MIECO 2023 - Episode 2 - Mozilla Innovations

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Episode 2 </li> </ol> </nav> <div class="mzp-l-content page-has-breadcrumbs "> <article class="bb-c-article"> <h1 class="bb-c-article-title">MIECO 2023 - Episode 2</h1> <p class="blog-byline">March 29, 2024 </p> <figure class="header-image"> <img alt="Mieco hero image" height="673" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/future-prod-prod-storage/images/meico_hero_image_pZ7SVwx.original.svg" width="1419"> </figure> <p class="bb-c-article-intro"> This is the third of a four-part series where we reflect on MIECO 2023. </p> <p>Mozilla's Internet Ecosystem program (MIECO) funds innovators building a better internet. It lives at the intersection of basic research, tech development, and ethics.</p> <p>In this episode, MIECO participants discuss the imagination age, connected intelligence, and preserving digital autonomy.</p> <p><a href="https://future.mozilla.org/mieco2023">Learn more about MIECO</a></p> <div class=""> <div class="mzp-c-video"> <iframe allow="encrypted-media; fullscreen" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/GoBuWDhxieY" title="MIECO 2023: Episode 2"></iframe> </div> </div> <blockquote> <p>I think our species has this one weird trick. And this one weird trick is that we keep inventing ways to think together.</p> </blockquote> <p><em>Gordon Branner</em></p> <h2>Computers as Imagination Machines</h2> <p>Jeff Lindsay reflects on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_and_the_Purple_Crayon">Harold and the Purple Crayon</a>, a 1955 children's book following four-year-old Harold's adventures with his magic purple crayon. The book led to a series, movies, a broadway musical, and inspired dozens of related creative works. Jeff talks about how computers can help us live out the dream of having things like Harold's magic purple crayon, ushering us into an age of imagination. </p> <h2>Connected Cognition and AI</h2> <p>Brendan Fong argues that today's AI is modeled around a person with a high IQ, who is like an expert in many fields. But instead of focusing on an individual's capabilities, Brendan's vision for AI is centered around community and how its members see one another. Rather than just manipulate language, he suggests that AI should help us invent new language that will allow us to more clearly and honestly express our thoughts. AI can help bridge the gap between us and unlock our ability to collaborate and cooperate with one another. </p> <h2>Preserving Digital Autonomy</h2> <p>Gordon Brander loves note-taking tools and apps, but has lost many thoughts and notes to hosted or paid subscription apps that either go out of business or offer no way to export the thoughts he's entered. Gordon's work on <a href="https://subconscious.substack.com/p/noosphere-a-protocol-for-thought">Noosphere</a> and <a href="https://subconscious.substack.com/p/subconscious-beta">Subconscious</a> aim to prevent these kinds of problems from happening not just with the tools he builds, but for any future tools built on the Noosphere protocol as well.</p> </article> </div> <footer class="mzp-c-footer"> <div class="mzp-l-content"> <nav class="mzp-c-footer-primary"> <div class="mzp-c-footer-primary-logo"> <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/">Mozilla</a> </div> <div class="mzp-c-footer-sections"> <section class="mzp-c-footer-section"> <h5 class="mzp-c-footer-heading"> Company </h5> <ul class="mzp-c-footer-list"> <li> <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/about/manifesto/">Mozilla Manifesto</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/press/?utm_source=future.mozilla.org&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=footer&utm_content=company">Press Center</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/?utm_source=future.mozilla.org&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=footer&utm_content=company">Corporate Blog</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/careers/">Careers</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/contact/">Contact</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://foundation.mozilla.org/?form=donate">Donate</a> </li> </ul> </section> <section class="mzp-c-footer-section"> <h5 class="mzp-c-footer-heading"> Resources </h5> <ul class="mzp-c-footer-list"> <li> <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/">Privacy Hub</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/browsers/compare/">Browser Comparison</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://mozilla.design/?utm_source=future.mozilla.org&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=footer&utm_content=resources">Brand Standards</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://future.mozilla.org/resources">Innovation Archive</a> </li> </ul> </section> <section class="mzp-c-footer-section"> <h5 class="mzp-c-footer-heading"> Support </h5> <ul class="mzp-c-footer-list"> <li> <a href="https://support.mozilla.org/?utm_source=future.mozilla.org&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=footer&utm_content=support">Product Help</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/?utm_source=future.mozilla.org&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=footer&utm_content=support">File a Bug</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://pontoon.mozilla.org/?utm_source=future.mozilla.org&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=footer&utm_content=support">Localize Mozilla</a> </li> </ul> </section> <section class="mzp-c-footer-section"> <h5 class="mzp-c-footer-heading"> Developers </h5> <ul class="mzp-c-footer-list"> <li> <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/developer/">Firefox Developer Edition</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/channel/desktop/#beta">Firefox Beta</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/channel/android/#beta">Firefox Beta for Android</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/channel/desktop/#nightly">Firefox Nightly</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/channel/android/#nightly">Firefox Nightly for Android</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/enterprise/">Firefox for Enterprise</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/?utm_source=future.mozilla.org&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=footer&utm_content=developers">Tools</a> </li> </ul> </section> </div> </nav> <nav class="mzp-c-footer-secondary"> <ul class="mzp-c-footer-links-social"> <li> <a class="twitter" href="https://twitter.com/mozilla"> <span>Twitter (@mozilla)</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="instagram" href="https://www.instagram.com/mozilla/"> <span>Instagram (@mozilla)</span> </a> </li> </ul> <div class="mzp-c-footer-legal"> <ul class="mzp-c-footer-terms"> <li><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/websites/">Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/websites/#user-choices">Cookies</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/about/legal/">Legal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/about/governance/policies/participation/">Community Participation Guidelines</a></li> </ul> <div class="mzp-c-footer-license"> <p data-block-key="r4khm">Visit <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/">Mozilla Corporation’s</a> not-for-profit parent, the <a href="https://foundation.mozilla.org/">Mozilla Foundation</a>.<br/>Portions of this content are ©1998–2023 by individual mozilla.org contributors. 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MIECO 2023 - Episode 2 - Mozilla Innovations