The question, excitedly posed in October, now lingers beyond this year’s TED AI Conference in San Francisco: Are we bold enough?

Absolutely. But that is too simple an answer. The larger answer we seek must come from the follow-on question. This question asks:

Are we even close to imagining the coming transition – and are we prepared for that?

I’m optimistic, but let’s not cheerfully muse away the challenges implied in this broader question – the subject of my new and ongoing podcast (22 episodes so far) and upcoming book: Love Conquers Fear - Humanity, AI, and the Age of Abundance for All.

Answers will emerge. We’ll respond to the call. My deep confidence that accidents do not exist resonated here in San Francisco. My faith that humanity will make it to this new and beautiful Age – my current peg is 95% – was buoyed by two days at this surround-sound parley on the topic of artificial intelligence.