IABC Report: Is Faith in AI and Data Misplaced?

In a world constantly disrupted by technological advances, how can we make sure we're the ones making change, and that change isn't, in a sense, making us? That was a question posited by keynote speaker and futurist Anab Jain at the International Association of Business Communicators' (IABC) World Conference on June 4 in Montréal. Jain, a filmmaker, designer and educator, focuses her work on imagining many possible eventualities. Jain's design firm Superflux creates films, public art and prototypes that aim to "trace threads to the future." Communicators and creators, Jain told IABC attendees, are responsible for considering multiple future contexts for the things we build. "It feels as if the world around us is increasing in technological complexity, but it's becoming harder for us to comprehend," Jain said.