Central Office of Technical Culture Official Archive
Political Simulations: Projecting the Future from the Past
In 2000, the Central Office of Technical Culture (C.U.K.T.) launched an unprecedented experiment--Civic Electoral Software (OSW)—a digital mechanism that collected political postulates from citizens and transformed them into structured policy statements. These radical and visionary proposals, ranging from economic restructuring to cultural reforms, were the foundation of Wiktoria Cukt's presidential campaign.
Today, we extend this legacy through photo simulations and Monte Carlo simulations, employing advanced computational models to analyze the real-world impact of these once-speculative ideas.
Photo Simulations: Reimagining the Political LandscapeUsing AI-driven image generation, we visualize the hypothetical outcomes of the 2000 postulates in contemporary settings. Would Polish cities reflect the Republic of Creators, where urban planning is dictated by an Aesthetic Committee? Would public spaces be transformed into free expression zones, with legalized graffiti on buses and airplanes? Our photo simulations recreate these alternative realities, offering a provocative lens into what Poland could have become.
Monte Carlo Simulations: Calculating the Economic and Social ImpactBeyond images, we deploy Monte Carlo simulations to assess the systemic consequences of these postulates. Using thousands of randomized iterations, we measure:
- Economic shifts under policies like free money for all or a nationwide bicycle distribution program
- Social stability in a pajdocracy (child-led governance) or a mandatory work program for politicians
- Cultural transformation in a society governed by techno-optimism and artistic autonomy
Through these digital reconstructions, we bridge past political imagination with modern data-driven governance, challenging the present to consider futures once deemed impossible.