The forces reshaping society and why this transformation is different from anything humanity has faced before.
AI capabilities are doubling approximately every five to six months. This pace of change follows exponential patterns that human cognition is not designed to process.
When change is linear, we observe trends and adjust accordingly. We see what happened last year and reasonably predict next year. But exponential growth appears gradual until it suddenly becomes overwhelming. By the time the curve becomes obvious, it's too late for gradual adaptation.
This is exponential blindness: a cognitive bias toward linear thinking that causes persistent underestimation of both timeline and impact. It's not stupidity. It's how human brains evolved to work. And it's why so many individuals, organisations, and governments are dangerously unprepared.
Corporate leaders acknowledge this trajectory openly. Every major company is testing AI capabilities to determine when automation can replace human workers at scale. The calculation is straightforward: human salaries versus software licensing costs, with AI systems working continuously without breaks, benefits, or performance variability. Silicon Valley executives predict the emergence of billion-dollar companies with single human employees.
This isn't dystopian speculation. It's what the people building these systems expect to happen.
The question isn't whether disruption is coming. It's whether we prepare for it systematically or let it happen to us chaotically. The difference between those two paths represents trillions of dollars in economic impact, millions of livelihoods, and the psychological wellbeing of entire generations.