Kevin Kelly

Overview

Founding executive editor of Wired magazine, author, and technology thinker. Known for long-term perspective on technology evolution and human-technology relationships.

Key Works

“The Inevitable” (2016): Twelve technological forces shaping our future “What Technology Wants” (2010): Technology as an evolving organism “Out of Control” (1994): Emergence and complexity in technological systems

Key Ideas

Protopia: Progress through incremental improvement, not utopia Technium: Technology as an extension of life, with its own evolutionary dynamics 1,000 True Fans: Creator economy model for sustainable creative work

Relevance to heyMHK

Kelly’s long-term, evolutionary perspective on technology provides counterweight to hype cycles. His emphasis on technology-human co-evolution aligns with human-centered AI design.

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