Google's James Manyika Explains Why AI is the Biggest Shift in Human Society

Artificial Intelligence represents the most profound shift in human society since the Industrial Revolution – and perhaps even beyond. Speaking from decades of experience at the forefront of AI research, the James Manyika – SVP Google, Alphabet explains why today’s moment is truly historic. AI is not just another innovation; it is a general-purpose technology that will touch every individual, industry, business, and government. More uniquely, AI is also an invention for inventing – a tool that accelerates scientific discovery, creativity, and innovation itself. To understand its scale, comparisons to the Industrial Revolution are not enough. This transformation combines industrial power with the intellectual awakening of the Enlightenment. Together, these forces mark the beginning of a new era that will redefine how humanity learns, creates, governs, and progresses.

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