Summary

Generative AI is already taking over our world. As these AI models continue to improve, we face immense societal changes. This piece examines the imminent rise of AI Atlantis — a world dominated by highly talented AI agents and robots.1 We explore why current AI models fundamentally differ from previous technological paradigms, their potential to reshape industries, and the critical choices humanity faces. Everyone must understand how the advancement of AI will rewrite the rules of economics, creativity, and human potential. A few entities will monopolise and control these transformative technologies — this power — unless AI is democratised. Choices made today will determine whether AI amplifies or diminishes human agency and freedoms. This piece is a foundation for further explorations of the topics covered here. It is an urgent call to action that aims to catalyse informed, proactive engagement with AI’s remarkable challenges and opportunities.