Crafting Collective Protocols for Immersive AI Worlds
Proposal for SXSW 2026 on Crafting Collective Protocols for Immersive AI Worlds
I was hesitant to submit a proposal for the SXSW Panelpicker this year for several reasons. But inspired by Sam Warnaars, I decided to do it anyway. It is a great way to reflect on your current focus and what you'll focus on in the coming year. So I composed this description based on my current work and drive:
Crafting Collective Protocols for Immersive AI Worlds
"When AI embeds in every object around us, it creates immersive worlds that fragment communities through addictive loops of immediacy, empathy, and physical presence. (...) In this workshop, we'll prototype how neighborhoods can transform AI from an extractive force into collective infrastructure."
Key takeaeways:
- Takeaway 1: Design civic economies that redirect immersive AI from individual addiction to collective benefit.
- Takeaway 2: Understand the "triad of immersion": how AI creates super-stimuli through cult of immediacy, agentic empathy & physical presence.
- Takeaway 3: AI is not defined by it’s capabilities but by the relations it builds with humans. Community protocols are the design material for AI.
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