CAPThe Center for
Applied Possibility
A more
possible tomorrow

About the Center

The Center for Applied Possibility is an independent research institution concerned with experimental computing, artificial culture, and human–machine interaction.

Research

The Center studies the technical and cultural consequences of changes in the cost and capability of computation.

Areas of inquiry include language-based interfaces, software as a medium of expression, and the organization of human and machine work. Research takes the form of software, essays, and speculative fiction.

Software

Primer

A reading environment for books and essays, with an AI companion grounded in the text.

Conjurer Tools

Creative tools for generating, comparing, and developing alternatives with AI.

Publications

Works on My Machine publishes essays and experiments on computing, work, and creative practice.

Near Zero publishes speculative fiction about the everyday consequences of abundant software.