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AI DEBATE: What Will the World Actually Look Like in 2040? - #1138

August 17, 2026·2h 42m·8-min readconversationaltechnology
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The conversation explores the uncertain future of AI by 2040, weighing dystopian risks against utopian possibilities, while emphasizing the societal, political, and psychological challenges of automation, meaning, and power concentration. The panelists reject fatalism, arguing that human

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Liv Boeree

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Zack KassLiv BoereeAric Floyd

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Artificial IntelligenceEthicsFuture Of WorkLongevityMachine LearningMental HealthPersonal FinancePolitical News

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