In a world where algorithms increasingly generate content and choices, human discernment becomes more critical, not less so. My collaboration with Professor Alf Rehn underscored a hopeful point: With wise guidance, artificial intelligence can augment human capability without eclipsing the human touch. It’s a partnership that, if managed with care, could strengthen our collective resilience.
We wrote about polycrisis with an AI partner. It was a small rehearsal for how society might tackle crises with AI on the team. It left us cautiously optimistic. We saw that blending human and machine strengths can yield insights neither could reach alone. But we also saw that how we guide this partnership matters immensely. The lesson is not that AI will save us or doom us, but that our relationship with it will shape whether the story of the 21st century is one of resilience or ruin.