"'Star Trek' offered a hopeful vision of the future, right? It was humans/humanity and technology in collaboration. I truly credit it with everything that I since achieved, because it motivated me to want to go and create and manifest that future."
"Every science fiction movie I was seeing painted this dystopian vision of the future. It was always, everything is going wrong, and it's a result of technology. You know, killer robots, dystopian AIs. It's 'Black Mirror'. It's 'Terminator'. It's 'Ex Machina.' Why would you ever want to live in that future?"
"Right now, there's a huge amount of growing uncertainty in people's lives. Will my kids have a job? Will I have a job? The speed of change makes it hard for people to envision their futures, especially when clobbered with negative stories about tomorrow."
Peter Diamandis, inspired by Star Trek's optimistic vision of humanity and technology working together, created the Future Vision XPrize to promote positive science fiction narratives. He observed that contemporary sci-fi films and shows predominantly feature dystopian scenarios with killer robots and harmful AI, discouraging people from envisioning better futures. Partnering with Rod Roddenberry, Marc Benioff, Cathie Wood, and Google, Diamandis aims to shift storytelling toward hopeful technological futures. He believes that the narratives we consume shape the futures we build, and that positive visions are essential during times of uncertainty when people struggle to envision their own futures.
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