THE CHAMPIONS OF CHAOS

A world in flux—and flex—mode. We are all watching with rapt attention the antics of a hyperactive omnimedia-present president.

- KALLI PURIE

Talking about everything everywhere all at once. The 24-hour news channel that is the White House. Everything we know or take for granted is up for grabs. From the sanctity of borders to diplomatic decorum to the premium of being good to the authority of long-respected international bodies. Bodies like the UN, WHO, Climate Accord that have created a framework for our world to live in peace and prosperity.

Throw into this mix AI that is raising searing, piercing existential questions at the heart of it all. What does it mean to be human? Are we just a sum total of our thoughts, just a pimped-up large language model really? In which case, can we live forever in a machine? Or are we the body that can be hacked to never die?

And you have a heady cocktail.