Bolton and Watt’s founders make the case for “AI-durable” companies: operationally complex businesses such as med spas and funeral homes whose core services remain human even as their systems get smarter. They describe using AI to speed research, sharpen customer discovery and raise expectations for teams without mistaking generated output for good work.

A 17-year-old Alpha School student describes an AI-shaped education built on self-paced coursework, human guides and entrepreneurial projects. She also weighs her generation’s anxiety about automation against a conviction that technology should make more room for connection, judgment and creativity.