Stories of Resilience
The Future Has a Body: AI, Capacity and the Limits of Growth
by: Jason A SaffordPublished on: 26/09/2026AI can imagine the future in seconds. Energy, infrastructure, organizations and people cannot move as fast. What happens when possibility outruns capacity?
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