Where technology leaders and students really believe AI is heading

The future never feels completely safe. But in this time of rapid, intense change – political, technological, cultural, scientific – it is harder than ever to get a sense of what lies ahead.

Here at WIRED, we’re obsessed with what’s next. Our pursuit of the future usually takes the form of powerful stories, in-depth videos, and interviews with the people who help shape it. For this reason, we recently introduced a new slogan: As a reference for the future. We focus on stories that not only explain what lies ahead, but also help shape it.

With that in mind, we recently interviewed a number of luminaries from the various worlds WIRED touches – and who attended our recent Big Interview event in San Francisco – as well as students who have spent their lives inundated with technologies that seem increasingly likely to disrupt their lives and livelihoods. The main focus was, unsurprisingly, on artificial intelligence, but it…