We Must Act Now Statement

On July 13, 2026, more than 200 economists and AI researchers, including 16 Nobel laureates, put their names on a statement about AI’s economic impact. Link: We Must Act Now

They’re not telling us what to do.

They’re telling us what to figure out.

That’s exactly what the four pillars of People Intelligence™ are about. Interpret where you stand, in your own context, one honest question at a time.

Statement point 1: AI could get radically more powerful in the next 10 years.

That’s an Understand problem. Most people are still orienting to today’s AI. This asks them to orient to a moving target.

Statement point 2: Bigger than the Industrial Revolution. Real risks, real upside.

That’s Assess. PI™ doesn’t ask you to predict anything. It asks a smaller question: what does this mean for me, my career, my profession?

Statement point 3: Economists and policymakers need to build guardrails now.

That’s true at the macro level. It’s also true at yours, which is exactly what the next two pillars are about. More on that soon.

Follow along so that you can Lead with PI™.