Project Cassandra

As artificial intelligence assumes more tasks traditionally undertaken by people, society must consider how human knowledge, expertise and relationships can be preserved and developed.

The challenge extends beyond preparing people for new forms of employment. Education and lifelong learning should offer opportunities for personal development, critical thinking and intellectual fulfilment, not simply the acquisition of skills for work. Equally important is preserving accumulated knowledge and experience whilst ensuring that future generations can continue to develop practical expertise, even as traditional routes into professions and skilled occupations change.

This second part, Human Knowledge, Capability and Connection, examines how humanity might retain, develop and share these qualities as its relationship with increasingly capable AI evolves. It also considers the importance of protecting genuine human relationships and ensuring that knowledge and capability continue to benefit society.

Preparing People - Examines how education, training and lifelong learning may need to adapt as AI changes the skills people require and the opportunities available to them.

Preserving What People Know - Considers the importance of retaining accumulated human knowledge and experience, particularly as activities previously performed by people become increasingly automated.

The Human Capability Network - Explores how people’s knowledge, skills and experience might be connected and made available to others, allowing valuable human capabilities to continue benefiting society.

Keeping Human Expertise Alive - Examines why maintaining practical human expertise remains important, even where AI systems can perform tasks more efficiently or with greater apparent competence.

AI Companionship and Human Connection - Considers the opportunities and concerns associated with AI companionship, particularly its implications for human relationships, social connection and emotional dependence.

Sharing the Work That Still Has to Be Done - Explores how society might organise and distribute essential work that continues to require human participation, building on the principles of contribution and freedom established in Part I. It also considers whether some responsibilities may need to be shared fairly when voluntary participation and incentives prove insufficient.