New protocols for uncertain times.
I want to point to a project launched by Venkatest Rao and others last year: “The Summer of Protocols.” Some background for this project can be found in his essay “In Search of Hardness”. Also, “The Unreasonable Sufficiency of Protocols” essay by Rao et al. is an excellent presentation of what protocols are about. I strongly recommend that you read it if nothing else.
Here is a description of the project:
Over 18 weeks in Summer 2023, 33 researchers from diverse fields including architecture, law, game design, technology, media, art, and ...