We explore what
becomes possible
when old constraints
disappear.

The Center for Applied Possibility is an independent research institution exploring new forms of computing, culture, and collective inquiry.

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Occasional publications, experiments, notices, and invitations.

Tools for reading closely and making room for your own judgment.

A place to read closely, ask questions, and explore books and essays with an AI companion grounded in the text.

Creative tools for working with AI: explore alternatives, compare possibilities, and shape the work with your own judgment.

Essays and stories from our affiliated publications.

Essays and experiments on software, work, and creativity as AI changes what we can make—and how we make it.

What happens to craft when the raw material becomes abundant?

Speculative fiction about life after software becomes cheap: the work people do, the things they make, and what still needs a human.

A day with a software mechanic, where new tools meet the knowledge of the people who use them.