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What Everyone Gets Wrong About the Future of AI with Nick Foster

November 10, 2025·54 min·6-min readinterviewtechnology
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Nick Foster, a veteran futures designer from companies like Google X and Apple, argues that society must move beyond hype-driven or fear-based narratives about AI and instead adopt a more balanced, mundane, and human-centered approach to designing the future. He introduces the framework *

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Nick Foster

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Nick FosterKara SwisherEthan Mollick

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Could, Should, Might, Don'tby Nick Foster

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Google XAppleNokiaDyson

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Artificial IntelligenceEthicsMachine LearningTech Industry

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