3 Quotes from others
I. DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says we should stay active participants in the AI age, not bystanders:
"We shouldn’t become this kind of passive recipient of the technology."
Source: Source: The Stanford Daily. From his closing remarks at Stanford GSB in May 2026.
II. Philosopher and technology critic Neil Postman warns us that technological change transforms more than the tools we use.
"Technological change is not additive; it is ecological"
Source: Neil Postman — Technopoly. Postman's argument is that a new technology changes the wider environment in which people live, think and work.
III. Technologist, musician and writer Jaron Lanier challenges us to question whether we are adapting technology to human needs—or adapting ourselves to the demands of our technology:
"People are very prone to becoming more computer-like"
Source: Jaron Lanier on Technology, Music, Creativity and Who Owns the Future. Interview published April 5, 2025..
Untill next week,
Gaurav Jain
