Since its invention in the sixteenth century, the idea of 'Utopia' has carried an inherent ambiguity. Suspended between reality and fiction, the emancipatory and the fatal, two conflicting meanings have clung to the word for centuries and continue to do so today, as visions of utopia are making a comeback among tech billionaires and Saudi Arabian royalty alike.

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Author: Mads Vindaal

Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)

Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies