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    • Imagining the Digital Future Report: The Impact of AI by 2040
November 2023

Focus on the long-term welfare of people and society: Ask not what AI can do but what WE can ask it to do

by Esther Dyson

“The question of the future of humans and AI seems impossible to answer because of unexplainable humans, not because of unexplainable AI. So much depends on our use and control of…

November 2023

There is likely to be an AI-driven war over people’s minds and emotions

by Stephan Adelson

“By 2040, for most of the population, AI’s daily influence will appear to be rather benign and quite useful, but the purveyors of AI will invest their efforts toward creating…

November 2023

Blurred ‘truth’ and the erosion of trust are likely to deliver AI’s most significant impact

by Alexa Raad

“By 2040 AI will permeate everything. It is highly likely that it will have passed the Turing test well before 2040. Many aspects of daily life will be easier and…

November 2023

Our dilemma: ‘We won’t know what problems are salient until it may be too late’

by Chuck Cosson

“By 2040, the implementation of AI tools (along with related innovations and likely policy changes/self-regulatory efforts) will change life in material ways, sometimes for good but sometimes not. And, as…

November 2023

Thought is no longer generated from solo insights; it is the end product of a shared brain

by Barry Chudakov

“By 2040, adjunct intelligence will be everywhere, exercising a dramatic effect on each person’s identity and individual perception. AI’s collective powers and uber-reasoning are arriving as a silent encroaching on…

November 2023

Which metrics of success will win the day – growth and productivity or finding joy and love?

by John Havens

“I’d like to share two potential outcomes: dystopian and non-dystopian. “The Dystopian View: Here’s what 2040 might look like if societal systems don’t change. In this scenario, society still values…

Evelyne Tauchnitz
Evelyne Tauchnitz
November 2023

The AI-fueled transition challenges the way we live and experience everything

by Evelyne A. Tauchnitz

“The proliferation of AI in the next 15 years will undoubtedly bring about a transformation characterized by more security but less personal freedom to move, express ourselves, purchase and make…

November 2023

Who will the AIs work for? Who controls the data they work with?

by John Battelle

“We’re at an inflection point as to the ecosystem we build to leverage AI. We have to choose, now, the assumptions we build into agency and rights for individuals interacting…

November 2023

Climate change, housing/refugee and economic inequity crises will play a huge role in 2040

by Christine Boese

“While AI is exploding now, it is not happening in isolation. Other factors are having a powerful impact on individuals and social systems, namely: “Some would set AI advancements and…

November 2023

Human-centered AI can succeed only if it includes all humans

by Melissa Sassi

“While AI innovation is moving faster than experts anticipated a year or two ago, the likelihood of human-level AI coming to fruition by 2040 is debatable. However, AI is and…

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