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After the Crossroads - Introducing AI and Our Future |
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Artificial Intelligence may be the most transformative development since the invention of the wheel or the printing press. The rapid global pursuit of accessible super-intelligence marks a historic inflection point—one that raises profound questions about the future of productivity, power, and purpose. For centuries, economies and identities were built on the pursuit of knowledge. Learning drove progress. Knowing was essential to both survival and meaning. But now, as AI systems begin to perform and even outperform humans in knowledge-based tasks, we are witnessing a dramatic shift in what it means to be relevant. |
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Is this the beginning of the end of human cognitive value? Or the beginning of something even greater—a future where knowledge is foundational, but creativity, innovation, and empathy define human distinction? Some argue that we are entering a creative economy, where the merging of art and science recalls the spirit of Leonardo da Vinci. Others warn of a future where knowing is no longer enough—and may no longer be ours to claim. - Editor |
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After the Crossroads - AI and Our Future
This August and September, the KEI Network launches a provocative new 8-part series that explores how AI is reshaping—and in some cases replacing—core dimensions of society. The series is designed to:
Each week, we will tackle a vital dimension of the AI transformation—from business to governance, media to health care, security to spirituality—and challenge both experts and everyday participants to think beyond the hype. We begin with the first webinar in the series, a high-level mapping of AI’s current reach across work, life, and culture—exploring the competitive landscape and inviting cross-generational perspectives to explore how expectations and identities are being reshaped by machine intelligence. Continued Below
No need to register. Just Zoom in https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84258596166?pw.. Ken Bainey is a seasoned IT executive with 40 years of experience in private innovation, public modernization, and academic instruction in Canada and the U.S. He served nine years as Chief Information & Technology Officer for the Government of Alberta, leading digital transformation and major IT procurements. Now teaching at MacEwan University, Bainey integrates generative AI into project management and technical development courses. He is the author of Integrated IT Project Management and Integrated IT Performance Management, and the novel memoir Sunshine Snow Snowbird. His current work includes developing an AI-enhanced healthcare chatbot for patient triage. Kristian Bainey is a senior IT leader with over 15 years of experience in AI, digital transformation, and project management across public, private, and academic sectors. He holds multiple credentials including PMP, Agile/SCRUM, Prosci, and ITIL. Through K-PIC Systems, he teaches AI and project management in post-secondary institutions and serves as Chief AI Officer at PrecisionPro BioTech. Notable achievements include authoring AI-Driven Project Management (Wiley, 2024), leading Canada’s first AI-powered robotic prostate biopsy system to Health Canada approval, and co-authoring PMI’s AI Essentials Guide. He is also the creator of Canada’s first AI-driven PM course (NAIT, 2025), a global speaker, and former President of PMI’s Northern Alberta Chapter. Continued from above AUGUST 14 – The Business of Intelligence: AI in Corporate Strategy and Finance. This episode examines how AI is revolutionizing the way businesses operate—from financial services to data analytics—and explores its implications for value creation, risk, and the future of human talent. AUGUST 21 – Rewriting Industry: AI in Energy, Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Engineering. AI is transforming foundational industries—how we power, produce, and build. This discussion highlights not just tools and technology, but new thinking about sustainability, systems design, and skills development. AUGUST 28 – Media in the Machine Age: Messaging, Marketing, and Misinformation. AI has become a storyteller and a curator, shaping what we see, believe, and buy. We explore the impacts of AI-generated content, deepfakes, and algorithmic targeting on public discourse and consumer behavior. SEPTEMBER 4 – Empathy and Algorithms: AI in Health, Education, Faith, and Human Welfare. Can AI serve where compassion is needed most? This conversation examines the tension between efficiency and empathy in the caring professions—and whether machines can support, or substitute, human connection. SEPTEMBER 11 – Securing the Future: AI in Defence, Policing, and Public Safety. As AI tools become embedded in national defence, surveillance, and enforcement, we explore how societies can maintain both safety and civil liberties—and who decides where the ethical lines are drawn. SEPTEMBER 18 – Code and Control: Regulating AI in a Democratic Society. Governments around the world are struggling to regulate technologies that evolve faster than law. This episode probes the challenge of governing AI in ways that protect rights, preserve trust, and ensure accountability. SEPTEMBER 25 – Leading Through Disruption: Lessons in Change and Leadership. We conclude with a look at leadership itself. How do we guide people through rapid transformation? What does it mean to lead in an era of uncertainty, intelligent systems, and constant reinvention? Why This Series Matters AI is not a distant frontier—it is embedded in everyday life, in ways both visible and invisible. It will continue to change - rapidly, how we learn, work, relate, and govern. Whether these changes empower or erode depends not just on algorithms, but on us—our values, our choices, and our ability to shape the systems that are shaping us. This series is a call to curiosity and courage, caution and possibly containment. Join us each week as we ask:
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