Rise of a Cognitive Ecosystem — plotting a matrix between 'accelerationism' (speed, efficiency & tech innovation) and 'augmentation' (enhancing human abilities)

We can plot a new ecosystem map with 2 vectors:

Accelerationism — speed, efficiency & tech innovation

Augmentation — enhancing human abilities

A tug-of-war between human values and machine capacity's.

Our ecosystem map highlights some of the product categories from low to high along the vectors of acceleration and augmentation.

The convergence of those two trends is going to push the limits of cognition — both human and artificial.

The ancient Greek word for cognition, intellect or mind is ‘nous’.

Hence ‘nous hacking’ will soon become the largest mega-trend of all time:

• Mind Optimization
• Reprogramming Thought Patterns
• Intellectual Augmentation
• ...Along with various forms of AI Automation

Through augmentation and acceleration we will hack our intellects — for better or for worse.

So let's choose to make it for the better.

Which means upholding human values and positive human experience: to remember that serving humanity is the purpose for technology.

The following diagram shows a marketplace of cognitive applications emerging from the root of human-centric values.

The following ‘evaporating cloud’ shows a conflict between those who want unbridled acceleration of technology (effective accelerationism) and those who want to ensure that humanity remains at the center of all innovation.

Continue the early phase of this research with a related lengthy analysis of the ‘effective accelerationist (e/acc) movement.

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