Will superstupidity be as dangerous as superintelligence? ‘The question is not how much AIs will augment decision-making, but whether humans will remain involved in it at all.’
“In 2017, we named our strategic foresight practice Techistential, a play on technology and existential. Today, humanity faces both technological and existential conditions that can no longer be separated. Our…
Those who are resilient ‘will cultivate an aptitude for absorbing disturbances well and transform positively into an active component of the human-technology binomial.’
“The massive integration of artificial intelligence into the fabric of contemporary civilization should not be understood simply as a new technological revolution, but as a process of perpetual co-evolution between…
‘We have the right to be purely human without mods. … Agency, authority and ability will be challenged when humans augmented with onboard AI capabilities compete with “natural” humans.’
“To respond well in an AI-infused world, we must first map all our physical and mental capabilities in a baseline so we can compare how we evolve over time. Here…
‘We need a bigger boat … We already know many of the possible – even likely – negative externalities of GenAI. This is our time to use those insights to create stronger societies, economies, jobs and lives.’
“Artificial Intelligence algorithms already intermediate a significant amount of our lives, in activities ranging from our information consumption to our purchasing activities. Every Instagram post and every Amazon transaction is…
‘Mitigating the risk of extinction ought to be an overriding priority; all other efforts at resilience are meaningless if humanity goes extinct.’
“Unfortunately, the questions in this survey seem premised on the continued existence of humans, despite significant expert concern that AI will cause human extinction. “AI systems are set to surpass…
The pillars of resilience: Developers must be required to meet ethical standards, AI literacy should be required at all levels of education, international cooperation must be developed to avoid catastrophe.
“The reality of generative AI: Although only five years have passed since the emergence of LLM-based Generative AI it has already become an indispensable tool in social activities. Yes, it…
Will AI systems mostly amplify or erode human capacities? That is the question. First, ‘teach thinking itself,’ and the information ecosystem must offer common epistemic ground – a vital public good.
“Ensuring that humans flourish and retain their agency and free will in the age of artificial intelligence is not primarily a technical challenge, but a cultural, educational and civic one….
The future of human dignity and agency depends upon institutional design: In the age of AI, ‘human resilience shifts from simply enduring to sustaining autonomy under technological mediation.’
“As AI systems become embedded in governance, markets, education, healthcare and everyday decision-making, human adaptation will unfold across interconnected dimensions, including, inter alia, cognitive, institutional, professional, normative/legal and cultural dimensions….
‘The task before us is not to outrun AI. It is to outgrow our short-termism.’ We must become ‘great ancestors’ with the moral imagination to anticipate downstream effects that will affect unborn children.
“Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant possibility. It is shaping how we work, decide, learn and relate to one another today. The real question before us is not whether…
Across all human spaces, ‘resilience will not come from resisting change, but from anchoring change in values that honor human dignity, rational intelligence and moral responsibility.’
“Advanced artificial intelligence will not merely change how humans work; it will shape how humans think, decide, relate and define meaning. That reality is already underway. The question before individuals…