Join this book talk hosted by New America’s Future of Work & Innovation Economy initiative on February 20 2026, for a provocative and thoughtful discussion about the society we want to create navigate Coexisting with AI.
Online event: Register here https://www.newamerica.org/center-education-labor/events/co-existing-with-ai-work-love-and-play-in-a-changing-world-a-convesation-with-kay-firth-butterfield/
Opening Remarks: Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America
Discussant: Kay Firth-Butterfield, Fellow, Future of Work & Innovation Economy initiative, New America; CEO, Good Tech Advisory
Moderator: Shalin Jyotishi, Founder & Managing Director, Future of Work & Innovation Economy initiative; Visiting Scholar in Science & Technology Policy at Arizona State University
From childhood to aging, the book is an exploration of how AI can be used at which stages of our lives. It is an invitation for us to think deeply about the role of AI, the human spirit, and the living planet, including:
- To develop a clear-eyed understanding of the responsibilities we bear with AI
- To open a space for each of us to wrestle with the profound question of how intelligence, both human and artificial, will shape every stage of our lives
- To join the conversation and together co-author the future we hand to our families, to our societies, and to the Earth itself
