From Insulin to Intelligence: The Case for AI with a Pulse
From Insulin to Intelligence: The Case for AI with a Pulse
If you still think AI is coming for your job, you’re already missing the bigger question: what if it’s coming to save your life instead?
The AI debate often swings between utopia and apocalypse, but Steve Lucas offers something bolder; practical hope. Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in his 20s, Lucas owes his quality of life to connected medical devices that operate with AI precision.
Now, imagine this care extended by lifelong AI companions for every diabetic child. Empathetic, adaptive, and ever-learning. That’s not science fiction, it’s already starting. He argues AI shouldn’t replace humans but empower them, solving real problems like healthcare, housing, and access.
The question isn’t whether AI will reshape the world, it’s whether we’ll shape it to reflect our best values. If we can build AI to care, not just compute, what other deeply human needs should we program into its design?
Read the full article on Fast Company.
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