You feel it, don’t you? A low hum of unease beneath the surface of daily life. It’s there when you scroll through your phone, a feed of curated perfection alongside headlines of impending collapse. It’s there in conversations about work, the economy, the future. It’s a sense that the wheels are still turning, but the train is heading for a cliff, and everyone in the locomotive is just arguing over the music selection.

This isn’t just burnout. This isn’t just the news cycle. This is a collective, intuitive understanding that our world is barreling towards a future that feels… self-destructive. And nowhere is this feeling more acute than in our relationship with the breakneck rise of Artificial Intelligence.

We were promised a future of jetpacks and leisure, a world where technology would free us. Instead, we’re handed opaque algorithms that dictate our choices, social media that fractures our communities, and an AI arms race that feels less like progress and more like a runaway train with no one at the controls.

The path we’re on is not the only one. The feeling that something is wrong is the first, and most crucial, step toward changing course. It’s the proof that we haven’t yet surrendered our vision for a world that is not just smart, but also wise; not just connected, but also compassionate.

The future isn’t a destination we arrive at. It’s a thing we build, every day, with our attention, our choices, and our voices. Let’s start building one we actually want to live in.