“Surfing the edge”: Tim O’Reilly on how humans can thrive with AI

What is the fundamental human skill? It’s riding the crest of change and embracing the unknown, says Tim O’Reilly, tech trend visionary and CEO of O’Reilly Media. He “imbibed” this idea from sci-fi writer Frank Herbert (Dune) in the 1970s and has been “surfing the edge” of change ever since.
Tim founded Global Network Navigator (GNN), the first ever commercial web portal, and sold it to AOL in 1995. He went on to become one of Silicon Valley’s most influential thinkers, known for popularizing the phrases “open source” and “Web 2.0” among others. O’Reilly Media — which Tim started over 40 years ago — has provided business and tech training to millions of users and currently serves over 5,000 companies worldwide.
He has long argued that technology can create new jobs rather than laying people off – it’s a key theme in his 2017 book WTF? What’s the Future and Why It’s Up to Us. Despite evidence this year that AI has been wiping out jobs, especially for younger w