The most important decision tree in the world

AI isn't just an app, or a new kind of software: it's a new kind of computing. It does the unexpected. It can train smarter versions of itself. So far, the more it scales, the smarter it is. And while we're all thinking about how to apply it to our jobs—or even whether we'll have jobs next year—there's a far bigger set of decisions to make. In this opening talk, FWD50 co-chair Alistair Croll lays out humanity's seven possible futures, including those we must fight against, those that are simply wishful thinking, and those we can actually work towards.