Who they are
American poet and novelist (1935-1984) associated with the counterculture of the 1960s. Best known in tech circles for his 1967 poem "All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace," which imagined a utopian future where humans and computers coexisted in harmony. The poem later became the title of Adam Curtis's documentary on Silicon Valley's techno-utopianism.
Core Ideas
- All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace — techno-pastoral vision
- Counterculture — 1960s literary movement
Related
- Stewart Brand — fellow counterculture figure who bridged to tech
- Silicon Valley — inherited his ambiguous techno-optimism