Kevin Kelly
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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General-purpose humanoid robots will end up less useful than many specialized robots.
The greater lesson I think we will learn is that a general humanoid robot is not going to be that useful.
kk.orgSaid 14 Sept 2026This on korrents
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A neural network's latent space is closer to an uncopyrightable syntax than to copyrightable expression.
The latent spaces of an LLM are closer to something like a syntax which is not copyrightable.
kk.orgSaid 7 Sept 2026This on korrents
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From one piece Robot Basketball 3 beliefs · kk.org
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Specialized robots will invent techniques in their domain that humans never thought of or could not do.Their words
Basketball robots are likely to invent new basketball moves that humans didn't think of doing, or couldn't do easily.
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Robots will not be able to beat the best human basketball players in a full game by 2040.Their words
I bet against this timeline and say they will not. The winner has to buy a round of gelato.
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The greater lesson I think we will learn is that a general humanoid robot is not going to be that useful.
7 September
From one piece Arguments in Favor of AI Fair Use 3 beliefs · kk.org
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Copyright law's purpose is to incentivize creation for public benefit, not to guarantee revenue streams.Their words
The constitutional rationale for US copyright is incentivizing creation for public benefit, not necessarily securing revenue streams.
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As LLMs continue to scale up, the value of any particular source continues to diminish.
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A neural network's latent space is closer to an uncopyrightable syntax than to copyrightable expression.Their words
The latent spaces of an LLM are closer to something like a syntax which is not copyrightable.
4 September
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Real-time AI video generation can be used to create games and worlds generated on demand instead of pre-built.Their words
Right now it is infinite slop, but it can be used to make a video game / world that is generated on demand instead of pre-built.
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From one piece A Billion Dollars 3 beliefs · kk.org
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Investing in relationships yields better returns than investing in speculative assets like crypto.Their words
Investing into relationships is a better deal than investing into crypto.
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It is often the financial constraints that make dreams come true.
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A lack of money is a convenient thing to blame because it feels concrete, but it's rarely the actual blocker for achievements.
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From one piece Without a theory of intelligence 3 beliefs · kk.org
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A validated theory of intelligence may be necessary for achieving genuine AI alignment.Their words
There's a good chance a theory of intelligence will turn out to be necessary for real alignment.
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The large-scale AI compute buildout may turn out to be a temporary phase rather than a permanent necessity.Their words
The supercomputer inside our own skull runs on about 25 watts, which hints that the minimum energy needed for intelligence might be small - and that the giant, controversial AI compute centers we're building now may turn out to be a temporary blip rather than a permanent feature.
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The most fertile way to study neuroscience today is to work on AI models rather than on brains.Their words
I'd bet we learn more about our own brains from building a thousand AIs under a real theory of intelligence than we've learned from a century of neuroscience.
10 August
From one piece Worldbuilding with Spatial Intelligence 2 beliefs · kk.org
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It will probably be economically shrewd to lose money on early robot models in anticipation that the data they gather will be worth more later in improving newer versions.
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Many startups are racing to create foundational world models, but I think the first ones to succeed will likely be the platforms in control of this data bank.
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General-purpose humanoid robots will end up less useful than many specialized robots.
The greater lesson I think we will learn is that a general humanoid robot is not going to be that useful.
Robot Basketball Said 14 Sept 2026
Robots will not be able to beat the best human basketball players in a full game by 2040.
I bet against this timeline and say they will not. The winner has to buy a round of gelato.
Robot Basketball Said 14 Sept 2026
Specialized robots will invent techniques in their domain that humans never thought of or could not do.
Basketball robots are likely to invent new basketball moves that humans didn't think of doing, or couldn't do easily.
Robot Basketball Said 14 Sept 2026
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A neural network's latent space is closer to an uncopyrightable syntax than to copyrightable expression.
The latent spaces of an LLM are closer to something like a syntax which is not copyrightable.
Arguments in Favor of AI Fair Use Said 7 Sept 2026
As AI models keep scaling up, the value of any single training source keeps shrinking.
As LLMs continue to scale up, the value of any particular source continues to diminish.
Arguments in Favor of AI Fair Use Said 7 Sept 2026
Copyright law's purpose is to incentivize creation for public benefit, not to guarantee revenue streams.
The constitutional rationale for US copyright is incentivizing creation for public benefit, not necessarily securing revenue streams.
Arguments in Favor of AI Fair Use Said 7 Sept 2026
Real-time AI video generation can be used to create games and worlds generated on demand instead of pre-built.
Right now it is infinite slop, but it can be used to make a video game / world that is generated on demand instead of pre-built.
Weekly Links, 09/04/2026 Said 4 Sept 2026
Lack of money is rarely the actual blocker to achieving one's goals.
A lack of money is a convenient thing to blame because it feels concrete, but it's rarely the actual blocker for achievements.
A Billion Dollars Said 24 Aug 2026
Financial constraints often drive the ingenuity that makes dreams achievable.
It is often the financial constraints that make dreams come true.
A Billion Dollars Said 24 Aug 2026
Investing in relationships yields better returns than investing in speculative assets like crypto.
Investing into relationships is a better deal than investing into crypto.
