Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI and scale of potential changes; about what it even means to be human in a new era of increasingly intelligent machines. Our path forward won’t always be smooth and predictable. Syd- ney’s now-infamous outbursts won’t be the only grimace-in- ducing news story we’ll see about AI. There will be other mis- steps. Detours. Important course corrections. But how could there not be? Human progress has always required risk, planning, daring, resolve, and especially, hope. That’s why I’m writing this trav- elog: to add my voice to those counseling all these things, hope most of all. Facing uncertainty with hope and confidence is the first step toward progress, because it’s only when you have hope that you see opportunities, potential first steps, a new path forward. If we make the right decisions, if we choose the right paths, I believe the power to make positive change in the world is about to get the biggest boost it’s ever had. Are you ready for this journey? 22