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Nicholas_Diakopoulos
Nicholas_Diakopoulos
March 2026

‘Organizations cannot be resilient if they don’t focus their policies and practices on supporting three basic human psychological needs – competence, autonomy and relatedness – in authentic ways.’

by Nicholas Diakopoulos

“The spread of AI into core tasks of decision-making has the capacity to fundamentally undermine societal resilience. A helpful lens for examining this problem is self-determination theory, which identifies competence,…

Stefaan_Verhulst
Stefaan_Verhulst
March 2026

‘Humans-first’ technological design and governance are urgently needed resilience scaffolding. These systems significantly impact humans’ agency, cohesion, understanding and ability to act collectively.

by Stefaan Verhulst

“Over the past year, conversations about digital well-being evolved in a variety of ways, in part as a response to the increase in AI use. Many were initially framed around…

Aneesh_Aneesh
Aneesh_Aneesh
March 2026

AI is moving into intimate life; this frays old systems of connection and intimacy. ‘What arrives is often not connection but simulation,’ shattering traditionally-valued types of relationships.

by Aneesh Aneesh

“Adaptation to more-advanced AI systems playing a significantly larger role in human lives won’t be uniform. It will vary across cultures and it will depend on what each society already…

Stephen_Downes
Stephen_Downes
March 2026

‘If there is ongoing need for leaders, educators, professionals, this will be a sign that the AI revolution has ultimately failed and will signal a long-term limitation in the aspirations of humanity as a species.’

by Stephen Downes

“It’s important to understand there are multiple ways AIs can play a role in our daily lives: As a stand-alone service, like ChatGPT; as an add-on service, like Copilot in…

Terri_Horton
Terri_Horton
March 2026

Addressing job displacement, contraction and loss cannot be reduced to simply telling workers to upskill and learn AI or be left behind. A deeply human-centered societal response is needed now.

by Terri Horton

“As a work futurist, my perspectives are centered on AI and the complex evolution of the workforce. The next decade will exponentially rewire the structure and composition of the workforce,…

Avi_Bar-Zeev
Avi_Bar-Zeev
March 2026

Three groups will emerge: those who build their lives around AI (transhumanists), those who resist (the modern Amish) and pragmatic late adopters. A notable worry is caste-like schisms.

by Avi Bar-Zeev

“I expect we will see a trifurcation in people’s approach to AI and resilience, so there’s no single answer to human resilience in the age of AI. Some people will…

Marina_Cortês
Marina_Cortês
March 2026

‘Allowing our lives to be monopolized by digital devices makes us less resilient, feeling less human and less confident in other humans. … It could be the most serious pandemic humanity has seen.’

by Marina Cortês

“Raise your hand if you aren’t experiencing these: Confusion. Disorientation. Loss of contact with yourself, with reality. Conflating truths. Lack of trust in others and ourselves. Self-doubt of our senses…

May 2025

The Expression of the Characteristics that Define Human Experience May Evolve – Creativity, Empathy, Critical Thinking and Our Capacity for Deep Personal Connections Will Remain

by Alexa Raad

“By 2035, AI will be an ambient presence that anticipates needs, curates information and entertainment and takes on cumbersome-but-routine tasks. This profound shift will redefine how we view ourselves, feel,…

Marcus van der Erve
Marcus van der Erve
May 2025

This is a Future-Defining Time in the Evolutionary Trajectory of Intelligence; It Could Lead to an Age of Abundance and the Rise of ‘HomAI’ Sapiens or Put Us On the Path to Obsolescence

by Marcus van der Erve

“I’ll list six primary points in predicting how digitally connected people are likely to live and act in 2035: 1. “Humans will rely more and more on AI to improve…

David_Vivancos
David_Vivancos
May 2025

AGI is Likely to Reshape How Humans Experience Self-Expression, Identity and Worth. We Will Also Have to Choose Between Retaining a ‘Classic’ Intellect or Being Enhanced with Tech

by David Vivancos

“Predicting the future is challenging but building it is even more. That’s my job, and it is difficult since the technological growth and trends expected in the next decade are…

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