A Billion Dollars Said 24 Aug 2026
The most fertile way to study neuroscience today is to work on AI models rather than on brains.
I'd bet we learn more about our own brains from building a thousand AIs under a real theory of intelligence than we've learned from a century of neuroscience.
Without a theory of intelligence Said 17 Aug 2026
The large-scale AI compute buildout may turn out to be a temporary phase rather than a permanent necessity.
The supercomputer inside our own skull runs on about 25 watts, which hints that the minimum energy needed for intelligence might be small - and that the giant, controversial AI compute centers we're building now may turn out to be a temporary blip rather than a permanent feature.
Without a theory of intelligence Said 17 Aug 2026
A validated theory of intelligence may be necessary for achieving genuine AI alignment.
There's a good chance a theory of intelligence will turn out to be necessary for real alignment.
Without a theory of intelligence Said 17 Aug 2026
The companies that already control the largest troves of real-world video data will be first to build successful world models.
Many startups are racing to create foundational world models, but I think the first ones to succeed will likely be the platforms in control of this data bank.
Worldbuilding with Spatial Intelligence Said 10 Aug 2026
Robot makers will sell early robots at a loss because the real-world data they collect will be worth more than the hardware margin.
It will probably be economically shrewd to lose money on early robot models in anticipation that the data they gather will be worth more later in improving newer versions.
Worldbuilding with Spatial Intelligence Said 10 Aug 2026
AI systems will remain black boxes that are hard to understand and predict.
AIs will remain black boxes, hard to understand and hard to predict.
Worldbuilding with Spatial Intelligence Said 10 Aug 2026
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The most fertile way to study neuroscience today is to work on AI models rather than on brains. 2 hold this
I'd bet we learn more about our own brains from building a thousand AIs under a real theory of intelligence than we've learned from a century of neuroscience.
Without a theory of intelligence Said 17 Aug 2026
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Loved Kumare
The true parable is spellbinding, funny, moving, and profound. A must-see.
kk.org 11 Oct 2013
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Loved All In This Tea
That's the recipe for a delicious documentary, and this one delivers. A fanatical tea drinker in California becomes a connoisseur of fine teas, and then goes on to restore now forgotten traditions of organic artisan tea growing in China.
kk.org 20 Dec 2012
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Liked Being Elmo
The insight offered in the film that even puppets have to be ABOUT something, was worth the ride for me.
kk.org 13 Dec 2012
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Loved Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Loved Cave of Forgotten Dreams
This film will move you back in time while he connects you with the neolithic painters who worked their art.
kk.org 29 Nov 2012
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Recommends Project Nim
A hundred questions are raised by the experiment and many are answered by this superbly crafted film. I recommend it highly.
kk.org 22 Nov 2012
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Liked The Parking Lot Movie
The great joy of this film is that it gets you into their big heads. Their tiny patch of sub-culture is charming and amusing.
kk.org 15 Nov 2012
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Loved Bill Cunningham New York
This film is not about fashion; it's about someone who has successfully invented their own occupation, and their life. It is uplifting. I smiled the whole time watching it.
kk.org 1 Nov 2012
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Loved Darkon
This film captures the immense passion by which these misfits pursue their vocation. It's a great view of the human spirit. All hail Darkon!
kk.org 17 Jun 2011
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Liked Exit Through the Gift Shop
It is a fun ride and its intimate journey into late night urban art will really help you appreciate what street artists are trying to do
kk.org 17 May 2011
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Uses Evernote
I use Evernote for clipping. And I've long used NoteBook for keeping notes, although I will eventually migrate that function to Evernote.
usesthis.com 16 May 2011
Liked Scrivener
I use Scrivener to handle text while writing a book. It uses a 3x 5 card metaphor and it works for large complex projects.
usesthis.com 16 May 2011
Uses EasyBatchPhoto
I use EasyBatchPhoto to resize images to fit the blog, despite the fact that I always have Photoshop open.
usesthis.com 16 May 2011
Uses MarsEdit
I use MarsEdit, a Mac blogging client to blog on my MovableType blogs, so I can blog offline.
usesthis.com 16 May 2011
Liked Postbox
But in order to sync my mail to my new Mac Air while traveling, I just moved my mail off of Eudora and over to Postbox, which I am liking.
usesthis.com 16 May 2011
Uses Logitech Wireless Presenter
When I am presenting a talk I carry a Logitech Wireless Presenter for advancing slides remotely, and a Mac VGA dongle.
usesthis.com 16 May 2011
Uses Garmin Nuvi 1300
In my boring Toyota minivan, I have a Garmin Nuvi 1300 and an old nano iPod, filled with podcasts and audio books.
usesthis.com 16 May 2011
Loved Lumix FZ35
When I am seriously photographing I use a Lumix FZ35, with its awesome 18x optical zoom, the equivalent of something like a 400mm lens. It's super light and compact.
usesthis.com 16 May 2011
Uses Fenix AA LED flashlight
A tiny Fenix AA LED flashlight, a 3G Kindle, a Lumix pocket camera (FX37), and an old Motorola cell phone – no smart phone yet.
usesthis.com 16 May 2011
Uses Wacom Graphire
On my desk is a classic Wacom Graphire tablet for drawing, an ancient Panasonic 2-line phone, a Radio Shack headset (the only way to talk on a phone), a Transcend USB Card Reader, and a non-electric Brock Microscope.
usesthis.com 16 May 2011
Loved Mac Air
I travel with a tiny, lovely, cheery 11-inch Mac Air, which I love.
usesthis.com 16 May 2011
Where they publish
Site kk.org Kelly's site, hosting The Technium essays plus his True Films and Cool Tools recommendation projects.
