Imagining a Future with AI and the Importance of Accelerating Technology

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The speaker discusses the potential of AI as a transformative tool, drawing parallels with the invention of cars and emphasizing the importance of accelerating technology. They offer three questions to consider: making better tools, increasing beauty in the world, and benefiting fellow humans.

What does AI mean for the leaders of tomorrow? On this bonus episode of Possible, Reid talks about the role of AI in shaping the future, the importance of beauty in technology, AI as a tool for amplification, and the responsibility of us all in using AI as a tool to benefit humankind.

This speech was originally delivered by Reid Hoffman in English on September 8, 2023 at the Bologna Business School at the University of Bologna, the oldest university in the Western world.

The transcript of the speech is here: https://www.reidhoffman.org/bologna-business-school-commencement-speech/

We’ve used AI—no human editing in this case to show what’s possible with the technology—to translate this speech into over 100 languages. View those versions here.