Complexity Diversity Specialization Mutualism Ubiquity Sentience Evolvability Exotropy

72. THANK YOU.