How Can We Shape AI’s Future Instead of Letting it Shape Us?
Here's a conversation starter from Nish:
How Can We Shape AI’s Future Instead of Letting it Shape Us?
Many discussions about AI are rooted in sanitized stories of past technologies—but this time is different. AI’s scope, scale, and speed are unlike anything humanity has ever faced. As Ray Kurzweil said, this century will bring 20,000 years of technological progress—and we are not biologically or culturally built for that pace of change.
We often use history as a GPS for the future, but AI is rewriting the map. The transitions of the past were chaotic and uncertain—just as this one will be. That’s why we must engage in critical conversations about:
What kind of future do we want to prompt?
How do we harness AI in service of humanity? What impact will our choices today have on future generations? Just like the original Renaissance shaped centuries of progress, the choices we make now will echo for generations. If we don’t actively shape AI’s trajectory, we risk letting it shape us instead.