Being Human in 2035: How Are We Changing in the Age of AI?

A majority of global technology experts say the likely magnitude of change in humans’ native capacities and behaviors as they adapt to artificial intelligence will be “deep and meaningful,” or even “dramatic” over the next decade. The results are based on a canvassing of a select group of experts between Dec 27, 2024, and Feb 1, 2025. Nearly 200 of the experts wrote full-length essays on the primary topic: Being Human in the Age of AI. An overwhelming majority of those who wrote essays focused their remarks on the potential problems they foresee. While they said the use of AI will be a boon to society in many important—and even vital—regards, most are worried about what they consider to be the fragile future of some foundational and unique traits. At the same time, a plurality of these experts’ essays are leavened by glimmers of hope that ever-adaptable humans will find ways to prevail and even flourish.