Description
Description
How do you rediscover what makes you you in a world where AI can replicate everything you do?
In AI and the Art of Being Human, leading experts Jeffrey Abbott and Andrew Maynard explore how to embrace your full humanity at a time when machines are increasingly able to mirror your every move. Blending storytelling and practical insight while drawing on their own work and experiences, they reveal what becomes possible when technology reflects who we are-and how to thrive in an AI-shaped future.
Whether you're a professional, entrepreneur, investor, parent, artist, or simply navigating modern life, this book equips you to live more intentionally, more creatively, and more humanely in an age of AI.
Inside, you'll discover:
- Four guiding principles to help you resist easy AI-generated answers, act with purpose, see beneath the data, and prioritize human flourishing.
- Twenty-one practical tools you can apply immediately in your work and life.
- Fictional narratives that transform abstract ideas into future possibilities.
A profoundly human book on one of the defining questions of our time.
-Thupten Jinpa, Translator to the Dalai Lama
A visionary framework for a future where technology serves our deepest aspirations.
-Ken Durazzo, Vice President of Dell Research
A must-read for anyone trying to figure out their place in an AI-infused world.
-Chris Yeh, Co-author of Blitzscaling
About the Authors
Jeffrey Abbott is a founding partner of Blitzscaling Ventures and founder of AI Salon. Andrew Maynard is a professor at Arizona State University and a leading expert on navigating the impacts of AI.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"As AI rapidly advances in mimicking human capabilities, the question of how to engage with it becomes increasingly important. AI and the Art of Being Human shows us how to do this with intentionality and care as our guiding principles. This is a profoundly human book on one of the defining questions of our time."-Thupten Jinpa, Translator to the Dalai Lama
"Most who grapple with the implications of the AI revolution focus on economics, science, and geopolitics. All important lenses, but they don't address the disorientation and uncertainty we feel when AI amazes and terrifies us with its power. Jeff Abbott and Andrew Maynard illuminate the human side of the AI revolution with a combination of philosophy, global inclusivity, and practical frameworks and exercises anyone can use. This book is a must-read for anyone trying to figure out their place in an AI-infused world."-Chris Yeh, Co-author of Blitzscaling: The Lightening-Fast to Building Massively Valuable Companies
"What if the rise of AI isn't a threat, but an opportunity? This book masterfully unpacks the complex relationship between humans and machines, providing a visionary framework for a future where technology serves our deepest aspirations. It challenges us to think more intentionally about the AI we create and the world we want to build. Truly transformative."-Ken Durazzo, Vice President of Dell Research
"AI and the Art of Being Human is a profound guide for our time-showing us how our technology can illuminate, rather than diminish, our shared humanity. It is a vital companion for leaders, seekers, and communities striving to align innovation with compassion and care."-Owsley Brown, Board Member, Mind and Life Institute; Chair, Festival of Faiths
"AI is not just another tech fad. It is transformational and makes us question the essence of what distinguishes us as humans. This book is a must read for everyone navigating AI. A practical, optimistic and human centric guide to thrive in times of AI."-Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau, Special Envoy, Techleap.nl
"This book is an engaging and optimistic reminder of the opportunity the AI moment represents across society. What Jeff and Andrew have achieved is not just a vision of a future of people and technology working together, but a roadmap to get there."-Euan Blair, CEO and Founder, Multiverse
"AI and the Art of Being Human provides practical, actionable, experience- and theory-based advice for people seeking answers to these important questions. At once engaging and practical, the authors have furnished a road map for the new world."-Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and author of 7 Rules of Power
"The most valuable career skill of the 21st century might be the ability to blend our most human qualities with increasingly powerful AI capabilities. In this handbook for the near future, Abbott and Maynard show us how it's done."-Tom Kelley, Co-author of Creative Confidence
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