As with everything in life, there is no black or white, only

As with everything in life, there is no black or white, only shades of grey.

This spectrum holds true for our potential future too.

Some say AI will usher in a utopia. Others say it’ll accelerate into a dystopia. But why must we accept a binary?

Utopia literally means “no place” in Ancient Greek. And the concept of dystopia often is considered the antonym to utopia, though both share many of the same scenarios.

So with that in mind, where is the grey zone of these “-topias” and how can AI help?

Recently, Kevin Kelly introduced the concept of a protopia. And it’s worthy of consideration within these AI-based future scenarios.

Essentially, a protopia is a scenario where today is better than yesterday.

And this concept gives me great hope for the human race, because as AI infiltrates every aspect of our lives, eliminating our current way of life, there are many reasons to believe tomorrow will be better than today.

A protopian future is possible.