November 2023
It is unlikely that human institutions are ready or willing to properly adapt to this change
“I see no evidence that human institutions anywhere in the world are ready for the change that lies before us, nor do they show any significant capacity to address existential…
November 2023
AIs’ talent for managing the transit of information, people and vehicles will reshape our lives
“Life will change markedly by 2040 due in part to the huge strides in the evolution of large language models that we are already seeing. “Education systems will necessarily be…
November 2023
Capitalism limits the focus on AI’s long-term impact on people
“The problem with AI has nothing to do with the technology itself. The problem is the people who are financing and deploying it; the imperatives of 21st-century capitalism ensure that…
November 2023
We will be more self-absorbed, post-truth will worsen and our sense of purpose will be diminished
“Advances and proliferation of AI will allow us to be more self-absorbed than we are now. The post-truth era that the 2016 election ushered in will be backstopped by deepfakes….