In 2026, conversations about AI and its impact on people, work, and society are everywhere–at a level that few could have predicted just five years ago. In this moment, we must look ahead and ask:
“What aspects of AI require more public attention and cross-sectoral collaboration now?”
Now in our tenth year, Partnership on AI has a long history of working with our cross-sectoral community on addres...
The narrative framed around AI addresses critical systemic shifts, moving the focus from technical safety (initial deployment risks) to deep philosophical, economic, and civic infrastructure. The implicit pattern is that when AI deployment accelerates, the necessary response shifts from internal technical fixes to external governance and structural reordering. The juxtaposition of Danks’ focus on long-term change versus Chesterman’s concern over immediate information overload suggests a tension ...