Home Speakers Kevin Kelly Quote I’d bet we learn more about our own brains from building a thousand AIs under a real theory of intelligence than we’ve learned from a century of neuroscience.
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AI is not really going to take down the internet, and (as discussed in another earlier essay) it’s not going to cure cancer either, at least not anytime soon or on its own. Essay AI Needs Evidenced Standards, Not A Cartel (Who Gets to Define the Rules for AI?) September 2026
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AI democratizes expertise, which is something different: knowledge operationalized, brought to bear on your particular situation at the moment you need it. Essay What if everyone could afford an expert? Jun 18, 2026
More specifically, I believe it will become a norm, in the way that smartphones have become a norm, for billions of people worldwide to have a designated AI health advisor, an AI legal advisor, and a general-purpose AI tutor that they regularly consult with as they navigate their lives. About this quote 
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