2014 Volume 57 Issue 8 Pages 517-530
The human society is witnessing a radical change caused by data-centralization and service copying caused by the information and communication technology growing at an exponential speed. Although people will be freed from the duty of labor ranging from the infrastructure to services, the human and society potential might be hindered due to a dramatic increase of freedom in a short time. In this article, I overview the present technological trend in the Information and Communication Technology, suggesting that it will eventually cause a shift to the AI-supported society through the technology-supported. I point out that the release from the duty of labor may bring about not only enormous freedom but also threaten the human and society potential. To cope with the new vulnerability, I will discuss how we might leverage narratives and games to develop new technologies for consolidating the human and society potential.
