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Alberto Cottica from the Science Fiction Economics Lab joins Jesse Hirsh to talk about Sociopathic Innovation and using science fiction to imagine alternate economic systems.

Alberto’s essay on sociopathic innovation:

https://edgeryders.eu/t/sociopathic-innovation-how-we-are-investing-most-in-the-most-evil-technologies-long/15979

The science fiction economics lab:

https://scifieconomics.world/

Jesse Hirsh speaks with Reuben Christian about his work exploring the intersections of our culture while getting people together to experience joy. He argues we need more emotional literacy to better appreciate our shared humanity. If more people could meet themselves, perhaps we’d focus more on our presence, rather than our future.

https://www.instagram.com/reubenchristian1/

Vasiliki Bednar leads us on a discussion on the potential of public platforrms.

We have come to rightfully resent the propaganda of the gig economy that assures us platform companies are equitable when they tend to be exploitative. But they don’t have to be predatory. Other jurisdictions are experimenting with worker-owned platform co-operatives. It’s not too hard to imagine public sector platforms. Indeed, we must first re-imagine them as we consider whether they are worth investing in and building in-house. 

There are plenty of places in the public sector that are characterized by matching problems that could be solved with an efficient platform designed with the public good in mind: 

• Substitute teachers and school boards; 
• Teaching graduates and school boards;
• Medical school graduates and residencies;
• Personal support workers and home care; 
• Citizens and psychotherapists;
• Postdoc positions at Canadian universities; 
• Etc. 

*The province has a lot of regulated professions, but that doesn’t mean that all of them are characterized by matching inefficiencies. Bike share programs are also a neat case study re: public investment and/or partnership in bike sharing infrastructure.  

We have certain stereotypes that have come to be associated with platforms that we need to move past if we really want to reimagine them.

What is an ethical/responsible platform that benefits the very same labour that it showcases? Can they exist and persist with a modest profit margin as a non-profit or thrive as a worker-owned co-operative? Can members embrace higher price points that support livable wages and benefits?

The pandemic has empowered professionals to pursue a balance between life and work, leading many to move out of major cities to find refuge in rural communities. What does this shift mean for the future of work and the role of super cities? How should government policies support rural economic development while also investing in cities as economic engines? Is the Internet transforming where we work? Fibre optic internet is one obvious essential requirement, but so are robust transportation networks, and self-driving vehicles. Can we work anywhere and everywhere?

The ‘future of work’ is about more than work environments. The global challenge is to ensure that workers have the right resources to improve their lives, but to enable them to continue to work productively. For many this will mean the opportunity to live in a community that exists on a smaller, arguably human scale.

1. Free fibre optic Internet to the home for everyone everywhere
2. Active investment in transportation infrastructure and self driving vehicles
3. Free online education for students of all ages
4. Flexible work policies that make it easier for people to choose where they work
5. Affordable housing in rural environments as well as urban

Chad Thiele is the founder of the AI Content Dojo, a group exploring the rise of GPT-3 powered automating writing and copy editing tools.

We spoke with him about the emerging industry forming around APIs like GPT-3 and other automated media tools.