AI as Normal Technology

A new paper that we will expand into our next book

This post is over 15,000 words long—it is a new paper on our vision for the future of AI. We are pleased to announce that an expanded version of these ideas will become our next book together. The paper is also published in HTML and PDF formats on the Knight First Amendment Institute’s website. We are grateful for the extensive feedback we’ve received on drafts of the paper. Update (September 2025): We have published a companion to this essay titled A guide to understanding AI as normal technology. We articulate a vision of artificial intelligence (AI) as normal technology. To view AI as…

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