What does AI look like five years from now — and beyond?

In this episode, we continue our future-of-AI mini-series by zooming out even further and exploring the longer-term changes AI is likely to bring to science, medicine, work, and everyday life.

This isn’t science fiction or hype.
It’s a calm, realistic look at where things are heading once today’s AI tools have had time to mature and compound.

We break down what you can realistically expect beyond the next few years, including:

• accelerated scientific discoveries and faster research breakthroughs

• medical advances that shift healthcare from reactive to predictive

• AI agents becoming long-term digital partners, not just tools

• robots quietly integrating into real-world jobs and environments

• AI’s growing role in space exploration and the search for intelligent life

• evolving conversations around work, productivity, and economic models

• a future built around human + AI collaboration, not replacement

You’ll also hear this week’s AI Hot Tip, focused on using AI as a long-term thinking partner — and we close with an Optimistic AI Thought of the Week to keep the future feeling grounded, practical, and hopeful.

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Thanks for being here — and I’ll see you in the next episode.