Libraries of Tomorrow — Protocolized

This issue explores AI as public infrastructure and coordination mechanisms, featuring discussions on AI swarms, hardened commons, and public intelligence from Kevin Kelly, alongside updates from protocol-inspired projects in water management and community coordination. The editorial curates emerging conversations about how protocols enable both technological governance and spontaneous social coordination across diverse communities.

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A Government Guide to Open Protocols

Public sector institutions can escape the false choice between proprietary vendor dependency and expensive in-house development by adopting open protocols, which distribute control across multiple actors and allow governments to understand, participate in, and adapt their digital infrastructure. European governments are increasingly implementing open protocols for messaging, digital ID, and cross-border services as a way to achieve digital sovereignty while reducing both software costs and geopolitical exposure.

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Mar 2026

Kelly Roegies

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Disentangling the State of Climate

Cory Levinson surveys the current landscape of climate protocols, tracing how carbon markets and DeFi have collided since 2023, with projects like KlimaDAO absorbing millions of carbon credits into blockchain form and Regen Network expanding into biodiversity markets. The piece examines how these protocols are attempting to create durable market mechanisms for environmental assets despite fundamental challenges in traditional carbon crediting.

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Dec 2025

Cory Levinson

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Generative Ai in Cultural Projects

Generative AI's accessibility has disrupted cultural and creative industries whose primary product is meaning, creating urgent tensions between technology adoption and creative labor that demand protocol-based solutions. Nicolás Madoery maps these sociotechnical tensions and proposes moving forward through a protocol lens, while announcing a Buenos Aires meetup and new essay bounties.

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Oct 2025

Nicolás Madoery