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- Swarm Intelligence 12 Oct 2026 Here is a possible world 50 years in the future, one I think is more likely than the scenario most people expect, which is one huge AI in the sky. Fifty years from now most AI is invisible. There is
- Robot Basketball 14 Sept 2026 Earlier this year I made a bet with Craig Mod. He felt sure that robots would soon be able to play basketball better than humans. It’s a reasonable prediction based on the fast advancements in robots running sprints, ki…
- Arguments in Favor of AI Fair Use 7 Sept 2026 I made some notes on the nature of the training of LLMs, and about whether we as a society should consider the material used to train them as a fair use of that material. I believe it would be best
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- A Billion Dollars 24 Aug 2026 What would you do with a billion dollars? I am occasionally asked by young people for my life advice. Could I counsel them as they decide what to do? They are thinking of going into something new. Or thinking about
- Without a theory of intelligence 17 Aug 2026 The history of science — and of progress — is a series of benefits that are direct results of new tools. A large part of our current longevity is due to the invention of the microscope. This new way of
- Worldbuilding with Spatial Intelligence 10 Aug 2026 The next stage in the development of AIs is to give them spatial intelligence. Our current, smartest AIs are masters of words. They have been trained on zillions of words. Their education consists of the knowledge we ha…
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- What if AI becomes the environment? Located everywhere, and no where in particular? It is likely to be a swarm intelligence. Here is what that might mean: 12 Oct 2026 kevinkelly.substack.com
- Not a normal debate. The debate about whether AI is a "normal technology" has been spun into overdrive with AI-generated musicals defending each side. (AI-musical is becoming a thing.) 3 Oct 2026 marginalrevolution.com
- 18 years ago Gary Wolf @agaricus and I launched the Quantified Self (QS) movement, which is still going. Gary finally wrote a book detailing what we have learned so far, and on Thursday, October 8, 5:30 PM at the Book Passage in the Ferry Building San Francisco, he and I will introduce his book and do a classic QS show and tell session. Sign up here: 27 Sept 2026 quantifiedself.com
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- This is very good. 27 Sept 2026
- Today the world is so weird that more and more science fiction is set in this alien present. 3 Sept 2026
- Whoa! The best human Go player beat the best AI Go program (with a 2 stone lead). 2 Sept 2026 kedglobal.com
- Real-time AI video generation has arrived. Right now it is infinite slop, but it can be used to make a video game / world that is generated on demand instead of pre-built. 2 Sept 2026 youtube.com
- Come visit our Burning Man art piece that we installed today. It's a mile-long line of solar powered LED strobes that create a streak of light moving at the speed of the Earth's rotation. You can feel your spin. At 11:00 and far fence. 29 Aug 2026
- This is a section of my New Rules for the New Economy book published in 1998. Full book can be read at: https://t.co/1ApFHFcAgY #kknewrules 29 Aug 2026
- This is a section of my New Rules for the New Economy book published in 1998. Full book can be read at: https://t.co/1ApFHFcAgY #kknewrules 28 Aug 2026
- This is a section of my New Rules for the New Economy book published in 1998. Full book can be read at: https://t.co/1ApFHFcAgY #kknewrules 27 Aug 2026
- This is a section of my New Rules for the New Economy book published in 1998. Full book can be read at: https://t.co/1ApFHFcAgY #kknewrules 26 Aug 2026
- This is a section of my New Rules for the New Economy book published in 1998. Full book can be read at: https://t.co/1ApFHFcAgY #kknewrules 25 Aug 2026
- This is a section of my New Rules for the New Economy book published in 1998. Full book can be read at: https://t.co/1ApFHFcAgY #kknewrules 24 Aug 2026
- This is a section of my New Rules for the New Economy book published in 1998. Full book can be read at: https://t.co/1ApFHFcAgY #kknewrules 23 Aug 2026
- This is a section of my New Rules for the New Economy book published in 1998. Full book can be read at: https://t.co/1ApFHFcAgY #kknewrules 22 Aug 2026
- This is a section of my New Rules for the New Economy book published in 1998. Full book can be read at: https://t.co/1ApFHFcAgY #kknewrules 21 Aug 2026
- This is a section of my New Rules for the New Economy book published in 1998. Full book can be read at: https://t.co/1ApFHFcAgY #kknewrules 20 Aug 2026
- It's weird that we don't have a theory of intelligence. It is also a handicap. What could change if we had one: 19 Aug 2026 kevinkelly.substack.com
- This is a section of my New Rules for the New Economy book published in 1998. Full book can be read at: https://t.co/1ApFHFcAgY #kknewrules 19 Aug 2026
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