What Everyone Gets Wrong About the Future of AI with Nick Foster
Nick Foster, a veteran futures designer from companies like Google X and Apple, argues that society must move beyond hype-driven or fear-based narratives about AI and instead adopt a more balanced, mundane, and human-centered approach to designing the future. He introduces the framework *
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