10× — Human-Machine Symbiosis

  • Authors:
  • D. Roy

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • BT Technology Journal
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

10× is a new initiative at the MIT Media Laboratory with the goal of magnifying human abilities by an order of magnitude (‘10×’), or more, along various cognitive and physical dimensions. Based on an understanding of human abilities and limitations, technologies can be shaped to extend human reach. By setting our sights on 10× gains, we deliberatively seek human abilities which can be dramatically improved with appropriate technology-based catalysts. We view the underlying challenges of developing assistive technologies for individuals with impairments and bionic technologies for unimpaired individuals as fundamentally similar in nature. Across this spectrum, our aim is to develop technologies that complement rather than replace human abilities.