&gt; Isn&#x27;t this what the internet is for? What&#x27;s new?<p>Take a step back and remember the internet was an invention too. How can we make a better internet or radicalize communication in another form? What <i>is</i> a browser anyway? Are screens the ideal medium? Also, it&#x27;s a bit silly to ask &quot;what&#x27;s new?&quot; out of a <i>research</i> center&#x27;s vision statement.<p>&gt; This is so vague I have no idea how you can attach any meaning to it.<p>Think about VR. Let&#x27;s say they research how to make it super addicting to play in your own little fantasy. This ends up leading to &quot;VR abuse&quot; and kids stop talking to one another, etc... It is very important for them to understand how potential inventions will affect humanity if their goal is to improve humanity.<p>&gt; So you&#x27;re gathering a group of smart people together to do non-profit research in a few select fields with the goal of improving humanity?<p>Yes you summarized his aims. Those select fields are seen as having the most efficacy upon human improvement.<p>Since you admit to having no idea what any of it means, I would suggest you try to look beyond the words and not be so eager to extract tangible simple facts. This is a vision statement and it&#x27;s abstract because forward-looking mental vision is abstract in nature.