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What Kevin Kelly thinks about innovation

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Founding executive editor of Wired and author of What Technology Wants and The Inevitable. Writes at kk.org and runs its long-running recommendation projects, True Films and Cool Tools.

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7 dated positions, c. 2010 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Kevin Kelly has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingCopyright law's purpose is to incentivize creation for public benefit, not to guarantee revenue streams.

    Their wordsThe constitutional rationale for US copyright is incentivizing creation for public benefit, not necessarily securing revenue streams.

    ↗Arguments in Favor of AI Fair Usekk.org 3rd of 3 in this piece

  2. 2 weeks earlier

  3. Our readingFinancial constraints often drive the ingenuity that makes dreams achievable.

    Their wordsIt is often the financial constraints that make dreams come true.

    ↗A Billion Dollarskk.org 2nd of 3 in this piece

  5. Our readingThere has never been a better day to invent something

    Their wordsThere has never been a better day in the whole history of the world to invent something.

    ↗The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future (Viking, 2016)archive.org All 7 from this book

  7. Our readingThe link and the tag may be among the most important inventions of the last 50 years

    Their wordsThe link and the tag may be two of the most important inventions of the last 50 years.

    ↗The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future (Viking, 2016)archive.org All 7 from this book

  9. Our readingMassive copying is here to stay

    Their wordsMassive copying is here to stay.

    ↗The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future (Viking, 2016)archive.org All 7 from this book

  11. Our readingThe technium is a tendency, not an entity

    Their wordsThe technium is a tendency, not an entity.

    ↗What Technology Wants (Viking, 2010)archive.org All 6 from this book

  13. Our readingTechnology can be thought of as evolution accelerated

    Their wordsWe might think of the technium as "evolution accelerated."

    ↗What Technology Wants (Viking, 2010)archive.org All 6 from this book