The Future of Computing and Wisdom: Insights from Human-Computer Interaction

•This paper is a polyvocal discussion on wisdom that includes the fictional voices from researchers of 2068.•We use “fictional abstracts” to elicit ideas and discuss present-day researchers’ hopes and fears about future computing.•While the design of technology can be informed by wisdom, we cannot imagine futures where technology itself is wise.•Technological progress and wisdom change at different speeds which can create conflicts with our understanding of wisdom.•What might sound like open-ended conversations can be seen as a precursor by designers and engineers to build “wise systems”.