Part 9/12:
The Challenge of Societal Adaptation
A crucial issue raised is the time required to adapt societal institutions—particularly education systems—to this new era. Oxford's slow approval process for new academic disciplines exemplifies how long structural reforms take. With AI advancing at breakneck speed, society risks being unprepared if it continues to operate on outdated models.
There is widespread frustration over the lack of concrete plans. Governments seem paralyzed or uninformed, with only some small nations like Singapore proactively devising strategies to harness AI for national benefit. The dilemma is how to prepare for a future where most jobs may be redundant, and economic models need radical overhaul.