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Why AI Still Lacks True Agency — And What Founders Must Build Instead

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Arshavir Blackwell reveals how 40-year-old neural network research predicted today's AI breakthroughs.
Arshavir Blackwell, an AI expert, discusses the current state of AI, arguing it lacks true agency and consciousness while highlighting economic disruptions and the rise of local large language models for privacy and cost efficiency. He shares insights from his book on AI for creative agencies and compares AI's evolution to historical tech revolutions.

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AI as collaborator, not oracle, is the real lesson here.

Arshavir Blackwell makes a solid case for AI as a working partner, not just a prompt box. Keith Newman keeps the interview moving where it matters, nudging it from general talk into the practical questions around cooperative work, product thinking, and the next 24 months.

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