Four visionaries—Kevin Kelly, Peter Schwartz, Ari Wallach, and Tyler Cowen—share insights on the future, urging consideration for coming generations. They emphasize optimism and proactive

Four visionaries—Kevin Kelly, Peter Schwartz, Ari Wallach, and Tyler Cowen—share insights on the future, urging consideration for coming generations. They emphasize optimism and proactive engagement as essential for overcoming challenges, advocating for long-term thinking ("Longpath"), gradual progress ("Protopia"), scenario planning, and urgency.

Their collective message stresses empathy, transgenerational thinking, and diverse futures, highlighting that the future is a continuous creation requiring proactive, collective action.

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An interview was conducted with Wendell Wallach, a Carnegie/Uehiro Fellow and Co-director of the AI and Equality Initiative at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.

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An interview was conducted with Wendell Wallach, a Carnegie/Uehiro Fellow and Co-director of the AI and Equality Initiative at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.

This discussion took place at the AI for Good Global Summit 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. The event was associated with the hashtag #aiforgood.