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Where Tech Leaders and Students Really Think AI Is Going

Brian Barrett

created: Jan. 27, 2026, 10:30 a.m. | updated: Jan. 29, 2026, 6:39 p.m.

Think of it as a benchmark of how people think about the future today—and maybe even a rough map of where we’re going. AI Everywhere, All the TimeWhat’s clear is that AI is already every bit as integrated into people’s lives as search has been since the Alta Vista days. Several of our respondents noted that they’d used AI within the last few hours, even in the last few minutes. “And I’ve recently used Claude to do the equivalent of panic-Googling symptoms for my daughter.”She’s not the only one. So what questions should AI companies ask themselves ahead of every launch, absent any guardrails from lawmakers?

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