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.

How Will AI Amplify Human Potential? We shouldn't fear AI but instead let machines machine, so humans can once again human. As organizations and individuals, we've become trapped in algorithmically defined roles, performing routine, step-by-step tasks. But AI presents us with an opportunity—not to replace humans, but to liberate us.

Michelangelo once said, "The statue was already there. I just got rid of the excess rubble." This timeless idea isn't just about art—it’s about life, growth, and even AI. Many of us fear AI because it’s automating tasks we once thought defined our value. But what if AI isn’t here to replace us, but to remove the rubble—the repetitive, mechanical work—so we can uncover our true creative potential? For years, our work environments have made us more robotic, focusing on efficiency over creativity. But by letting AI handle the "machine work," we can rediscover what makes us human—our imagination, originality, and ability to create. Just like a sculptor chips away at marble to reveal a masterpiece, AI can help us chip away at the mundane to reveal our full potential. The question is: Are we ready to pick up the chisel?

Much of today’s conversation around artificial intelligence is rooted in fear—fear of losing jobs, becoming irrelevant, and being replaced. But what if AI is not a threat, but an opportunity? In this video, I share a personal perspective on fear and identity, drawing from my own experience with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), a degenerative neurological condition. Just as I had to redefine myself beyond my physical abilities, professionals today must redefine their value beyond the “machine work” AI is automating.

In the rush to leverage AI tools like ChatGPT and cloud technologies, we’re missing a critical conversation: What future do we actually want to create? Too often, we focus solely on how to use AI to get the job done. But the real question is, what kind of world do we want AI to help us build? We need to be talking about how AI will shape our future as individuals, teams, organizations, communities, and even nations.

Most people are using AI in boring, predictable ways—to automate, scale, and cut costs. They treat it like a spice from Whole Foods, just sprinkling it on top of what they’ve always done. But AI isn’t a garnish—it’s a completely new element in the periodic table of innovation. Imagine a meteor crashed to Earth, and inside it, we found Vibranium—the powerful, world-changing element from Wakanda. Scientists wouldn’t just ask, "How can we use this to do what we already do—just faster?" They’d explore entirely new possibilities. AI is that meteor. It’s an entirely new material for building the future. A future that belongs to those who innovate. The real value isn’t just in efficiency—it’s in discovery and reinvention. AI can help us turn imagination into reality, redefine our careers, and build stepping stones for the future. The organizations that win won’t just automate—they’ll use AI to create the next generation of ideas, industries, and opportunities. Will you think short-term and just cut costs? Or will you think long-term and build the future?

As AI becomes more integrated into our professional and personal lives, many fear that humans will become obsolete. But this assumption is incorrect. The real opportunity lies in combining our uniquely human abilities with AI’s intelligence to shape the future.

We're living in a moment of unprecedented change—and AI is unlike any technology we’ve ever created before. Too often, the conversation around AI is shaped by sanitized, easy-to-understand narratives from the past. But if we actually lived through those past transitions, we'd see just how much uncertainty and chaos there was. AI’s impact will be no different, and possibly even more profound.

Many of us are using AI the lazy way—outsourcing our voices, ideas, and even emotions. But is that really what AI is for? Cyrano de Bergerac & AI: In the classic play, Cyrano whispers words into a man’s ear so he can court the woman he desires. But the words weren’t his own. Today, many of us are doing the same—copying, pasting, and letting AI speak for us instead of using it as a tool to enhance our own voices.

The conversation around AI and job loss is missing the bigger picture. It’s not just about jobs disappearing—it’s about job dislocation, blending, and transformation. AI isn’t just replacing roles; it’s reshaping them. The pace of change is unprecedented. The org chart of today won’t survive tomorrow. So the real question isn’t whether AI will take your job—it’s how will you evolve your job before AI does?

Technology isn’t just something we create—it sculpts us in return. From the invention of fire to the wheel to the baby sling, every breakthrough has shaped human evolution. AI is no different.